Join the ENRG Chapter in

Rockford, Illinois

A free and help-first community.

Chapter Leaders

Q: What happens at ENRG Chapter Meetings?

ENRG Chapters meet monthly, same time and same place.We run on EOS® (the Entrepreneurial Operating System), and our meetings are modeled after a format called L10™, short for Level 10 Meeting®. The name says it all: we’re aiming for a 90-minute meeting that’s so productive, focused, and valuable, everyone in the room rates it a 10 out of 10.Here’s how we structure that 90 minutes: Before the meeting: Arrive early to connect with people and check in before the meeting gets started. Check-in: Meeting begins, intros and ice breaker. Content: A 20-minute teaching segment on a relevant tool, framework, or topic, facilitated by a chapter leader or an ENRG Expert Partner. IDS® (Identify, Discuss, Solve): IDS is a simple, structured approach to solving business problems as part of the EOS® system. It’s the core of ENRG chapter meetings – members can raise any issue they’re facing, and the group will work together to identify the root cause, share experiences, and uncover real solutions. Conclusion: We close by asking members to rate the meeting on a scale of 1–10. This helps keep us honest about whether we delivered what we promised. If you can, we highly encourage you to arrive early and stick around after the meeting ends to connect with someone new and build community.

Meet the Rockford Chapter Leaders

Carolyn Mitchell

After years as an owner, operator, and senior leader, Carolyn Mitchell found her calling as a business coach for EOS Worldwide. Carolyn brings warmth, energy, and honest connection to the work. As a Professional EOS Implementer, she helps leaders get honest, find clarity, and move forward with confidence. Working with Carolyn means you will be seen, supported, and challenged to grow. As an intuitive, she catches what's not said. She has a passion and knack for coaching. Carolyn has scaled a business, run teams on EOS, and coached numerous executives and organizations through good times and bad. Today she teaches a powerful proven process with a genius set of tools called EOS and then facilitates sessions that actually move the needle. She brings both heart and structure to the process, helping leaders build businesses that are stronger, healthier, and more aligned with the life they actually want.

Chapter Implementer

Darlyne Keller

Darlyne Keller is President/CEO of Rock Valley Credit Union, where she applies over 25 years of experience in financial services to drive growth and transform organizational cultures. Her passion lies in fostering positive, engaging work environments by developing and aligning talent for specific business results. She has initiated innovative technological solutions, tailored to the unique needs of the organization, which have significantly improved processes and strengthened employee and member engagement. Darlyne has successfully guided teams through cultural transformations, turning resistant environments into vibrant, thriving organizations. Darlyne holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Organizational Development from Upper Iowa University. She is SHRM-CP certified, and is skilled in various human relations systems, including EQi, Motivators, DiSC, and the CQ® System for Change Intelligence®, as well as a passionate advocate of the EOS system.

Chapter Integrator

Address:

11280 Forest Hills Avenue, Machesney Park, IL 61115

Date

November 13, 2025

Time

3:30pm

Cost:

Free

We’re excited to meet other EOS-run or EOS-interested companies in the Rockford area. Come join us!

Why join ENRG?

Running a business is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. Not because you’re alone, but because the people around you are looking to you for answers, and there are plenty of days when you’re not sure you have them.

ENRG exists for that moment. We’re a help-first community of entrepreneurial leaders who believe value compounds when we share experiences, challenge ideas, and support each other. Every month, ENRG chapters around the globe get in a room together to share what’s working, tackle what isn’t, and find the right people and resources to move things forward.

Connect

with fellow business leaders who get it.

Find your people: the ones who know what it’s like to run a business, share your values, and support you without strings attached.

Learn

from the collective wisdom in the room.

Gain access to ideas and expertise to level up your journey, no matter what stage you’re at or what challenges you’re facing.

Act

with more clarity and confidence.

Walk away with renewed energy, a clear next step, and the WHO’s and HOW’s you need to move things forward.

About the Meeting

What to Expect at

Rockford, IL

ENRG Chapter Meetings

ENRG Chapters meet monthly, same time and same place.

