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**Why I Would Not Recommend Pinnacle Global Network** I joined Pinnacle hoping for sophisticated entrepreneurial coaching and an objective peer group. Unfortunately, I found the experience overly promotional, aggressive, and ultimately costly to my business. Pinnacle recommended that we hire a fractional CFO and strongly encouraged us to use a company within their network. We did. Much of the accounting work was outsourced overseas, and my books ended up in worse condition than before. I have since spent considerable time and money trying to correct the problems. I also worked with an HR professional from the Pinnacle network. While her approach was initially interesting, the two employees hired through that process ultimately became two of the most difficult employee situations I have had to resolve. I was equally disappointed by the coaching. I often felt the coaches emphasized their own experience and expected me to follow their recommendations rather than taking the time to understand the nuances of a business I had spent years building. At times, I found the approach aggressive and demeaning. Overall, there was too much promotion of Pinnacle and its members' businesses and not enough independent, thoughtful advice. Others may have had different experiences, but given the significant investment of time and money, I would strongly encourage prospective members to speak privately with former members and independently vet any professionals recommended through the network. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this network to anyone.