Find your people. Grow your potential.
A private chapter for the young adult children of YPO members, ages 18 to 32. Built on a network of trust, shaped by its members, and designed to become what you make of it.
However you get involved, YNG empowers your growth.
Show up to an event, join a forum, work with a mentor, whichever door you walk through first, the path may look different, but the value is the same.
Social
Dinners, events, and networking with like-minded peers that turn a chapter into a real community.
Learning
Speaker series, company visits, and workshops built for exactly where you are right now.
Forum
A confidential peer group for business, family, and life. Nothing said in Forum leaves Forum.
Mentorship
One-on-one, matched to what you're working on, or apply to a group cohort. Real access to accomplished YPO leaders.
Real access to the leaders who can actually help you get there.
One-on-one mentoring, matched to what you're actually working on. We cut out the guesswork, every mentor here already opted in, and we match on common ground too, not just professional fit. Your parents' YPO status got you here. From here, we equip you with the skills and the confidence to make your own connections, not solely rely on theirs, inside the greater YPO network or out.
3 months
Why this exists
Good mentorship comes down to trust built over real conversation, not advice handed over once and forgotten. That takes access to the right person, and enough structure to actually keep meeting, most people don't have both on their own.
And because you're the one making the introduction, it's a skill you keep long after this program ends, useful with any mentor, YPO or not.
This isn't an informational interview with a job at the end of it. It's a real relationship, built around your growth, not your resume. Mentors are free to open a door if they want to, entirely on their own terms, but asking for one isn't part of the deal.
What it entails
One-on-one
- A shortlist of about three mentors, matched to your goals
- Not the right fit? We'll go back to the network and find someone else
- Three one-hour sessions over three months, on your own schedule
- A check-in with the mentorship team after that, continue, switch, or step back
Group cohorts
- A few cohorts a year, each built around one topic. Two or three this year, growing toward around seven a year down the line
- Purposely small, no more than five people
- Apply to the cohort you want, the mentor has final say in who joins
- Our mentorship team coordinates the schedule and the meetings for you
For members who want a mentor matched to what they're working on right now.
We start with what's already in your Connect IRL profile, so keep it filled out and complete, that's what makes for a better match.
How it works
1Before you're matchedEmail us, apply, train
2Getting matchedSign on, get your shortlist, reach out
3The mentorship itselfMeet, then check in at three months
What we'll ask of you
Schedule the sessions yourself. Send a short agenda a few days ahead. Set real goals, not vague ones. Show up, and do the work between meetings. We walk you through all of it before your first session.
- What's said between you and your mentor stays there.
- This isn't a job search. You won't ask your mentor for one, during the program or for six months after it ends.
- Before anything's final, you get one chemistry call. Either of you can walk away after it, no explanation needed.
For YPO members ready to help the next generation grow, in business, in leadership, in life. A professional system you can trust, no pressure beyond an intro call and three hours across three months.
Three one-hour sessions over three months. That's it, anything past that is up to you.
- Matched on your industry, shared interests, and how much time you're able to give, not a random pairing.
- One chemistry call comes first. Either of you can pass, no reason needed.
- This isn't a job pipeline. Your mentee won't ask you for one. Plenty of mentors end up opening a door anyway, entirely on their own terms.
- Say yes once, and if you're open to it you'll be considered for future cycles too. No obligation to say yes twice.
Tell us a bit about yourself
Takes about three minutes.
A room where everything stays in the room.
Forum is a small, consistent group where you can talk honestly about business, family, life, and everything in between, just like the Forums your YPO parents already know. Confidential, structured, and built around the conversations that don't happen anywhere else.
What's said in Forum stays exactly there. That's the whole rule.
people
Getting in
- Register interestIn Connect IRL, once you're a member.
- TrainA short Forum training, covers confidentiality and how the format actually works.
- Meet the groupAn in-person meet-up to see if it clicks. Chemistry matters here as much as anything else, before anything's official.
- Agree to Forum normsConnect with the moderator and agree to how the group runs before your first real meeting.
- PlacementOnce it's a fit, you're in, meeting on the group's regular schedule.
Not a member yet?
Apply first, it's just the basics. Already a member? Request Forum placement in Connect IRL.
Everything you're actually getting as a member, and the two steps it takes to join.
Who qualifies. What membership includes.
- Children of active YPO International members
- YPO local chapter member
- Age 18–32
- Connection to Palm Beach County, full-time, part-time, or seasonal
Membership is an annual YPO International due, plus your local chapter due (plus a $14.95 admin fee at checkout). Already an active YPO International YNG member? Only the local chapter due applies to you.
Membership year: July 1 – June 30. Paid by ACH, credit card, check, or wire transfer.
