You already know this feeling.

You're in a conversation with someone you just met and somehow, out of nowhere, it goes somewhere real. The kind of real you don't plan for.

Somebody says the true thing out loud. There's a pause. Then someone else says “I've never told anyone this, but…” and you end up having a lightbulb moment.

You think: why doesn't my life feel like this all the time?

That's the question that built The Board.

Our answer wasn't another networking app, course, or content library… it was engineered serendipity.

A room designed to make the right collisions inevitable.

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The First Spark

 

Four years ago, I had a simple idea: what if strangers walked 5 miles together every Saturday and talked about something real?

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No phones. Everyone brings a topic. See what happens.

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What happened was The Board Walks:

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15+ cities. 

20,000+ people. 

Zero advertising. 

100% word of mouth.

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And for four years, walkers have asked us the same question:

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"Is there more? Something like this, but... more?"

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The honest answer was: not yet. Something like this only works if the people building it are ready to hold it properly.​ 

 

So my fiancé Cam and I waited until we were ready, building it slowly over hundreds of conversations in mid-2025.

 

We're thrilled to welcome our favorite people into this room.

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The Board is the birthplace for epic collaborations, lightbulb moments, and true friendships that span cities and industries.

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The Problem

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Here's what nobody warns you about becoming a person who does the work:

 

Your inner circle doesn't always keep up.

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You've done real things. Made hard decisions. Evolved your thinking, your relationships, your craft. You're building something, or rebuilding yourself, or navigating something genuinely complex.

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And you look around and realize...

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The people in your life love you, but they're not always equipped for the version of you that exists right now.

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You are loved. You're just not quite met.

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So you end up:

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• Showing up to new things hopeful, leaving hollow, and somehow find yourself doing it all over again a month later

• Realizing you've started editing yourself down before you even walk into the room

• Processing your biggest decisions in voice memos to AI because you don't know who else could actually hold them

• Being the person everyone comes to, without a place that pours back into you

 

You're not lacking people.

 

You're lacking the right room.

 

The Hallway Period

 

When I moved to Austin, I tried everything to find my people.

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Habit groups. Line dancing. A philosophy club. Dozens of Meetup events over months of showing up alone and saying yes to things that sounded promising.

No matter where I went, I kept having the same conversation. 

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I call them Advanced Weather Conversations™. They dip into what you do for work, the weather compared to previous years, and some lukewarm takes about a book or podcast that aren’t hot enough to be interesting.

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At these events, people were drawn to me. They'd ask to connect, want to hang out, follow up. And I'd walk away thinking: that was fine. Pleasant, even. But I had no real desire to see them again.

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The guilt that comes with that feeling is its own kind of weight. Am I being elitist? Am I too picky? Should I just be grateful someone wants to hang out with me?

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But here's what I eventually understood: it wasn't about being better than anyone. 

 

It was about exchange.

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When you're a perpetual learner, when you live an interesting life and have things you're genuinely turning over in your mind on any given Tuesday, when you're creative and curious and you express yourself in multiple ways, when you have electric passions and half-formed theories and questions you've been sitting with for months… you become a magnet.

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People can sense your aliveness, and they want to be near it.

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What they can't always do is match it.

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So you end up giving. Asking good questions, being present, drawing people out – and walking away having poured everything into a conversation that gave very little back. The other person loved it and wants to do it again next Tuesday… but you feel hollow.

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The more you grow, the worse it gets. Because you can connect with almost anyone. You're good at it. You've learned how. But “can” and “want to” are two different things. And eventually your body starts keeping score before your brain does. This one lights me up. This one is costing me something. 

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And one day, you notice that most conversations are in the second category. Socializing starts to feel like you’re walking down a long dark hallway of trying and failing to find your people, with no end in sight.

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So you stay home instead. Pour into yourself. And wonder if your people are actually out there or if this is just what connection looks like now.

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That's the Hallway Period – the gap between who you're becoming and the friends who haven't found you yet.

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The Board is the door at the end of the hallway.

 

A Different Model

 

Most communities run on invisible contracts nobody agreed to out loud.

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You go quiet for three weeks – life, work, a season of turning inward – and when you come back, something's shifted. Nobody says it directly. But you feel it. A comment with a little bite to it. A message that goes unanswered a beat too long. The invisible ledger everyone pretends doesn't exist.

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The Board runs on a different social contract.

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No one is tracking whether you showed up last month. If you disappear for six weeks and reappear like nothing happened, we're just glad you're back. You are welcome to follow your own rhythm – active when you're active, quiet when you're quiet – without explanation, without guilt, without anyone making you feel like you owe them something.

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We have one core agreement: when you're here, be here. 

