For Bay Area business leaders who want business to create impact, not just income

Discourse Dinner: Where Bay Area business leaders explore what it really means to build impact-centered businesses

Skip the surface-level networking. Join thoughtful conversations with other business leaders who believe business should strengthen communities while building wealth.

Redwood City, CA

(exact address provided after registration)

Date: January 20th, 2026

Time: 5-8 pm PT

*Spots limited to 13

Hosted by:

You've built something successful... but something's still missing

Your business is profitable. Your systems work. Your team respects what you've created.

But late at night, when you're thinking about your next five years... there's this nagging feeling that you could be doing more than just generating revenue.

What if your business could create the same level of impact in the world that it creates income for your family?

The problem isn't your ambition... it's your environment

You didn't start your business just to make money. You wanted to solve problems. Serve people better. Build something meaningful.

But everywhere you turn, the message is the same: "Focus on profit. Everything else is secondary."

Your accountant talks numbers. Your business coach talks growth metrics. Even your entrepreneur friends mostly discuss revenue targets and expansion plans.

Nobody's having real conversations about how to make impact as central to your business as income.

What you need: A different kind of business community

The secret isn't choosing between profit and purpose. It's finding other business leaders who are dedicated to integrating both successfully.

You need conversations with people who understand that sustainable businesses can strengthen communities while building wealth. Who believe that impact-focused companies are not only nice to have, but can outperform purely profit-driven ones.

You need the kind of small group discussions that happen around dinner tables to go deep and innovate together.

Introducing:

Discourse Dinner

Exclusive evening conversations for Bay Area business leaders who want to explore impact-centered business practices

Investment: $150 — Includes facilitated discussion, connection activities, full dinner & beverages

What happens during each Discourse Dinner:

  • 5:00 PM - Arrival & Connection: Meet your fellow business leaders over appetizers. Brief introductions that go deeper than job titles.

  • 5:45 PM - Facilitated Discussion & Shared Meal: We’ll have a full group conversation around carefully crafted prompts about integrating impact and profit, all while enjoying a meal together. Real talk about challenges you're facing and solutions others have discovered.

  • 7:15 PM - Open Dialogue: Unstructured time for deeper conversations about topics that emerged during dinner.

  • 8:00 PM - Natural Close: No forced endings. Stay and continue conversations if you're connecting, or head home recharged with new perspectives.

Who should join:

  • Business leaders who've achieved financial success but want deeper impact

  • Business owners exploring how to integrate purpose with profit

  • Founders ready for conversations that go beyond revenue optimization

  • Leaders who believe business should strengthen communities

Your Complete $150 Investment Includes:

  • Complete dinner and beverages (dietary restrictions accommodated)

  • Professional facilitation of meaningful discussions

  • Structured connection activities with fellow business leaders

  • Take-home insights that will shift how you go about your day-to-day

  • Entry into a growing community of impact-minded business leaders

TOTAL VALUE: $500+ → Your Investment: Only $150

ABOUT YOUR HOST: TAMARA

Dr. Tamara Hamai is a speaker and consultant who helps impact-driven leaders build profitable businesses that create meaningful change in the world. As the founder of Hamai Consulting, over the last 17 years she has partnered with hundreds of organizations to increase their stability, strength, and community impact. She is the creator of the Sustainable Impact Model®, a proven framework that challenges the false choice between profit and purpose by showing leaders how to design businesses around mission clarity, systematic methods, and authentic messaging.

With more than 25 years of experience ranging from startups to government agencies, Dr. Hamai brings a unique perspective to business development that emphasizes both financial sustainability and social impact. Her expertise has been featured by major media outlets, including BBC, CBS, ABC, NBC, and KTLA, and she is a regular speaker at national conferences. Through her coaching practice, group programs, and speaking engagements, Dr. Hamai continues to champion a new approach to business leadership—one that proves you can build a thriving enterprise while making a lasting difference in people's lives.

Meet the researcher behind the framework for legitimate growth

Tamara Hamai, PhD, is not a typical business consultant, she’s a researcher, strategist, and systems thinker who has spent over 25 years studying whether organizations actually create the change they claim to create.

Her work bridges psychology, human development, and organizational impact — helping businesses translate mission into measurable results. She’s partnered with leaders across industries including health, education, law, finance, and technology to design frameworks that make growth both ethical and evidence-based.

As a university lecturer, Tamara has taught research methods, human development, and program evaluation for over two decades. Her publications, board service, and editorial work have helped define how legitimacy and impact are studied across sectors.

Through that research, she discovered a pattern:

Even the most successful service-based firms couldn’t provide evidence of the the change they were creating.

They could talk about revenue and satisfaction, but not legitimacy.

That insight led Tamara to develop the Impact Index™, her proprietary framework for measuring what actually matters in a service-based business. The Impact Incubator™ is where she brings that framework to life — helping leaders clarify, codify, and communicate their value.

FAQS

What if I can't make the listed date?

I'm planning additional dinners. Join the the waitlist to be notified of future events.

Will this be a sales presentation for your services?

No. These are genuine conversations between business leaders. I'm hosting because I learn as much from participants as they do from each other. I won’t pitch anything, and attendees are not permitted to promote things they’re selling either.

What's the format for discussion topics?

I provide thought-provoking prompts about impact-centered business practices, then facilitate organic conversations. No presentations or prepared speeches required.

Can I bring a business partner or colleague?

Each person should register individually. But yes, colleagues are welcome if they're personally interested in these topics.