Welcome

To The

CIrcus

A Relationship Capital Production

Blue glowing Earth

WELL HELLO THERE!

If you’ve made it to this page, chances are good that you’ve been invited to join the Family Circus by a Founding Member.

We invite you to poke around these pages and get a feel for the vibes you might encounter.

If you haven’t received an invitation but you heard about Family Circus through ye olde grapevine (and wanted to check it out for yourself )—— sorry, it’s top secret, thou shalt not pass! (If you’d like to take a shot at getting invited, we encourage you to attend a few Table Gatherings through Relationship Capital.)

For everyone else, please add your name to the INVITED LIST, and someone will reach out to you.

Also note — This website is still under construction, so please feel free to keep checking back over the next few weeks.

For starters, it takes an invitation. The Circus is not for everyone. It takes a unique makeup of personality, approachability, participatory chemistry, good energy, entrepreneurship, emotional maturity, unbridled enthusiasm, cleverness, creativity, and a penchant for saying YES! to the absurd.

Everyone begins as an audience member, and the price for continued membership is participation. Certain individuals may be asked to join as a Circus Builder. (If that’s you, count yourself lucky, my friend!)

What does it take to join the circus?

  • At this time, there are only two participation pathways for Membership:

    1. Circus Builders (see your page)

    2. Audience Members (page coming soon)

    You may also get invited to smaller sub-groups, clubs or cohorts as the occasions arise. These are constantly evolving.

  • Membership fees work on a sliding scale of participation. The more you participate, the less you pay!

    We’re still working out the economics, but check back soon for detail.

    That said, know this: FOUNDING CIRCUS BUILDERS RECEIVE FREE MEMBERSHIP FOR 2025 AND 2026.

  • Show up! Help out! Dress up! Show Out!

    We are building contexts to share new experiences, our deepest darkest secrets and funny memes.

    Bring your full self, and all your creativity. We want good ideas, great conversation, silly costumes, shoulders to cry on, and whatever unique experience you bring to the table.

    You may be asked to co-design an event, or simply to attend as your glorious self! You might offer logistical support, host a venue, vet a newbie, mentor a member, play a part in a skit, or showcase those random magic tricks you used to do as a kid.

    Life is for the living, after all. So come live vibrantly with us.

  • Outrageously cool. Highly influential. Movers & shakers. Brilliant and beautiful. Exotic, charming, intellectual, creative, with flair and comedy and kindness and pizazz. Visionaries. Fashionistas. Empire-builders. Mortals who seem otherworldly. Exciting humans who are just as dysfunctional as the rest of us, but who are actually doing the work.

  • Yep. Certain events are so highly confidential that we’ll use pseudonyms, and people will not discuss identifying information about which company they work with/for. That’s to protect confidentiality. and promote sharing (particularly about sensitive topics).

  • Nope. Every invited member must pass the vibe check and the safety check. This means you must go through a vetting process, which includes :

    • a lengthy interview with the Ringleader,

    • a referral by at least one Founding Member,

    • orientation to the Circus (so you know what you’re getting into), and

    • attendance to at least one Table Gathering or event, where you will be evaluated on how you get along with others.

    Note — the vetting process is not just for show, WE DO ACTUALLY REJECT PEOPLE, AND WE WILL ALSO KICK PEOPLE OUT IF THEY CAN’T PLAY NICE. This is a highly curated endeavor, and we take emotional/relational safety seriously.

  • Every event is one-time-only. a uniquely crafted experience, specially curated for maximum community and relationship building. Many events have hand-selected guests lists, according to certain themes or topics. All guest lists are curated based on who we think will vibe together.

    This means you might not be invited to every event or gathering, and this is by design. Not everyone will enjoy the same things. But we guarantee that the ones you ARE invited to, will be totally worth attending.

    Some events cost money. Some don’t. Some are covered by membership fees. More details coming soon.

  • Yes! You WILL experience FOMO, and that FOMO will be REAL. People who don’t show up, WILL miss out.

    DON’T BE THAT PERSON.

  • Because not everything is for everyone :).

    When it is for you, you’ll know :)

  • Expect to be confused until someone reaches out to you.

  • No worries, just be sure to tell the person who invited you.

  • Abso-fucking-lutely. We don’t talk about Family Circus in public. We don’t talk about it online. We don’t talk about it with non-members.

    The exception: If you are a Founding Member and you would like to invite someone, you can talk about it then. Or better yet, don’t! Just send them this link and tell them to get on the list!

  • Yes, starting in August 2025. Still building here, and not all systems are go