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When you're not, we'll be glad to see you when you return.

 

What It Feels Like

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The Board is built on engineered serendipity.

 

The right people, the right conditions, the right moment. By design, not by accident.

 

Here's what it feels like:

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It's a random Wednesday. You're sitting with something that's been circling for a week. Maybe you’re excited, restless, or standing at a fork in the road. You open The Board, see that someone you've been wanting to talk to is online, and send a simple message:

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"Want to hop on a 15-minute Spark Call?"

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Fifteen minutes later, you hang up feeling clearer than you have all week. No recurring calendar event added. No obligation created for 2 weeks later. Just two people, a sharp conversation right when you need it, and that particular kind of energy you only get when you're talking to someone who actually gets it.

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That's the heartbeat of The Board.

 

What You Receive

 

Spark Calls™ — The Most Valuable 15 Minutes of Your Week

 

A Spark Call is a short, 1:1, spontaneous conversation between two members, initiated when you see someone online and feel a pull to connect. 

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Most communities struggle because people don’t know how, when, or where to talk to each other without feeling awkward. 

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Spark Calls solve that.

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No scheduling. No agenda. No wondering what to say. We give you simple prompts and cultural norms that make it easy to start and easy to say "not today" without any awkwardness.

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Short enough to be doable on a Tuesday at 2 PM. Deep enough to change the trajectory of your week.

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Because depth can happen in 15 minutes.

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Over time, Spark Calls become the new backbone of your relational life.

 

You'll use them to:

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• Un-suck a Monday that's gone sideways

• Reality-check a decision with someone who has no agenda except your clarity

• Celebrate a win with someone who knows what it cost you to get there

• Just... talk, with someone who doesn't need you to explain yourself first

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The Monthly Salon — The Best Conversation of Your Month

 

Once a month, The Board gathers on Zoom for a 60 minute Salon.

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This is not a panel, a webinar, or a bunch of people staring at their own faces while one person talks.

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It's a facilitated conversation with a theme — like Identity, Becoming & Purpose or Love & Relationships — where every member brings a thoughtful topic and discusses it with rotating small groups. Structured enough to go somewhere. Unstructured enough to surprise you.

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No two Salons are the same, so they never get old.

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This experience is designed to feel like The Board Walks. But with vetted people from London, San Francisco, New York, and wherever you're calling in from, all in the same room. 

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You'll leave each month having said the true thing out loud. Having been witnessed by a room that can hold it. And having met a few people you'll want to Spark Call all month long.

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The Member Directory — A Network You Can Trust

 

Imagine LinkedIn, but:

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• You actually liked everyone in it

• You already knew their character before you saw their credentials

• Every single person had been vetted for curiosity, integrity, and the kind of values that make a room feel safe

• Profiles told you the exact information that makes connection easy

 

That's The Member Directory.

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Every member profile shows where they are, what they're building or navigating, and how they'd love to connect. You can find a collaborator, a creative partner, a lawyer you actually vibe with, or a friend in a new city who won't try to sell you something weird.

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The difference is trust. You're not approaching strangers. 

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You're entering a room where everyone has already passed the same bar you did: curiosity, integrity, and a genuine desire to contribute to the room. 

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Engineered Serendipity

 

Some of the best things that happen inside The Board aren't scheduled.

 

They're sparked.

 

Two members go deep on something they're obsessed with and suddenly there's a live stream. Someone wants to jam on an idea and three people show up.

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These pop-up moments follow the energy of the room. When something's alive, we build a space for it. You're always welcome to join in or start one yourself.

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Board members also receive:

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• Priority access to new Walk cities, intimate dinners, and Board-only events and retreats as they emerge

• Spontaneous events or live streams on a topic that feels alive, Jeffersonian dinners, nighttime walks, themed experiments we don't advertise publicly

• Visibility and amplification opportunities in The Friday Debrief newsletter and The Board Talks podcast series for wins, stories, and collaborations born inside The Board

 

We don't promise a firehose of events. 

 

We promise just enough activity, at a very high standard, in a room that matters.

 

What Your Best Year Could Look Like

 

Fast forward 12 months.

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You can name five people in your life you did not know a year ago who now feel essential. Some are collaborators. Some are mirrors. One might be the person you call when everything goes sideways. They're in different cities, different industries, different seasons of life. And somehow, they're exactly right.

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You've:

• Attended a year of Salons where you showed up as your whole self and said the true thing out loud across a range of topics

• Had dozens of Spark Calls that left you feeling more yourself, not less

• Watched at least one project, relationship, or practice bloom that simply wouldn't exist without the people you met here

• Noticed that your level of connectedness, inspiration, and sense of direction is at an all-time high

 

You no longer default to "I'm doing this alone."

