Parlay House is a place to make adult friendships, talk about things that matter, stretch in new directions and to find both surprise and delight in an amazing community of women. 

Whether you’ve just moved to one of our hub cities, are transitioning to a new life stage, job, relationship or area of interest, we’re the place where you’ll feel like you have other women by your side for your journey. We “get real” about ourselves and our lives, exchange ideas and experiences and welcome speakers who add a whole other layer of insight into all that we are feeling and dreaming.

We top it all off with laughter, energy, food and drink (as well as book exchanges, bonfires, outings and clothing swaps).

The result is that you get at least one night each month that is about you, for you and lifts you to a level. You’ll leave a night with us feeling energized and excited about doing it all over again.

After a 25-year career as a multiple-time CEO in the world of advertising, Anne Devereux-Mills realized that her work-life had been built on transactional relationships rather than collaboration and connection. It had also been predominantly male.

So when she moved across the country during a mid-life health and work crisis, she sought to create a female community for herself that delved deeper than the superficiality of the business world and included women whose experiences were more likely to parallel her own experiences and feelings.

Landing in San Francisco with no friends, she invited twelve women whom she did not know (but were friends of friends) to her house to talk about life, transition and the truths that hadn’t yet been shared.

The original dozen soon became 50 and then 100+ women, all of whom wanted to find new connection, adventure, growth and joy. 

In 2012, her passion project became something “formal”, and she named it Parlay House because noticed that the women who were drawn into their circle were “parlaying” one life chapter into another. Some, like Anne, had moved cities. Some were looking for a career shift, a relationship reboot, or a way to expand their exposure beyond their usual bubbles.

Fast forward to today, and Parlay House has reached thousands of women and has been embraced across the globe, from major cities in the United States, to pop-up events in Europe and the Middle East as well as virtual events that reach every continent.