Glue Club Annual Gathering

Pescadero, CA

Tuesday, January 21 - Thursday, January 23, 2025

The Gathering Experiences

The Retreat

Tuesday, January 21 - Wednesday, January 22

The Retreat is an opportunity to disconnect from the day-to-day and find the space needed for deep personal reflection and connection with a small group of peers. Together, we will explore where you've been, where you want to go, and how you can get there.

Tuesday, January 21st

Arrive, check-in, and get settled

Welcome & Retreat Kickoff

Break

Drinks & Connections

Dinner & Deep Dives

Fire Pit Chats (Optional)

3:00pm

4:00pm

5:30pm

6:00pm

6:30pm

8:00pm

Wednesday, January 22nd

Morning Walk (Optional)

Breakfast

Life Maps

Lunch & Learn with Simone Stolzoff

Hot Seat Coaching

Closing

Break (Summit Overnight guests arrive & check-in)

Drinks & Connections

Dinner & Circles

8:00am

8:30am

9:30am

11:45am

1:00pm

3:00pm

4:00pm

6:00pm

7:00pm

The Summit

Thursday, January 23

The Summit is a mix of small group learning experiences, keynote speakers, and relationship building opportunities. It’s important to us that you make meaningful connections with other Glue Club members and that you have experiences and tools that help you grow as a leader.

Morning

Lunch

Glue Club Teaches

Break

Fireside Chat with Emily Kramer

AMA with Molly

Closing

Closing Reception (with drinks & apps)

8:00am

9:00am

9:15am

9:45am

11:00am

11:15am

12:15pm

1:15pm

2:15pm

2:30pm

3:30pm

4:15pm

4:30pm

Breakfast (Summit Day guests arrive & check-in)

Welcome

Speed “Dating”

Circles

Break

Fireside Chat with Geoff Donaker

Afternoon

The Speakers

  • Simone Stolzoff

    author of The Good Enough Job, writer (The Atlantic, National Geographic, The New York Times), former Design Lead at IDEO

    Simone and Molly met as TED conference speakers, and the Glue Club team loved his talk, which was based on his book, the Good Enough Job, about how work became the primary source of meaning and identity in Americans’ lives. He teaches courses on designing your next career and writes about things like career design and work life balance. He’s got a new book in the works called Unknowing: the Courage of Not Being Sure.

  • Geoff Donaker

    Founder & General Partner at Burst Capital, former COO of Yelp

    Geoff was a member of the Breakfast Club, which is the group of COOs with whom Molly met regularly over 5 years (and inspired her to start the Glue Club). He has had a long career in the tech world, including seeing the 2000 bust and then going on to work at eBay in the early days. Geoff went on to be employee #15 at Yelp and remained the COO there for 14 years through their IPO and beyond. He’s also now been an investor for 8 years and has a lot of thoughts about early stage building. With all the battle scars of his career, Geoff has great stories and lots of helpful frameworks.

  • Emily Kramer

    author of the MKT1 Newsletter, former Head of Marketing at Asana & Carta

    Emily has built and led marketing teams from the ground up at Asana and Carta, among others. She now writes an exceptional Substack and advises and invests in tech companies. She also bravely sued her former employer Carta over gender discrimination. She has a lot of wisdom about building go-to-market engines and teams at early stage companies.

The Location

Costanoa

1 hour drive from SFO or SJC Airports

Located in Pescadero, Costanoa is a camp resort and lodge south of San Francisco. Join your fellow Glue Club members to reset (the Retreat) and to grow as a leader (the Summit), while experiencing tranquil natural beauty in the laid-back pace of the California coast.

Consider staying the night before the Summit to unwind and to connect with your fellow Glue Club members before a full day of engaging leadership sessions.

Event Registration

  • The Retreat + The Summit

    Tuesday, 1/21/25 - Thursday, 1/23/25

    Join us Tuesday evening for a kickoff dinner and participate in both The Retreat & The Summit.

    Includes:

    - 2 nights lodging (Tuesday & Wednesday)

    - Dinner on Tuesday night, and all meals on Wednesday & Thursday

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    Price: $2,300

    SOLD OUT

  • The Summit (Overnight)

    Wednesday, 1/22/25 - Thursday, 1/23/25

    Join us Wednesday evening for dinner and stay the night before The Summit on Thursday.

