By Invitation Only

An Evening Worth
Your Time.

A curated dinner with a headliner executive and 15–20 of your most relevant peers. No panels. No pitches. Just a real conversation — and the relationships that follow.

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12+

Cities Across America

15–20

Curated Guests Per Dinner

100%

Complimentary for Guests

Every Guest

Personally Vetted

What Is a Fireside Dinner?

Not a conference.
Not a panel.
Not a networking event.

A Fireside Dinner is an intimate, invitation-only evening built around a single headliner — a highly accomplished executive who has agreed to share their experience with a small group of peers who are earlier in their journey.

The format is simple: a structured fireside chat interview with the headliner, followed by open Q&A, followed by a private chef dinner where the real conversations happen. Every guest is personally vetted. Every evening is meticulously facilitated.

The dinner is complimentary for guests. Costs are covered by a sponsor who believes in the value of bringing these people together.

Facilitated by Astronomic

"The best conversations I've had in years — and I didn't have to travel to a conference to have them."

— Past Guest, Austin TX

The Evening

Three Hours.
One Conversation Worth Having.

6:00 PM

Arrival & Wine Reception

Guests arrive and mingle over curated wines in a private dining room or luxury home.

6:30 PM

Welcome & Introductions

Your host sets the stage. Brief introductions around the room — who you are, what you're working on.

6:45 PM

Fireside Chat

A focused 20-minute interview with the headliner — their story, their hard lessons, their perspective.

7:05 PM

Open Q&A

Guests ask anything. This is where the real insights surface. No filters, no PR answers.

7:45 PM

Private Chef Dinner

An hour of relaxed conversation over a gourmet dinner. The relationships built here are the point.

9:00 PM

Close & Follow-Up

The following morning, you receive a personal email introduction to anyone you asked to meet.

The Headliner Concept

The Headliner

Someone who's been
where you're going.

Every Fireside Dinner is anchored by a headliner — a highly accomplished executive who has already built, scaled, or exited what the guests in the room are working toward.

Our headliners don't charge honorariums. They agree to speak because they genuinely enjoy giving back to executives who are earlier in their journey. These are people who remember what it was like to be in your seat.

When you receive an invitation, it will always lead with the headliner's name and story — because that's the reason to come. The dinner is the setting. The headliner is the reason.

Post-Exit Founders

Founders who've built and sold companies

Enterprise CXOs

Active and former execs from Fortune 500 and high-growth companies

For Guests

You're the kind of
executive we seek.

We don't open these dinners to the public. Every guest is personally reviewed before receiving a formal invitation. We look for active executives, founders, and business leaders who are doing meaningful work and who would benefit from the conversation in the room.

If you've received an invitation from our team, it's because someone who knows your background believes you belong in the room. The dinner is complimentary. The conversation is the value.

Invitation-only — every guest personally vetted

Complimentary dinner, wine, and private chef

15–20 carefully curated peers in the room

Headliner executive who's been where you're going

Morning follow-up with personal introductions

Request an Invitation

We'll review your profile and reach out if there's a dinner that's right for you.

First Name

Last Name

Title & Company

Email Address

LinkedIn URL

Preferred City

We review every submission personally. You'll hear from us within 48 hours. Or email us directly at [email protected].

Guest Voices

What guests say
the morning after.

"I've been to a lot of 'networking dinners.' This was the first one that actually felt like a dinner. The conversation was real, the people were right, and I left with two relationships I'm still building on."

[Guest Name]

Chief Revenue Officer · [Company — replace with real]

"The headliner concept is what sets this apart. You're not just meeting peers — you're learning from someone who's already done what you're trying to do. That's rare."

[Guest Name]

VP of Sales · [Company — replace with real]

"I was skeptical when I got the invite. But the curation was serious. Everyone in that room was relevant to me. I came back for a second dinner in a different city."

[Guest Name]

CEO & Co-Founder · [Company — replace with real]

Recent Events

Past Fireside Dinners

September 25, 2025

San Francisco, CA·18 guests

Manoj Nair

Chief Innovation Officer, Snyk

The Avery Penthouse · 488 Folsom St, 55th Floor

An Evening WorthYour Time.

Not a conference.Not a panel.Not a networking event.

Three Hours.One Conversation Worth Having.

Arrival & Wine Reception

Welcome & Introductions

Fireside Chat

Open Q&A

Private Chef Dinner

Close & Follow-Up

Someone who's beenwhere you're going.

You're the kind ofexecutive we seek.

Request an Invitation

What guests saythe morning after.

Past Fireside Dinners

Manoj Nair

Keith Melnick

Suzanne Stone

Jon Miller

Maura Rivera

Albina Rippy

Don Spear

Samantha Diamond

Sarah Romer

Eric Goldreyer

Heather Brunner

Joe Kim

Suzanne Stone

Sonal Shah

Suzanne Stone

Put your best prospectsin the room.

12+ CitiesAcross America

The right room.The right conversation.The right evening.

An Evening Worth
Your Time.

Not a conference.
Not a panel.
Not a networking event.

Three Hours.
One Conversation Worth Having.

Someone who's been
where you're going.

You're the kind of
executive we seek.

What guests say
the morning after.

Put your best prospects
in the room.

12+ Cities
Across America

The right room.
The right conversation.
The right evening.