What are executive coaching communities?

Paid communities and peer networks for executive coaching and leadership development. Connect with coaches, peer groups, and resources for C-suite leaders and executives.

Where do most executive coaching communities live?

Circle is the most common platform in this report (64% of 11 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

9% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

What do these communities usually include?

Online/Offline Events is the most common (100%). Others that show up often include paid community, live chat, and pairing.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Executive Coaching topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Executive Coaching Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 11 executive coaching communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, much of the executive coaching landscape on Hive Index sits on Circle.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-08

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Communities: 11
Platforms: 3
Avg members: —
Median members: —

Where Executive Coaching Communities Are Hosted

Circle
7(64%)
Slack
3(27%)
Discourse
1(9%)

Format mix

Private membership
7(64%)
Chat communities
3(27%)
Forum / feed-based
1(9%)

Private membership is most common (64%), but chat communities is also well represented (27%).

Circle leads (64% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Free vs paid

Most listings are paid or require an application to join.

How Executive Coaching Differs From Other Categories

Executive Coaching is less free-to-join, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Executive Coaching	Hive Index average
Free to join	9%	85%
Paid or apply-to-join	91%	15%
Live chat	82%	38%
Topic pageviews / mo	74	714

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Online/Offline Events
100%
Paid Community
91%
Live Chat
82%
Pairing
55%
Forum
45%

Live Chat appears on 82% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 19

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Circle	7	64%	7	44%
Slack	3	27%	9	56%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Slack gets 56% of clicks but only 27% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
9(56%)
Private membership
7(44%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
16(100%)
Online/Offline Events
16(100%)
Paid Community
16(100%)
Forum
5(31%)
Pairing
4(25%)

Top-clicked listings

CEO Coaching Community
5(31%)
Executive Coaching Community
4(25%)
Executive Presence Coaching
3(19%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and private membership communities.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Executive Coaching. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
•Last updated 2026-05-08

FAQ

: Paid communities and peer networks for executive coaching and leadership development. Connect with coaches, peer groups, and resources for C-suite leaders and executives.
: Circle is the most common platform in this report (64% of 11 listings).
: 9% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Online/Offline Events is the most common (100%). Others that show up often include paid community, live chat, and pairing.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Executive Coaching topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.