tom talks is a live storytelling community for founders, builders, and creatives. every room has a theme. every speaker tells the truth about the journey: the mountain, and the story it took to get through it.
each installation revolves around one honest idea: grit, failure, reinvention. speakers don't present. they tell the story of the thing that almost broke them, and who they became on the way.
we keep the room small on purpose. every seat is intro'd or invited, so the person next to you is building something real and ready to actually connect, not collect contacts.
talks are raw, not rehearsed. the magic is in the middle of the story: the doubt, the pivot, the part nobody posts. come ready to listen and share the kind of truth that keeps people going.
"a decade of small rooms. a community built on the stories we usually keep to ourselves."
you've gotten this message. we all have. tom talks is the opposite of this message.
who's in the room · every seat intro'd or invited
a typical agenda for our orange county meetups.
arrive early, settle in, and meet the room before the talks begin. no wait, no lanyards. just a space to show up as you are.
the lights drop and the stories start. a few speakers, one theme, and 20% goal, 80% mountain. the truth about what it took, told to a room that gets it.
after the talks, stay and connect with the people in the room. this is where one story about the work turns into a real friendship.
rooftops, lofts, and rooms that hum. the nyc chapter brings together builders who moved fast, hit walls, and lived to tell it.
where it started. golden-hour patios and garage-startup energy. the oc chapter is home base.
seats are limited and invite-first. dm us on instagram and share why you'd like to be part of the community.
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