Are Membership Clubs Dead?

From London’s 17th-century gentleman’s clubs to the meteoric rise
of Soho House, private membership clubs have always been about more
than cocktails and couches—they’re cultural status symbols. But as
Soho House goes private again in a $2.7 billion deal, the playbook
for exclusivity is being rewritten.  Today, Sammi unpacks the
cracks in the traditional model and explores what’s next:
hyper-niche communities, the luxury third-space economy, and the
rise of the anti-club prioritizing privacy over paparazzi. Whether
you’re eyeing a $10,000 waitlist or curious about how exclusivity
itself is evolving, this episode reveals how the future of
belonging is shifting from velvet ropes to invisible threads.
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newsletter  Here’s what Sammi covers today: 00:00 What Is the
Ultimate Status Symbol? 00:48 From Coffee Houses to Soho House
02:21 The $2.7B Soho House Pivot 04:14 Cracks in the Exclusive Club
Model 07:36 Hyper-Niche Clubs, Luxury Third Spaces, and the
Anti-Club Movement 07:59 Sammi’s Predictions  08:18 How to
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