Where we build what's next — together, across the West.
A regional chapter connecting entrepreneurs across the US West through shared learning, bold experiences, and real relationships.
US West Bridge is a regional EO chapter built around curiosity, courage, connection, and commitment. We are a community of passionate members sharing experiences, building meaningful relationships, and creating a sense of belonging, intimacy, support, and growth — bridging geographies, perspectives, and stages of entrepreneurship across the US West.
We pursue learning that expands how we see the world and how we lead. Every gathering introduces ideas, people, or environments that stretch us beyond our current perspective.
We step into the unknown and create experiences that challenge our thinking and behavior. We choose conversations and experiences that are unfamiliar or push us to grow.
We build real relationships grounded in trust, openness, and shared experience. We prioritize depth over surface, creating space for honest conversation.
We show up fully — prepared, present, and engaged. This is not a passive membership. Time is valuable, and we treat every experience as worth that investment.
We don't operate like a traditional chapter. Instead of planning events in isolation, we connect across the US West — partnering with regional chapters, especially smaller ones, to bring bigger experiences to every member. When the Bridge co-hosts with a local chapter, both sides win: they get more members, shared resources, and a wider network. We get a richer experience rooted in local knowledge. This is how we build the regional identity the US West has been missing.
We support and promote existing US West chapter events. Bridge members attend as a group, share learnings back, and serve as a megaphone for what's already working across the region.
We partner with regional chapters to jointly produce events — sharing costs, speakers, planning, and audiences. Together we create experiences neither chapter could pull off alone.
We create Bridge-led experiences that fill gaps no local chapter covers. Virtual programming connecting US bridge chapters. An annual gathering that defines the Spirit of the West.
Because our members span geographies, industries, and stages of entrepreneurship, connection doesn’t happen by accident — we create it intentionally. Here’s how it works in practice.
The greatest value in EO comes from trusted relationships. In traditional chapters those form naturally through geography and frequent interaction — Bridge builds them intentionally. That’s why forums sit at the center of everything we do.
Forums with strong chemistry can transfer to Bridge together — we provide a new chapter home while preserving what already works. As member density grows in a region, members can also form local forums that meet in person or in hybrid formats, experiencing the full power of forum while remaining part of a broader regional chapter.
Open to new members, those not yet in a forum, and anyone wanting more engagement. Each session focuses on a real business challenge using the EO Experience Share model.
Members are intentionally mixed with entrepreneurs they may never otherwise meet and guided through a full forum-style experience. The result is what we affectionately call Instamacy — the rapid development of trust, connection, and belonging that normally takes months or years to create. For Bridge, this isn’t simply a retreat activity. It’s a foundational strategy for creating connection across geography.
Every member deserves a meaningful forum experience — whether through a traditional forum, a Business Issue Forum, or a Forum Mashup, Bridge is committed to helping everyone find connection, trust, and community.
Bridge was never designed to be a passive membership experience. We believe the best chapters are built by members who actively participate, contribute, and invest in one another.
Every new and transferring member follows a structured onboarding journey designed to help them integrate quickly — so you feel connected, engaged, and supported from day one.
Every new member is paired with a Navigator who helps them understand chapter opportunities, make introductions, find events, connect with other members, and accelerate their integration. No member should feel like they’re figuring Bridge out alone.
Our goal: every member builds meaningful relationships with at least five other Bridge members in their first 90 days — through forums, retreats, Speed Networking, Coffee Chats, Jeffersonian Dinners, learning events, Global Bridge connections, and MyEO groups.
Every member is asked one simple question: What meaningful contribution will you make to help EO US West Bridge succeed? Because Bridge is not something we consume — it’s something we build together.
Our chapter experience is built around what we call the Concentric Circles of Learning — a framework that creates multiple pathways for engagement, from virtual sessions to immersive retreats. It radiates out from a core of deep, in-person connection.
At the center of the Bridge experience are immersive, multi-day gatherings designed to deepen relationships, expand perspective, and create the trust that fuels meaningful growth — featuring forum experiences and mashups, world-class learning, shared adventures, and time for reflection. We plan to host three retreats in our inaugural year and four annually going forward.
Bridge partners with chapters throughout EO US West to expand member access to programming, strengthen relationships across chapters, create new opportunities for collaboration, and bring diverse perspectives into the room.
Not every meaningful interaction requires travel. Speaker series, expert panels, cross-Bridge events, learning sessions, and community conversations keep members connected between retreats.
Bridge members regularly attend events hosted by other EO chapters as a group. Rather than recreating great experiences, we help members discover them — experiencing other chapter cultures, expanding their EO network, and learning from new perspectives.
Bridge serves as a conduit to the broader EO ecosystem: EO Universities, Global Explorations, executive education, and leadership opportunities. Our goal is simple — help every member find the EO journey that is right for them.
Joining the Bridge is joining a path, not a club. Each phase asks more of you — and gives more in return.
Understand the Bridge, find your people, attend your first cross-chapter experience. We'll personally onboard you and connect you to the community. Show up to one event in your first 90 days.
Deepen connections through co-hosted events and Forum. Explore EO global programs — from Stanford to Oxford. Attend a virtual cross-bridge event. Come prepared to contribute, not just consume.
Give back. Co-lead a regional event. Mentor newer members. Help shape the Spirit of the West. You came to grow — now you help others do the same.
Total Cost of EO Membership EO Global dues of $2,630/year are paid through your primary chapter and are separate from this fee. Dual members pay Bridge chapter dues in addition to their existing global and local chapter obligations.
EO US West Bridge welcomes dual members — entrepreneurs who are already members of a local EO chapter and wish to join Bridge as an additional chapter membership. Bridge membership is one flat rate regardless of member type. Note: the $2,730 Bridge dues are in addition to — not inclusive of — EO Global dues and any local chapter dues you already pay. If you are a dual member, you will continue paying your existing chapter and global obligations separately.
* Additional retreats available on a pay-to-play basis. As members of the Global Bridge Alliance, all Bridge members also have access to retreats and experiences hosted by participating Bridge chapters around the world.
As a Bridge chapter member, you have access to retreats and experiences hosted by Bridge chapters around the world. Hover any pin for details.