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By Invitation · Winter 2026

Where Austin's builders become each other's people.

A private membership community in a restored historic church on South Congress. Opening Winter 2026 — by invitation only.

The Invitation

This isn't a co-working space,
a social club, or an event venue.

Arena Hall is a private membership community rooted in a restored historic church on South Congress in Austin. Built on three years of active community in the city, it is where leaders connect through intentional hospitality, align around shared values, and collaborate on projects with real civic and commercial impact.

It is intentionally structured to resist transaction, spectacle, and anonymity — in favor of building relationships, trust, and continuity. The community is composed of people who carry real responsibility — founders, investors, artists, operators, and civic leaders — and who want their work, relationships, and lives to reinforce one another rather than compete for attention.

"Participation is expected. Presence matters."

What happens here compounds because the same people keep showing up and take responsibility for one another and for what is built here.

The flagship campus formally opens following extensive restoration in Winter 2026. Founding membership is by invitation only.

The Flagship · 108 West Gibson

A historic church,
reborn as our crown jewel.

Just behind Perla's on South Congress — after a $12 million, studs-out renovation, re-opening Winter 2026.

Inside the Hall
The Bar
The Bar
Start the day with coffee, end it with conversation.
Living Room
Living Room
Step out of the flow, read, think, reset.
Dining Hall
Dining Hall
Share regular meals that build friendship.
Library
Library
Settle in for long-form reading and focused work.
Jewel Box Bar
Jewel Box Bar
Host guests with a view worth lingering over.
Vinyl Lounge
Vinyl Lounge
Gather your people for decisions or celebration.
The Grounds
Terrace
Terrace
Take meetings or meals outdoors without leaving campus.
Sunrise Gardens
Sunrise Gardens
Begin the day in fresh air and light.
Stone Amphitheater
Stone Amphitheater
Close the evening with music and a drink.
The Great Lawn
The Great Lawn
Think alone under the oaks, or gather for shared moments.
The Table — Food & Drink
Breakfast
Breakfast
Protein-forward fare and high-octane coffee.
Members Table
Members Table
Communal dining with open seating.
Power Lunch / Dinner
Power Lunch / Dinner
Reserved tables for members and guests.
All-Day Provisions
All-Day Provisions
Seasonal, health-forward small plates.
Private Dining
Private Dining
Curated meals for groups of four to twenty-four.
The Bars
The Bars
Classic spirits and an NA program, member-first.
The People

Built for you
and your peers.

Alana & Pete Ackerson
Ben Allen
Jordan Amadio
Eric Andresen
Ben Arneberg
Linea Avey
Kristina & Evan Baehr
Bell Beckham
Chase Beeler
Brent Bellm
Lenee & Don Bennett
Tim Berry
Jordan Blashek
David Booth
Bernie Brenner
Anton Brevde
Blake Brickman
Matt Briggs
Anne & Bud Brigham
Christopher Britton
Jeff & Jennifer Brown
Amanda & George P. Bush
Bobby Chesney
Lauren & Sal Churi
Sean Clifford
Grant Coates
Joe Condit
Jonathan Coon
Colin Corgan
Larry Covert
Chris Covo
Amanda Covo
Miriam & Peter Daneker
Teresa & Jim Davis
Katelyn Donnelly
Margaret & Don Dyer
Justin Dyer
Blake Eastman
Audre & Bobby Epstein
Susan & Gary Farmer
Michael Fazio
Talia & Tom Feegel
Darius Fisher
Chad Flores
Michael Floyd
Doug Frey
Kristin & Robert Gauntt
Jack Giarraputo
Sandy Gibson
Mary Beth & Chris Gober
Mark Gober
Deb & Rex Gore
Gabe Greenbaum
Neeraj Gupta
Kristi & Wallace Hall
Emerson Hankamer
Tom Hazlehurst
Paul Hedrick
Chris Herndon
Stacy & Joel Hock
Rob Holmes
Will Inboden
Thomas Ince
Jon Jackson
Kacee Jackson
Jeff Johns
James Jones
Todd Jordan
Jessica & Jason Karp
Jason Kaspar
Spencer Kaye
Adam Klein
Kristy & Brad Knippa
Melissa & Garheng Kong
Jeremy Latcham
Blake Lieberman
Andra & Joe Liemandt
Richard Lindeman
Will Long
Tayler & Joe Lonsdale
Brandi & Evan Loomis
Claudia Lucchinetti
Alexander MacCaw
Troy Marcus
Lorena & Eddie Margain
Colt McCoy
Case McCoy
Emily & Patrick McKenna
Doug Merritt
Bob Metcalfe
Macy & Mayes Middleton
Santiago Montoya
Alex Moore
Brooks Morgan
Daniel Narea
Max Niederhofer
Nicole & Luke Nosek
John Ogle
Justin Peterson
Thanh Pham
Clint Phillips
MacKenzie & Andy Price
Saneel Radia
Kristen & Erik Rannala
Aabid Razvi
Jenny & Trevor R. Rees-Jones
JD Ross
Amanda Russell
Kevin Rustagi
Tarek Saab
Brian Sanders
Sara & Jason Scharf
Greg Sindelar
Kara Snead
Tiffany & Rob Steffens
Erik Stenehjem
Jordan Strebeck
Ryan Streeter
James Sullivan
Joshua Treviño
Caleb & Ellen Troxclair
Zach Ware
Dick Weekley
Heather & Phillip Wilhelm
Alex Wong
A partial list of founding members.
Technology · Energy · Investing & Finance · Real Estate · Education · Biotech & Healthcare · Media & Consumer · Civic & Policy · Law · Sports · Space & Defense · Academia
The Programming

Who comes through the room.

