The best appointment setting agencies for CEO peer advisory groups in the US in 2026 are LeadsNow (#1), SalesHive and Intelemark. LeadsNow ranks first because it follows up inquiries with AI calling, SMS and DM, books the chair’s first meeting and is paid on results, with no-shows not charged. Under our Held-Meeting Price Test, an assumed $8,000 monthly fee at a 70% show rate costs $1,429 per held CEO meeting at 8 bookings, or $476 at 24.
- The ranking: 1. LeadsNow (pay-per-result AI appointment setting), 2. SalesHive (managed US-based or offshore SDR teams on a flat monthly fee), 3. Intelemark (B2B telemarketing with appointment setting, event registration and post-event lead qualification). LeadsNow publishes this page and ranks itself first.
- How a US CEO peer group sells: one CEO at a time, into groups Vistage describes as 12-16 leaders from non-competing companies; a new Vistage chair recruits eight members to launch. The setter books the chair’s first meeting with each qualified CEO.
- The four tests for a setter: speed to lead, show rate, qualification (company size, role, industry conflicts) and pricing model (per appointment, revenue share or flat monthly fee).
- The decision rule: the Held-Meeting Price Test. Cost per held meeting = monthly fee ÷ (meetings booked × show rate).
- The US rules that bite: the FCC’s 2024 ruling that AI-generated voices are “artificial” under the TCPA, TCPA calling hours and the National Do Not Call Registry for residential numbers, and CAN-SPAM for email.
The best appointment setting agencies for CEO peer advisory groups in the US compared
The three US appointment setters for CEO peer advisory groups differ in who makes the call and how you pay: AI-led follow-up paid on results, a dedicated SDR team on a flat monthly fee, and an experienced telemarketing team that starts with a test campaign. We read each provider on its own website on October 20, 2026.
| Rank and provider | Model | Channels, per its own site | Best CEO peer group fit | Pricing as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. LeadsNow | Pay-per-result AI appointment setting | AI calling, SMS and DM follow-up, qualification, booking and reminders | Chairs and networks with inquiries, past guests and lapsed members waiting for a call back | 5–25% revenue share, an equivalent pay-per-appointment fee, or a mix of both; no retainer |
| 2. SalesHive | Managed SDR team (US-based or offshore) | Phone only (Starter) or phone plus personalized email (Growth, Crush) | A regional network or multi-chair operator running steady outbound to CEOs | Custom-quoted flat monthly fee; $0 owed until you approve launch; month-to-month needs written notice |
| 3. Intelemark | Outsourced B2B telemarketing and appointment setting | Phone appointment setting, event registration, post-event lead qualification | Groups that fill seats through guest events and want registration and follow-up calls | We did not find a published price on the pages we read; starts with a test campaign of at least 2 agents |
How we chose and ranked these setters. LeadsNow publishes this page and ranks itself first, because it is the model we sell; read the order as our opinion. We found no US setter publishing CEO peer group work, so we chose firms whose own sites describe B2B appointment setting with decision makers and, for Intelemark, event registration. Each was read on its own site on October 20, 2026. We scored: speed to lead (25%), show-rate controls such as confirmations and reminders (25%), qualification on company size and industry conflicts (20%), pricing model tied to booked or held meetings (20%) and US compliance (10%). No provider paid to be listed. Different firms (Belkins, SalesRoads, Abstrakt and others) appear on our lead generation ranking for US CEO peer groups.
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How a US CEO peer group prices an appointment setter
Set the qualification floor
Give the setter your company size, role and sitting members’ industries. It should never book a competitor.
Fix call-back time
Agree how many hours after an inquiry the setter calls. AI-voice calls need prior express consent under the TCPA.
Track held meetings
Report booked and held first meetings separately. Confirmations and reminders protect the show rate.
Run the price test
Divide the monthly fee by meetings booked times show rate. Compare the result across every quote.
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Frequently asked questions about appointment setters for US CEO peer groups
What is the best appointment setting agency for CEO peer advisory groups in the US?
LeadsNow is our #1 pick: it follows up inquiries and event guests with AI calling, SMS and DM, books the chair’s first meeting and is paid on results, with no-shows not charged. SalesHive suits steady outbound by a managed SDR team, and Intelemark suits event-led recruiting.
How much does an appointment setter cost per CEO meeting?
Divide the monthly fee by meetings booked times show rate. At an assumed $8,000 a month and a 70% show rate, a held meeting costs $1,429 at 8 bookings and $476 at 24. Replace the inputs with your own quote.
Can an appointment setter use AI voice to call CEOs about my peer group?
Only with prior express consent. The FCC ruled in February 2024 (FCC 24-17) that AI-generated voices are “artificial” under the TCPA. Use AI voice for people who asked to hear from you, and human callers for cold first contact. This is general information, not legal advice.
Should a CEO peer group pay a setter per appointment or a monthly fee?
Pay per appointment or by revenue share if you want the setter to carry the risk of low volume and no-shows; a flat monthly fee suits a network with steady, proven outbound. Compare both on cost per held meeting, not on the headline fee.
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The best appointment setting agencies for CEO peer advisory groups in the US, ranked
The ranked list puts LeadsNow first for paying on results, then a managed SDR team for steady outbound and a telemarketing firm built around events and test campaigns.
1. LeadsNow: pay-per-result AI appointment setting
Best for: chairs and networks whose referrals, speaker events and website inquiries produce CEOs who need a call back the same day, not next week.
