A community, not a networking event
Be inspired.
Get connected.
Have fun.
Monthly business lunches bringing together founders, entrepreneurs and leaders to build genuine relationships over great food in beautiful locations across Sydney and South East Queensland.
THIS MONTH
4 lunches. 320 seats.
Across Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane
6
regions
1,200+
members
12
lunches a year
100%
real humans
the idea
Business relationships should feel natural.
We’re not another networking group. No name badges. No two-minute pitches. No fluorescent-lit function rooms at 7am.
Once a month, we sit down for a long lunch in a beautiful venue with people you’d actually want to know. The kind of table where real conversations happen and real relationships begin.
You’ll leave full, inspired, and with a few new people in your corner. That’s it. That’s the whole idea.
Meet our founder
Jules Dormand
Jules started The Friday Lunch Club after years of watching brilliant people wave at each other across crowded rooms and never actually connect.
Her answer was disarmingly simple. Book a beautiful table. Invite people worth meeting. Then get out of the way and let the conversation do its thing.
Today, that idea is a growing community of founders, business owners and leaders across Sydney and South East Queensland, all quietly helping each other’s businesses grow.
where we lunch
Find your local lunch club.
We currently have six regions across Sydney and South East Queensland, each with their own crowd, their own venues, their own unique rhythm.
Region
Sydney Northern Beaches
Ocean air, long lunches, easy conversation.
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Region
Sydney Inner West
Ocean air, long lunches, easy conversation.
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Region
Sydney Eastern Suburbs
Ocean air, long lunches, easy conversation.
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Region
Sydney CBD
Ocean air, long lunches, easy conversation.
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Region
Gold Coast
Ocean air, long lunches, easy conversation.
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Region
Brisbane
Ocean air, long lunches, easy conversation.
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recent speakers
Learn from inspiring leaders
Every lunch features a short, honest talk from someone who’s built something worth listening to. No slide decks. No sales pitches.
Julie Lorem
Founder · Ridgeline Ventures
The best partnerships in my career didn't start in meeting rooms. They started over a shared meal, The best partnerships in my career didn't start in meeting rooms.
Julie Lorem
Founder · Ridgeline Ventures
The best partnerships in my career didn't start in meeting rooms. They started over a shared meal, The best partnerships in my career didn't start in meeting rooms.
Julie Lorem
Founder · Ridgeline Ventures
The best partnerships in my career didn't start in meeting rooms. They started over a shared meal, The best partnerships in my career didn't start in meeting rooms.
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Build meaningful relationships over exceptional lunches with like-minded business leaders.