The Upstream Problem - 5 to 9 Society Dinner in NYC

Every leader in this room has built something by relentlessly optimizing. Revenue, team, time, even sleep and workouts. This dinner asks the question none of us ask out loud: what if the same instinct that built the business is quietly destroying the person who built it. When does hitting the next peak stop being progress and start being avoidance. Florence Shaffer spent two decades optimizing at the executive level before a major health diagnosis forced her to rebuild from the root cause instead of the symptom. She'll bring that lens to a single conversation about where the line is, and what's actually on the other side of it. This dinner is for founders/CEOs and executive leaders. 5 to 9 Society is a private membership community for Founders and Operating Leaders from high-growth companies. We meet quarterly for intimate, curated dinners amongst peer leaders in confidential salons.