Half-Time.
Halfway through the year — a deliberate pause to take honest stock of what’s working, what you’ve outgrown, and what you still want. A curated morning for gay and queer men of color.
The year is halfway done. Are you?
June is a natural inflection point. Pride month. Mid-year reviews. The summer stretch. It’s the moment when the gap between where you said you’d be and where you actually are becomes impossible to ignore — and either overwhelming or clarifying, depending on the room you’re in.
Half-Time is a deliberate pause. Not a performance of having it together. Not a networking event where you rehearse your title and your plans. A real conversation, in a room full of gay and queer men of color who are navigating the exact same mid-year reckoning you are.
We’ll take honest stock together — what’s actually working, what you’ve quietly outgrown, and what you still want with the six months you have left.
Intentionally small. Gay and queer men of color only. A host who prepares for it and knows why it matters.
Structured connection activities and facilitated reflection — no small talk, no performance, no business cards.
You leave with clarity — a real sense of what you want the second half of the year to look like, and people who were in the room when you named it.
Two ways to get in the room.
Early bird pricing is available through May 1, 2026. After that, general admission applies. Capacity is limited — this is an intentionally small gathering.
Bloom Social Club members get early bird pricing automatically. Learn about membership →
Built for this room. Led by him.
Noris has spent years building rooms that gay and queer men of color actually want to be in — not because they have to show up, but because something in the room is worth the commute. He is an ICF-certified executive coach, the founder of Bloom Social Club and Queer Compass Institute, and the kind of host who prepares for every event like it is the most important one he has ever hosted. Because it is.
The room is ready. Are you?
Saturday, June 20 in Los Angeles. Early bird tickets available through May 1. Capacity is limited and this event will sell out.
Questions? noris@norisknows.com · Back to Bloom →