C12 Heartland

09/09/2025

Biblical leadership is not a throne—it’s a towel.
If you won’t serve, you’re not leading (John 13).

If you can’t be questioned, you can’t be trusted.
Paul confronted Peter. Nathan called out David. Elders who sin must be rebuked (Gal. 2:11, 2 Sam. 12:7, 1 Tim. 5:20).

Leaders are sheep too.
Only Christ is the Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4).

• Leadership that demands silence is abuse.
• Leadership that resists accountability is pride.
• Leadership that serves and submits to correction is Christlike.

Anything less is counterfeit.

08/29/2025

When Top Talent Walks Out the Door

If your best people keep leaving… and leadership keeps blaming them…
It’s not a people problem.
It’s a leadership problem.

Great employees don’t leave companies.
They leave:
🛑 Cultures of blame
🛑 Leaders who won’t listen
🛑 Work without balance
🛑 No vision for the future

Every exit is a story. Every departure is feedback. If you’re not listening, you’re not leading.

At C12, we help Christian CEOs and business owners face the hard truths. We provide the framework, accountability, and biblical wisdom to:

• Build healthy cultures people do not want to leave
• Lead with clarity, humility, and courage
• Strengthen both the business and the soul of the leader

Talent drain isn’t inevitable—it’s preventable.
When leaders grow, organizations thrive.

09/29/2022

Grateful to be apart of C12 and what God is doing in the marketplace!

Founded in 1992 by Buck Jacobs in Tampa, Florida, C12 has grown from three local Peer Advisory Groups to the nation’s largest network of Christian CEOs, busi...

03/04/2022

As followers of Jesus, our identity is defined by Him! May we be encouraged by who He says we are TODAY! No matter what is going on in our lives and in this world, may we take comfort that we are marked ‘valuable’ in God’s eyes.

02/25/2022

05/20/2021

This is such a powerful story and testimony! As a business owner, how are you investing in those around you that are making an eternal difference? How is your generosity inspiring and bringing out God’s best in others?

I celebrate what the Lord is doing in and through the leadership at Fulton Corp. and Aaron Fullan! May this encourage and inspire you today to seek God’s best in others!

Thanks to a [very] generous manufacturing company, I'm now a FULL-TIME actor, film composer, and influencer. Here's the [very] full story: ...

03/19/2021

https://youtu.be/7vjlgV28kPQ

Of all the resources and disciplines effective leaders leverage, C12 Member and CEO of Shamrock Home Loans, Dean Harrington champions meeting with God every ...

02/01/2021

C12 Heartland (Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois) is collaborating with our C12 colleagues at The C12 Group of Northern New Jersey ( ) to present "Measuring Successful Sales Behaviors" this month.

chair Monique Carkum Edwards, Esq. will interview sales expert Jorge R Chavez of Topaz Sales Consulting on Thursday, February 18th from 11:00-11:45am EST. (10:00-10:45 am CST)

Successful behaviors drive revenue, but not every CEO is a master of --especially as we move into a the 'post-COVID' future. Jorge has developed and led teams to excel in difficult sales environments through buyer facilitation practices promoting relational growth and fierce customer loyalty.

If you are a business Owner/CEO seeking transformation in your revenue generation efforts for 2021, don’t miss this live event via Zoom!

Register Now! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1316119330019/WN_CEGJMRIdSP6qhhbbFNQmrQ