    Includes:

    - 1 night lodging (Wednesday)

    - Dinner on Wednesday night, and all meals on Thursday

    —

    Price: $1,050

    SOLD OUT

  • The Summit (Day)

    Thursday, 1/23/25

    Join us for the day on Thursday, 8:30am-6:30pm.

    Includes:

    - Breakfast

    - Lunch

    - Closing event with drinks & appetizers

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    Price: $750

    Ticket Window Closed

FAQs

  • The Retreat, at its core, is an opportunity to reflect with peers - on your journey past and future. You can read more about it here and see the agenda here.

    The Summit is a day of learning with experts and peers, and an opportunity to connect with other leaders in a meaningful way. You can see this year’s agenda here.

  • The Gathering ticket covers the entire 2+ day experience.

    Programs

    • The Retreat & the Summit full day programs

    Meals

    • The Retreat - (Tues, 1.21) dinner, (Weds, 1.22) breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks

    • The Summit - (Thurs, 1.23) breakfast, lunch, snacks, and happy hour

    Lodging & Parking

    • Tues 1.21 to Thurs 1.23 (2 nights) accommodation

    • Parking for three days / two nights

  • The Summit (Overnight) ticket includes:

    Program

    • The Summit full-day program

    Meals

    • (Weds 1.22) dinner

    • The Summit - (Thurs 1.23) breakfast, lunch, snacks and happy hour

    Lodging & Parking

    • Weds 1.22 (1 night) accommodation

    • Parking for two days / one night

  • The Summit ticket includes:

    • The Summit full-day program

    • The Summit meals -Thurs 1.23) breakfast, lunch, snacks and happy hour

    • Parking for one day

  • There are 2 ways the overnight cost can be lowered:

    • If you are open to using a shared bathroom (Comfort Station), there are cabins or glamping tents. Depending on your choice (Cabin or Glamping Tent), this will lower the lodging cost per night . Reach out to hello@glueclub.com for more information.

    • If you have referred a member in the past and have outstanding referral credit, you can use it towards this event. Email hello@glueclub.com for the code.

  • Cancellations before December 15th will be refunded the entire amount minus the processing fee (2.9%).

    After December 15th, we'll be locked in with the venue so can't refund the ticket.

  • Check out our travel section below.

  • Costanoa is lockated in Pescadero, CA. The address is North Lodge & Spa, 2001 Rossi Rd, Pescadero, CA 94060

  • There is parking at Costanoa. All parking fees are included in the cost of your ticket.

  • Yes, (plenty of) coffee will be provided. Tea drinkers, we’ve got you covered as well.

  • No, registration for the conference is only open to members of the Glue Club. We may open the invitation to Alum depending on registration.

  • No, this event will not be recorded or streamed.

  • DM Sara Grotting on Slack or email hello@glueclub..com, and we will share the referral credit code with you.

  • Email hello@glueclub.com and we will help!

Travel to Costanoa

  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is about 1 hour driving distance from the venue (depending on traffic).

    San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) is about 1 hour and 15 min driving distance from the venue (depending on traffic).

  • You are responsible for getting yourself to and from Costanoa, whether that means driving, using a ride-share platform or renting a car.

    Closer to the event, we will help organize carpooling among interested members when convenient and efficient.

  • Costanoa is lockated in Pescadero, CA. The address is North Lodge & Spa, 2001 Rossi Rd, Pescadero, CA 94060

  • Yes! There is parking at Costanoa for $10 a day. All parking fees are included in the cost of your ticket.

The Retreat

We invite you to kick off 2025 with a pause -- to disconnect from the day-to-day and find the space needed for personal reflection and deep connection with a small group of peers. In groups and one-to-one, we will share experiences, work through challenges, and support one another as we explore our past journeys and build our paths forward. We will spend time outdoors in Costanoa’s beautiful surroundings - enjoying a campfire, stargazing, and moving our bodies.

We ask that everyone come for the entire event, starting with Tuesday night’s dinner, so please make sure the days work for you before committing.