Cross-industry young professionals in Des Moines, Iowa. Meets twice monthly to network and share industry knowledge, aiming to improve established business practices.
Member values·2026
Voted by current members — this year’s directive.
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
Next meeting
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Standing cadence
Monthly social hour — first Thursday. Location announced closer to the date.
Times in Central
Scheduled
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.
On record
3 programs
2026
Goodwill of Central Iowa
All the things Goodwill does that we don't know about. And how to support Goodwill of Central IA!
People's Company / Capital Call Vintners
Overview of Capital Call wines
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.
“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.”
Founding note·In for the Long Haul: The Life of John Ruan
Imprint
Two marks, one name.
The Club
New Standards Breakfast Club · Est. 2024
The Fund
NSBC Fund · Des Moines, Iowa