We run on EOS® (the Entrepreneurial Operating System), and our meetings are modeled after a format called L10™, short for Level 10 Meeting®. The name says it all: we’re aiming for a 90-minute meeting that’s so productive, focused, and valuable, everyone in the room rates it a 10 out of 10.

Here’s how we structure that 90 minutes:

Before the meeting: Arrive early to connect with people and check in before the meeting gets started.
Check-in: Meeting begins, intros and ice breaker.
Content: A 20-minute teaching segment on a relevant tool, framework, or topic, facilitated by a chapter leader or an ENRG Expert Partner.
IDS® (Identify, Discuss, Solve): IDS is a simple, structured approach to solving business problems as part of the EOS® system. It’s the core of ENRG chapter meetings – members can raise any issue they’re facing, and the group will work together to identify the root cause, share experiences, and uncover real solutions.
Conclusion: We close by asking members to rate the meeting on a scale of 1–10. This helps keep us honest about whether we delivered what we promised.

If you can, we highly encourage you to arrive early and stick around after the meeting ends to connect with someone new and build community.

Membership Eligibility

Who can attend ENRG Chapter meetings?

ENRG is intentionally built around four seats, each with an essential role. If you don’t fit one of these four seats, ENRG chapter meetings aren’t the right room for you.

ENTREPRENEURS

ENRG is for entrepreneurs at every stage of the journey – whether you’re a solo operation or running a business of 250 employees, you belong here.

To be clear: If your business is running on EOS, this is the Visionary seat. But if you’d never even heard of EOS until five minutes ago, that’s great, too! If your role sits at the top of the org chart and you’re ready to get unstuck, you belong here. Period.

2ND-IN-COMMAND LEADERS

If you’re an Integrator – the person who takes the Entrepreneur’s vision and turns it into an organization that actually runs day to day — you belong here.

To be clear: If your company isn’t running on EOS, your title might be COO, President, or something else entirely, but the rule is the same: you sit directly below the top seat, and the leadership team reports to you. Fractional Integrators are welcome too.

EOS IMPLEMENTERS®

As a licensed EOS Implementer, your experience guiding small-to-medium businesses through EOS® implementation gives you pattern recognition no single business can build on its own. At ENRG, that experience isn’t just for teaching EOS®. It’s for guiding Entrepreneurs and their 2nd-in-Command Leaders toward what they actually need, wherever they are in the journey.

To be clear: Every ENRG chapter is co-led by an EOS Implementer, but you don’t have to be a chapter leader to join. All licensed EOS Implementers can (and should!) be part of a local ENRG chapter.

ENRG™ EXPERT PARTNERS

If you’re part of an organization that’s gone through ENRG’s rigorous values-fit process and been approved as a paid partner, you’re encouraged to attend ENRG chapter meetings and bring your perspective and expertise to the room.

To be clear: Chapter meetings are not open to subject matter experts who don’t have a formal partnership with ENRG. If you haven’t been approved as an ENRG Expert Partner, and you don’t fit one of the other three descriptions above, chapter meetings aren’t for you. [Want to become an Expert Partner? Learn more here →]

ENRG and Our Impact

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GREATER GOOD - A NON-PROFIT

Revenue collected from expert sponsorships covers our operating expenses. Excess is returned to the community in the form of grants and scholarships to help entrepreneurs.

ENRG is Built Around Four Core Values

What we believe shapes how we show up

Givers

Help First

Give more than you get

Community > Individual

Growth

Egos not welcome

When you teach, you learn

Bring an “empty” cup

Community

If You’re Here, BE Here

Recruit and Retain

Grow Business, Grow Community

Abundance

Meritocracy

Abundance Mindset

Collaboration > Competition

Got questions?

We’re here to help.

Why is it called ENRG (and how do you pronounce that?)

ENRG stands for “Entrepreneurial Networking Resource Group.” It’s pronounced “energy” because that’s exactly what it’s meant to create. Every chapter meeting, connection, and conversation is designed to leave members more energized to go run their business than when they walked in.

Who can attend ENRG Chapter Meetings?

ENRG is intentionally built around four seats, each with an essential role. If you don’t fit one of these four seats, ENRG chapter meetings aren’t the right room for you.