E2 Growth Salon
E2 Growth Salon Dinner- Ethan Evans Level Up Community Gathering
(Due to a scheduling conflict with Professor Robert, we’re rescheduling the event to a new date - July 30, 2025 that works for everyone. Thanks for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.)
🗓 Weds, July 30, 2025
🕕 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
📍 Rooh, 473 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Please note the restaurant has a minimum charge of $85 per person( restaurant policy). Each participant will be responsible for covering their own food and drinks cost.
🔍 What is E² growth salon?
E² stands for Executive Empowerment.
This salon is a mission-driven space where accomplished leaders gather to share real insights, catalyze growth, and evolve together across industries and cultures.
Our Goal: To accelerate the rise of the next generation of cross-cultural executives, equipped with both insight and empathy.
This is not just a dinner — it’s a curated circle for transformation.
Featuring Special Guest Speaker:
Robert Siegel
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/robert-e-siegel
• Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business
• General Partner, XSeed Capital
• Author, The Brains and Brawn Company & The Systems Leader
• Trusted advisor to Fortune 100 CEOs, founders, and world-shaping boards
We are honored to share that Professor Robert Siegel will be joining our executive community gathering in late July — a rare and extraordinary opportunity made possible through a personal invitation.
Professor Siegel is a Lecturer in Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he teaches some of the most sought-after courses on strategy and innovation, such as The Industrialist’s Dilemma and Systems Leadership. Beyond academia, he is a highly respected advisor to some of the world’s most influential CEOs and founders, known for his razor-sharp insight, intellectual generosity, and unmatched ability to connect ideas across industries.
This is not just a talk — it’s a unique moment to engage with one of Silicon Valley’s most strategic minds, ask your most pressing leadership questions, and gain clarity from someone who sits at the intersection of global innovation, boardroom leadership, and deep executive wisdom.
We welcome you to join us for what promises to be an evening of uncommon insight and authentic connection.
👥 Hosted by:
Lisa St John http://linkedin.com/in/lisast
Mentor, Harvard Health Lab Accelerator
Former Managing Director, Alibaba Group
Global Tech & Commerce Leader
AI Innovator
Lakshmi Reddy linkedin.com/in/lux-reddy
Environmental Engineer and Founder
Operator
VC Fellow
Sharon LI
Founder and GMT expert
Former -Alibaba marketing manager
🚀 Exclusively for Ethan Evans Levelup Community Members.
Learn more about level up community at
https://levelupwithethanevans.substack.com/p/level-up-career-community
Only 30 seats available. We will also invite an experience CEO as the observer. http://linkedin.com/in/mads-lillelund-9701278 Mads Lillelund is a seasoned technology CEO with over 20 years of leadership experience across Fortune 500 companies, high-growth startups, and publicly traded firms. He has served as CEO of Benu Networks and Bluesocket (successfully acquired), and has lived and worked across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the U.S., giving him a truly global business perspective.
An active startup founder and advisor, Mads collaborates closely with venture capital firms and portfolio companies, helping early- and mid-stage startups scale with strong business strategies. He is passionate about innovation and ecosystem building.
He was named Massachusetts CEO of the Year for private companies and is known for forging strategic alliances between large enterprises and startups.
This gathering is not open to the public. We are extending a limited invitation to those who share our belief that leadership grows stronger through honest dialogue, deep diversity, and shared ambition.
Please note the restaurant has a minimum charge of $85 per person, each participant will be responsible for covering their own food and drinks cost. The restaurant takes 4 credit cards per party. Please plan to coordinate payment with your table.