Dan Hoffman

About Dan Hoffman

Business is philosophy in action, culture eats strategy for breakfast, and learning is leverage.I’ve always gravitated towards businesses that believe in philosophy, culture and continuous learning. After selling my company, M5 Networks to ShoreTel in 2012, I was excited about the opportunity to learn what would be next. I spent a sabbatical in Barcelona learning about learning and through that journey discovered that one of the most impactful ways to learn comes from learning from my peers.Today, I am the Founder & CEO of Circl.es where our mission is to spread the power of ‘circles, not rows’ to make circles accessible to communities everywhere. At Circl.es we deliver a virtual space for small groups to engage meaningfully and at scale to foster authentic human connections. Our software and services come together to create a unique setting designed to enhance interactions, energy and impact - for events or on-going sessions.I commit to always continuing to learn from anyone who is willing to teach me something new, and maybe I’ll teach others a few things along the way. I’m grateful for the organizations that help me bring my commitment to practice; I’m an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow, a board chairman for Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) and my Circl.es teammates teach me something new every day.And hopefully by the time you’re reading this, my oldest daughter has already taught me how to do a backflip.

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Forumspace

   Jan 2016 — Present

   Circl.es helps small groups engage meaningfully, virtually and at scale. We make it easy to program, facilitate, and manage video sessions with participants wherever they are. The Circl.es platform includes our unique circular video space and services like programming, management, and facilitation for when the best interface is a human face. We partner with a growing and varied movement of communities, schools, and organizations who believe that humans learn, grow, and work better in circles than in rows. We’re building the future, grounded in the fundamentals of human connection. Circl.es clients include Harvard Business School, The Aspen Institute, YPO and many more.

Education

• The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania

  Master's Degree, International/Global Studies

  1996 — 1998

• IESE Business School

  Building and Leading High-Performance Teams

  2016 — 2016

• The Wharton School

  MBA, Entrepreurial Management

  1996 — 1998

• Harvard University

  AB, Slavic Language and Literature

  1987 — 1991

• Horace Mann

  Hgh School Diploma, No Major, it was High School

  1983 — 1987