* Treehouse

#People and #Events for #Impact

“Treehouse keeps me energized with new ideas, new contacts, new possibilities.”

Treehouse Member

“Thank you for a most delightful experience and ending up with such meaningful connections.”

Payal Loungani

“Thoughtful, quirky, and surprisingly fun!”

Anne Draudt

“I love it! Please put me on the list!! I love exclamation points!!! Too much?”

Scott Lewis

“I admire your desire to bring people together. In this gig economy, driven by social media, there is nothing as important as meeting face-to-face.”

Chris Flisher

“Many thanks for hosting the Treehouse lunches. Great concept, artfully delivered!”

Ken Russell

“A truly great experience!”

Kim Sweet

“Thanks so much for organizing an amazing event and for inviting me.”

Robert Plotkin

“Treehouse confirms my faith in humanity.”

Treehouse Member

“Thanks for having me today. I’m totally bought into your ‘Give And Take’ philosophy. Love it.”

John Gitelman

“Treehouse is a unique giving group. The simple but powerful format inspires attendees to care about each other at a level few other groups can match.”

Steve Rankel

“I can’t believe how many new ‘L’ words I learned today. ;)”

Travis Gebhardt

“Alone we go faster, together we go farther.”

African Proverb

“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”

Japanese Proverb

“Thanks so much for your generosity and the opportunity to be with a terrific group of people. It’s the most fun I have had at a networking event in a long time.”

Monique Kornfeld

“The person who says ‘it cannot be done’ should not interrupt the person doing it.”

Chinese Proverb

“Lately I have been asked to participate in a number of small group meetings but this one was the first one with heart.”

Bobbie Carlton

“Expect to have a lot of fun.”

Monique Kornfeld

Mission

TreehouseTM is a network of givers that empowers and inspires its members to make an impact via a series of small, invitation-only, nontraditional events.

  • #People - We welcome people (including advisors, connectors, CxOs, founders, helpers, investors, and mentors) of every gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and marital status; of every age, race, citizenship, and nationality; of every mental and physical ability; and of every economic and social status and political affiliation.
  • #Events - We host nontraditional events that are both online and in person, both public and private.
  • #Impact - We make an impact by helping (including doing favors, giving back, mentorship, paying it forward, referrals, and sharing our talents, and volunteering) each other and our communities.

History

In the summer of 2003 and 2004, the perfect treehouse took shape in a four-stem maple in the back yard of a house in Acton, MA. The treehouse was built by Erik J. Heels and his three children: Sam, Ben, and Sonja. Shown here in all four seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall.
In the summer of 2003 and 2004, the perfect treehouse took shape in a four-stem maple in the back yard of a house in Acton, MA. The treehouse was built by Erik J. Heels and his three children: Sam, Ben, and Sonja. Shown here in all four seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall.

The inspiration for Treehouse comes from the excellent book "Give and Take" by Adam Grant (including the networking approach of Adam Rifkin) and the perfect treehouse (which turns out to be a good analogy for building startups).

Treehouse was launched in December 2017 and held its first event in January 2018. Our first blog post is also a good introduction to the history of Treehouse:

* Book Review: Give And Take by Adam Grant
Inspiration For Treehouse
https://www.treehouse.red/1.html