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You spend far less time in rooms that drain you and far more in ones that actually make you better. Your contact list feels like a living asset, not a pile of names you're vaguely obligated to.

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You belong here.

 

Who This Is For

 

The Board is not for everyone.

 

That's not a marketing line. It's just true, and we think you deserve to know it upfront.

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You're probably a fit if:

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• You're already on your path. Founder, operator, creative, host, builder, consultant, multi-hyphenate, passionate person. You're not waiting for your life to start. You're in it.

• You've read the books, done the work, invested in your growth. What's missing isn't more information. It's a room full of people who have, too.

• You care about how you do things. Values, integrity, emotional regulation, relational skillfulness: these aren't buzzwords to you, they're the baseline.

• You respect other people's rhythms as much as you want yours respected. If someone doesn't respond for a month and then reappears, you're just happy to see them. No passive aggression, no keeping score.

• You can invest $250/month or $2,500/year without destabilizing yourself.

• You're ready to be seen as a peer, not a project.

• You're hungry for better rooms, not more rooms.

 

It's probably not a fit if:

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• You want a step-by-step program or someone to tell you what to do.

• You prefer async-only communication. Real-time connection (Spark Calls, live Salons) is the heartbeat of The Board, and it won't work without it.

• You're looking for guaranteed business results or treat people as lead lists.

• You're not yet willing to be accountable for how you show up in a shared space.

• You're looking for coaching. This is not a coaching container. Every member is valued equally for what they bring to the room.

 

We'd rather tell you the truth now than onboard the wrong person.

 

How It Works

 

1. Apply

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You complete an application: who you are, what you're building, what you're navigating, what you're ready to give and receive.

 

There's an optional short video. We highly recommend recording a video, because the Board is a feeling-based space rooted in live connection.

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2. Join

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If it's a mutual yes, you'll receive a link to join.

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$250/month, billed monthly or $2,500/year, billed annually (two months free)

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Membership is intentionally limited so that relationships stay real and discoverable.

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3. Your First 30 Days

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We will not drop you into a crowd and hope for the best.

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• Days 0–7: Welcome, orientation emails, short philosophy videos, profile setup

• Days 4–7: A member of our team invites you into your first Spark Call so you feel the culture in your body, not just read about it

• Days 7–30: Your first Salon. Two or three more Spark Calls. A handful of people you want to keep in your orbit​

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By day 30, this isn't abstract anymore. It's yours.

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4. Stay or Move On, Guilt-Free

 

We review membership annually because the integrity of the field depends on everyone being genuinely in.

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At the end of your year, you can renew, pause, or complete. No assumption, no guilt. The people in this room are actively choosing to be here. Every year. On purpose. That intention is what makes it feel different.​

 

Investment

 

$250/month or $2,500/year (two months free)

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Membership is application-only, curated, and approved for one year at a time.

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We built this for people for whom this is a real investment, and a real “of course.”

 

Common Questions

 

Is this a coaching program?

 

No. Elle and Cam are fellow members of The Board, not coaches inside it. We're stewards of the field. The value comes from the network, the conversations, and the quality of the room.

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Is this a business mastermind?

 

Not exactly. Many members are builders and founders, and your work will be honored and supported here. But The Board is broader than "get your revenue to X." It's about your life, your relationships, your character, and your craft.

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Do I have to live in a Walk city?

 

No. In fact, we’re excited to connect people who don’t live in our Walk cities. The Board is global and primarily online to bring values-aligned people together from anywhere in the world. IRL experiences beyond The Board Walks will layer on top when it makes sense.

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What if I'm introverted?

 

You'll probably love it here. Spark Calls are 15 minutes, opt-in, and you'll be talking to people who understand nuance and don't require you to be "on." Our monthly Salons are structured for impact and variety, with a clear end. Zero pressure to perform.

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What if I'm not "successful enough" yet?

 

We care far more about how you move through the world than what you've accumulated. If you're honest, self-responsible, curious, and devoted to your growth… you belong in rooms like this, full stop.

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Can I just pay and get in?

 

No. Everyone goes through the same application process. That protects you as much as it protects the experience.

 

If You Feel the Pull

 

If something in you relaxed reading this...

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If you recognized yourself somewhere in here and thought "oh, that's what I've been missing"...

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You don't have to keep doing this alone.

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The right room can change the trajectory of your life. 

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We've watched it happen over and over, on trails in over 15 cities, with thousands of strangers who became each other's people.

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This is that room. 

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Online. Global. On your schedule.

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Apply to The Board.

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We read and consider every application carefully. If the timing isn't right, we'll tell you honestly. If it is, welcome home.​