How you actually get in
- Your parent goes first.Already a YNG International member? Only your local chapter due applies, skip this step. Haven't registered for YNG International yet this year? Your parent can enroll you through YPO Connect: click their profile picture (top right), then My Account → Purchase Benefits → enroll YNG-eligible children. Takes a few minutes.
- Then you.Fill out the application yourself, about five minutes, just the basics, and pay your local chapter due (currently $495, plus a $14.95 admin fee) right in the same form, or choose "not ready to pay yet" if you'd rather hold off. Give it a few days to hear back from us after that.
Funded globally by YPO
Alongside the local community, mentorship, and leadership programming, every member receives a set of benefits funded globally by YPO. These come with membership, no extra cost beyond the dues.
You're never walking into a room full of strangers.
Connect IRL turns the chapter into a real network of trust, not just names on a roster.
- AI Search. Ask the network a question, skip the guessing.
- Map View. See who's nearby before a trip, a conference, or a local event.
- Suggested Connections. The right people get surfaced to you, not the other way around.
- Link Charts. See how you're actually connected before you reach out.
- Event Relevance. Know who else is going, and why, before you RSVP.
- Family Access. Spouses get their own profile too.
Common questions, answered
Who qualifies for YNG Palm Beach County membership?
What does membership cost?
Does my parent have to introduce me?
How does enrollment actually work?
How many people are in the chapter?
What do members get?
Five minutes to apply, then we take it from there.
Just the basics here: name, contact info, your YPO parent's details. Takes about five minutes, auto-saves as you go, so stop and pick it back up whenever.
What happens next
Four steps, from your parent enrolling you to your first invite. Nothing here happens without a real conversation first.
Apply NowYour parent goes first.
Already a YNG International member? Only your local chapter due applies, skip to step two. Haven't registered for YNG International yet this year? Your parent can enroll you through YPO Connect: the profile picture in the top right, then My Account, then Purchase Benefits, and enroll their YNG-eligible children there.
You complete the application.
Just your name, contact info, and your YPO parent's details, about five minutes. Your local chapter due (currently $495, plus a $14.95 admin fee) gets paid right in the same form, or choose "not ready to pay yet" if you'd rather hold off.
Our Chapter Chair gives you a welcome call.
A real one-on-one conversation, she'll introduce herself, get to know what you're interested in, answer any questions you've got, and help you get set up in our member portal.
You're in.
Welcome to the chapter. You'll start getting invited to everything on the calendar right away. Interested in Mentorship or Forum too? Each has its own quick application, whenever you're ready.
Start your application
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A look into the year ahead.
Social nights, working afternoons, speaker series, the calendar runs the full range. However you like to show up, there's something on it for you.
Learning
What's on the agenda
Our calendar keeps filling with new events as the year goes on. Filter by Social or Learning below, and RSVP in Connect IRL.
Launch
The season opens, full cohort, new faces and familiar ones setting the tone for the year ahead. At Ruth's Chris Steak House, with speaker George LeMieux, Chairman of Gunster.
Mentorship Talk
Exact date still to be set.
Holiday Happy Hour Kick Off
Exact date still to be set.
YNG Private Dinner Series
Exact date still to be set.
Morgan Stanley Office Visit and Roundtable
West Palm Beach. Exact date still to be set.
Full calendar, filters, and RSVP live in Connect IRL. Members: the discussion board's there too.
Why this chapter, and why now.
For a while, the nearest YNG chapter to Palm Beach was Miami. Close enough to hear about, far enough to feel like someone else's chapter. So earlier this summer, a small group of us stopped waiting for someone else to start the chapter and began building it ourselves.
What YPO and YNG actually are
YPO is a global community of chief executives across more than 140 countries. YNG, YPO Next Generation, is built for the adult children of YPO members to create their own network, relationships, and experiences within the broader YPO community. Locally, we're sponsored by the YPO Palm Beach Gold Chapter.
Why Palm Beach County, not one city
Our members are spread across Palm Beach County and South Florida, West Palm Beach, Boca, Palm Beach Gardens, Delray, Jupiter, Wellington, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and beyond. We also have members who spend part of the year here from places like the Northeast.
The chapter follows the people, not a zip code.
New, and already real
Officially launching this fall and already approaching thirty members. It's never about how many, it's about who, and what they actually want. Every event gets built around our members' real interests, not a generic calendar. Join now, and you get full access to all four, Social, Learning, Forum, and Mentorship, plus a real hand in shaping what this chapter actually becomes.
Meet the board
A small team, run by the people in it, with every member's goals and interests in mind.
Want to support the team? It's volunteer, help make the chapter run smoothly and meet some great people along the way.