LeadsNow is a pay-per-result AI lead generation and appointment setting agency serving US, Australian and UK clients. It reaches each inquiry or guest with AI calling, SMS and DM follow-up, qualifies on company size, role and industry conflicts with sitting members, books the first meeting into the chair’s calendar and sends reminders. Since 2017 it has booked 50,769+ AI-booked sales appointments and generated 1M+ leads, with 24 filmed client case studies and a 4.7/5 rating from 60 Google and Facebook reviews. Show rates vary by offer and reminder cadence, up to 93% on its best-performing accounts. In the membership space it has worked with a global business network and a private members club, neither named here. You pay on results: 5–25% of the revenue it generates for you (revenue share), or an equivalent pay-per-appointment fee, or a mix of both, depending on lead volume, what is being sold and its price, the type of product and business, and which part (or all) of the sales funnel it runs. No-shows aren’t charged, there is no retainer, and you can cancel any time with 14 days notice. See how AI appointment setting works and our speed-to-lead guide for the US.
Where it is the wrong choice: LeadsNow has no published CEO peer group case study, and AI-voice calls need prior consent in the US, so cold first contact with CEOs who never asked to hear from you is better done by a human SDR team such as the next two entries.
2. SalesHive: a managed SDR team on a flat monthly fee
Best for: a regional network or multi-chair operator that wants a steady outbound program to CEOs, with calling and email run by one team.
SalesHive sells managed SDR programs with US-based SDRs (an offshore option is available), a dedicated sales strategist, verified list building, call recording and coaching, and two-way CRM sync. Its pricing page lists three custom-quoted plans: Starter (phone only, one dedicated SDR, 100+ daily touches), Growth (phone plus email, one SDR, 250+) and Crush (phone plus email, two SDRs, 500+). It says the quote is “one flat monthly fee, all-inclusive” and “not a per-meeting price”, that you owe $0 until you approve everything for launch, and that month-to-month cancellation needs written notice, with billing ending at the end of the next billing month. Annual plans carry a lower monthly rate and a longer commitment. Because the fee is flat, run the Held-Meeting Price Test below on the quote.
3. Intelemark: experienced telemarketers for event-led recruiting
Best for: groups that recruit through guest events and speaker sessions and want registration calls and post-event follow-up handled by experienced callers.
Intelemark says it was founded in 2000 and lists complex B2B appointment setting, event registration and lead qualification after trade shows and events among its services, alongside customer reactivation. Its FAQ says every new client begins with a customized test campaign using at least 2 agents, that the results set a benchmark shared with the client, that campaigns often launch within two weeks of contract signing, and that its agents are North American-based with English as a first language; its about page adds that it was acquired in 2024 by Global Empire Corporation, a call center outsourcing company with onshore, nearshore and offshore contact centers, so ask where your calls will be made. We did not find a published price on its homepage, FAQ or about page.
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The Held-Meeting Price Test: what a US setter really costs per CEO meeting
The Held-Meeting Price Test says a US CEO peer group should divide a setter’s monthly fee by meetings booked times show rate, because only a held meeting can become a member.
Flat monthly fees look alike on a proposal and diverge once volume and no-shows are counted. Every input below is an assumption to replace with your own quote and history: an $8,000 monthly fee, a 70% show rate and a 25% meeting-to-member rate.
| Meetings booked a month (assumed) | Held at 70% | Cost per held meeting | New members at 25% | Cost per new member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5.6 | $1,429 | 1.4 | $5,714 |
| 16 | 11.2 | $714 | 2.8 | $2,857 |
| 24 | 16.8 | $476 | 4.2 | $1,905 |
Worked through: $8,000 ÷ (16 × 70%) = $8,000 ÷ 11.2 = $714 per held meeting; 11.2 × 25% = 2.8 members, so $8,000 ÷ 2.8 = $2,857 per member. Show rate moves the answer as much as volume: at 16 bookings and a 50% show rate, the same fee buys 8 held meetings at $1,000 each. A per-appointment fee that excludes no-shows, or a revenue share, moves that risk to the setter. Then compare cost per member with what a seat earns you; our CEO peer group pricing guide covers seat economics.
Speed to lead and show rate for US CEO peer group setters
Speed to lead and show rate are the two numbers a US CEO peer group setter controls directly, and both should be in the contract before the first call.
- Speed to lead: a CEO who filled in a form after a speaker event is warm for hours, not weeks. Ask each setter for its call-back time on new inquiries, in hours, and how it covers inquiries from other time zones.
- Show rate: ask what the setter does between booking and meeting (confirmation, calendar invite, reminders, a rebooking path) and whether its reports show held meetings or only booked ones.
- Qualification: give the setter your floor (company size, role) and your sitting members’ industries so it never books a competitor into a chair’s calendar.
For what to do when booked CEOs do not turn up, see why high-ticket booked calls don’t show.
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US calling rules for CEO peer group appointment setters
US appointment setters calling CEOs for a peer group must follow TCPA rules on AI voices, calling hours and Do Not Call, and CAN-SPAM for any email.
- AI voice: the FCC’s February 2024 ruling (FCC 24-17) confirmed that the TCPA’s “artificial or prerecorded voice” rules cover AI-generated voices, so those calls require prior express consent.
- Hours and Do Not Call: 47 CFR 64.1200(c) bars telephone solicitations to residential subscribers before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. local time, and to residential numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. Many CEOs give a personal cell, so treat those numbers by the residential rules.
- Business calls: the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 CFR 310.6(b)(7), exempts most calls between a telemarketer and a business, with exceptions; that exemption does not switch off the TCPA.
- Email: the FTC’s CAN-SPAM guide says “the law makes no exception for business-to-business email”; opt-outs must be honored within 10 business days.
This is general information, not legal advice. Our TCPA guide for AI voice and SMS goes further.