Past
Bill Gurley on the Future of Nuclear Energy
Bill Gurley · Benchmark · early backer of Uber & Zillow
Why the next great fortunes get built in atoms, not bits.
SXSW · March 2025
The All-In Summit
David Sacks & Jason Calacanis with Michael Dell & Travis Kalanick
Four icons, one stage — no script.
May 14, 2026
Jim Davis on the State of UT
Jim Davis · 31st President, The University of Texas at Austin
The president of the nation's flagship public university on what's next.
May 21, 2026
Ryan Graves on UFOs
Ryan Graves · former Navy F-18 pilot, UAP whistleblower
The Navy pilot who took UAPs to Congress, on what we actually know.
Upcoming
Bobby Epstein on Building COTA
Bobby Epstein · Founder, Circuit of the Americas
Turning a Texas field into Formula 1's American home.
Upcoming
Jordan Amadio on the Future of the Brain
Jordan Amadio · Neurosurgeon (UT Dell Medical) · founder, NeuroLaunch
Brain–computer interfaces and what comes after the smartphone.
Upcoming
Tim Urban on Ideas That Matter
Tim Urban · Wait But Why
The internet's favorite explainer on the questions worth chewing on.
Upcoming · Fireside + Concert
An Evening with Coleman Hughes
Coleman Hughes · writer, host of Conversations with Coleman
A conversation on hard questions — and then he plays.
Ideas That Matter

Curate your intellectual diet.

Learn from leading minds over meals in community. Eight ways the calendar comes to life:

Fireside ChatsConfidential conversations with builders.
RoundtablesWorking discussions on hard problems.
Avengers CouncilOperator councils to initiate ventures.
MeetupsDisciplined social gatherings by field.
ScreeningsFirst-look films with maker dialogue.
PerformancesLive artistic work in residence.
WellnessPhysical training and mental formation.
Teens & KidsHorizon-expanding exposure to work and calling.
Community as a Service

A year from now,
you'll have your people.

Ten new friends and co-conspirators — a personal Avengers squad to help you go build. We make that happen on purpose.

An intentional onboarding system, run by people. Our concierge team maps your primary work and operating role, your side projects and emerging bets, your intellectual interests and live questions, and your areas of personal and professional formation.

From there, we deliver a tailored action plan: precise, high-signal introductions · private invitations aligned to your work · small, purpose-built roundtables · internal guidebooks and pathways · curated Arena content by theme · and thoughtful onboarding for your spouse and family. Spouses are warmly welcomed — as guests, and as full members at the Patron level.

Before each gathering, members receive a note like this — three intentional introductions, picked against what they're actually working on.

Inbox · Arena Hall · Read-In
FromEvan Baehr <evan@arenahall.com>
ToBrad Knippa
DateTuesday, 8:42 AM · before tonight's dinner
Brad — three people to find tonight

Brad,

A few people I'd put in front of you tonight — each chosen against what you're actually working on. Two-sided intros: they have your name too.

JA
Jordan Amadio
Neurosurgeon (UT Dell Medical) · founder, NeuroLaunch
Given your interest in mental health — Jordan works at the brain-computer frontier. Compare notes on where neuroscience and founders meet.
ZS
Zach Smith
On the ground floor of the All-In podcast
Given your interest in podcasts — Zach helped build one of the biggest shows in tech from zero. Ask him what he'd do first today.
MS
Mark Schoberg
Board member, St. Andrew's; parent
Given your interest in St. Andrew's — Mark sits on the board and his kids attend. The person to talk to before you decide.
Looking forward,Evan
Founding Membership

The room is filling up.

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Founding members and counting
Founding Legacy
Limited to 50 · first 10 by invitation
$100,000
initiation · $1,500 / month
  • Year-long Legacy Planning Partnership with Evan & the Executive Team
  • Four quarterly strategy sessions + mid-year recalibration
  • Quarterly Legacy-only gatherings (Austin + destination)
  • Annual Member Showcase platform
  • Executive-level placement across the Arena network
  • Full access to all Arena Hall properties
For those who want to help define what Arena Hall becomes.
Patron
 
$50,000
initiation · $1,000 / month
  • Annual 3-hour strategy session with the Executive Team
  • Mid-year recalibration session
  • Curated executive matchmaking and placement
  • Quarterly Patron-only gatherings (incl. destination)
  • Priority access to high-impact programming
  • Full access to all Arena Hall properties
For leaders who want intentional access and acceleration.
Term
 
$15,000
initiation · $500 / month
  • Individual membership
  • 5-year term, renewable
  • Access to all Arena Hall programming and spaces
  • A curated network of founders, investors, and builders
  • Priority access to events and member experiences
  • A path to grow into Patron or Legacy
The foundation of the community — the room, the relationships, the work.
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A place to shape
and be shaped.

"Appreciative love is, I think, often so great and so firmly based that each member of the circle feels, in his secret heart, humbled before the rest. Sometimes he wonders what he is doing there among his betters. He is lucky beyond desert to be in such company. Especially when the whole group is together; each bringing out all that is best, wisest, or funniest in all the others."

"Those are the golden sessions: when four or five of us after a hard day's walk have come to our inn; when our slippers are on, our feet spread out toward the blaze and our drinks are at our elbows; when the whole world, and something beyond the world, opens itself to our minds as we talk; and no one has any claim on or any responsibility for another, but all are freemen and equals as if we had first met an hour ago, while at the same time an affection mellowed by the years enfolds us. Life — natural life — has no better gift to give. Who could have deserved it?"

C.S. Lewis · The Four Loves
Until the club opens — warm invites to the series
May 28 · Chris PowersJune 4 · Sheena GreitensJune 9 · Jake DeWitte (Oklo)June 11 · Coleman HughesJune 13 · Members BBQ at the Hocks'
Welcome — Evan