BUSINESS COACHING
Align 5 & Full Circle — Where founders go to think bigger.
Strategic coaching, M&A advisory, exit planning, and the Full Circle Founders Mastermind. Built by John Ratliff for growth-company entrepreneurs.
About Align 5
Align 5 is a full-service strategic advisory firm founded in 2015 to serve growth-company entrepreneurs.
Founded by John Ratliff (former CEO of Appletree Answers, sold 2012), Align 5 is built on a simple belief: focus on no more than 5 priorities at a time. The Full Circle Founders Mastermind is their curated peer experience for mid-market founders ready to scale, de-risk, and build for value.
The five pillars
Five priorities. Nothing more.
Align
Operational clarity and disciplines.
Measure
What truly drives long-term enterprise value.
Clarify
Strategic advantages and value drivers.
De-Risk
Strengthen durability, predictability, transferability.
Expand
Grow with optionality, intention, long-term vision.
What members get
Curated experiences for mid-market founders.
Speaker Series
Curated speakers on entrepreneurial topics that move the needle for growth-stage founders.
Intensives
Workshops on strategy, private equity readiness, exit planning, and core values.
Retreats
Multi-day mastermind events in Marathon, FL and Moskito Island.
Full Circle Founders Mastermind
Quarterly in-person gatherings, advisor collective, monthly virtual office hours, priority retreat invitations.
Content topics they cover
Conversations you can pull them into.
“This is not only business coaching. It is Founder expansion.”
Your contacts
Reach out directly.
Curious about Full Circle? Email John directly.
Step Into the Circle