SERVICE.
ADVENTURE.
COOPERATION.
Cross-industry young professionals in Des Moines, Iowa. Meets twice monthly to network and share industry knowledge, aiming to improve established business practices.
The Charter
THE CHARTER
A breakfast club for the people who still think showing up in person matters.
Unified in competition against the status quo.
Cadence
We meet on the 1st Thurs for Happy Hour, and 3rd Wed for Morning Program.
Place
Hosts vary. Mentors & influential people encouraged.
Voice
Morning meetings start with rollcall of each committee. Followed by our speaker.
Output
Each program is transcribed and summarized in our Minutes section on this site.
Programs
Newest First
Lyceum - The Des Moines Festival of Ideas 2026
Org that Seth & Jason are very involved in. Go to Eventbrite for tix. The fourth annual Des Moines Festival of Ideas, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. founding. Featuring leading journalists, philosophers, historians, and artists exploring what it means to pursue happiness — in a time of political fracture, technological change, and social isolation.
July Morning Meeting - hosted by Goodwill of Central Iowa
Goodwill of Central Iowa · All the things Goodwill does that we don't know about. And how to support Goodwill of Central IA!
June Morning Meeting - TBD
Wine Tasting at People's Company
People's Company / Capital Call Vintners · Overview of Capital Call wines
The Protocol
THIRD WEDNESDAYS.
An hour on the calendar — same week each month, a different room each time.
Arrive
Before 7am start time.
Roll Call
7am sharp. The President calls names. Visitors are introduced.
Speaker
30-minute address followed by 15 minutes of structured questions.
Adjourn
8am the program concludes.
Founding Note
“First of all, there is the dream and the will to found a private kingdom… Then there is the will to conquer: the impulse to fight, to prove oneself superior to others, to succeed for the sake, not of the fruits of success, but of success itself… Finally, there is the joy of creating, of getting things done, or simply of exercising one’s energy and ingenuity.”
In for the Long Haul: The Life of John Ruan