About this Event
BOOM Inner Circle is a private dining experience for founders, CEOs, Managing Directors and senior leaders who value serious conversations, trusted relationships and being around the right people.
On Thursday 22 October, we return to Smith & Wollensky, London for an evening built around one question:
What will set the best businesses apart in 2027?
Not the busiest businesses.
Not necessarily the biggest.
The best.
The businesses that become more trusted, more referred, more visible to the right people and better positioned for the opportunities ahead.
This Month’s Theme
The Separation Point
Most leaders will enter 2027 with plans, targets and forecasts.
This dinner asks a sharper question:
What creates separation?
Why do some businesses become the obvious choice?
Why do some leaders hear about opportunities before they reach the wider market?
Why do some companies generate warmer referrals, stronger partnerships and better introductions?
And why do some rooms create momentum that cold outreach, content and paid ads simply cannot replicate?
At this Inner Circle dinner, we’ll explore the commercial advantage of proximity, trust, reputation, clarity and consistency.
This is not a planning session.
It is not coaching.
It is not a mastermind.
It is a private dinner for established leaders who understand that the people around you can change what becomes possible.
Visibility gets you seen. Proximity gets you chosen.
Who Will Be In The Room
Every Inner Circle dinner is intentionally curated.
Around the table you’ll typically find founders, CEOs, Managing Directors and senior leaders running established businesses across a range of sectors.
No pitching.
No forced networking.
No room full of people trying to sell at each other.
Just a smaller, more selective environment where conversations can go further and relationships have space to develop naturally.
The Experience
The evening takes place within the private dining rooms at Smith & Wollensky, London.
Your ticket includes:
- Welcome drink on arrival
- Premium private dining experience
- Wine served with dinner
- Beer and soft drinks throughout the evening
- Curated discussion around the evening’s theme
- A carefully selected room of founders, CEOs and senior leaders
The aim is simple:
A strong room.
A beautiful setting.
A conversation worth being there for.
First-Time Access
First-Time Access – £195 + VAT
We are releasing a small number of First-Time Access places for established business leaders who would like to experience an Inner Circle dinner for themselves.
Inner Circle is deliberately kept small, and First-Time Access bookings are subject to approval to protect the balance and quality of the room.
If this sounds like your kind of conversation, 22 October is your opportunity to join us at the table.
Evening Schedule
18:30 – Arrival drinks & introductions
19:00 – Guests seated for dinner
20:00 – Curated conversation & discussion around the table
21:30 – Official close
Many guests continue conversations afterwards.
Who This Dinner Is For
This evening is best suited to founders, CEOs, Managing Directors and senior leaders running established businesses, typically with £1m+ revenue or equivalent scale.
If you’re looking for a larger, more social business networking environment, take a look at BOOM Networking.
If you value a smaller room, a stronger conversation and the opportunity to spend an evening with experienced business leaders, you’ll feel at home around the Inner Circle table.
22 October. Smith & Wollensky. Limited First-Time Access places available.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Evening Agenda
Host: Paul Bulloch
Info: Agenda
6:30 PM — Arrival & Welcome Drinks
Guests arrive at Vintry & Mercer for a relaxed welcome drink and informal introductions before dinner.
7:00 PM — Guests Seated for Dinner
Guests will be seated promptly for the three-course private dining experience.
7:10 PM — Inner Circle Roundtable Conversation
The evening’s discussion begins around the theme:
When Growth Starts to Break Things
A candid conversation between business owners, directors and senior leaders on the real pressures that come with growth — leadership bandwidth, scaling teams, systems breaking and decision-making under pressure.
Hosted by Paul Bulloch and Gary Dawes, guiding introductions and conversation around the table.
9:00 PM — Close
Event venue & nearby stays
Smith & Wollensky, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, United Kingdom
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