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Oliver Buchannon
Elle Beecher Hogan

Founder of The Board Walks. Started with 8 people. Now in 16+ cities. Still walks on Saturdays.

How to make friends in a new city

Jul 24, 2026

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3 min read

How to make friends in a new city

One recurring thing. Four times. That's the whole engine.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
50 deep questions for better conversations

Jul 17, 2026

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3 min read

50 deep questions for better conversations

The right question turns "so, what do you do" into "no one's ever asked me that."

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
Eight people became a forest

Jul 10, 2026

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3 min read

Eight people became a forest

Four years, 17 cities, and the why behind it all.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
"What was the fight actually giving you?"

Jul 3, 2026

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3 min read

"What was the fight actually giving you?"

What one quiet question can help you set down.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
What comes back when the phone turns off

Jun 26, 2026

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3 min read

What comes back when the phone turns off

We watched 40 people get startled by their own presence.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
The secret to better conversations

Jun 19, 2026

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3 min read

The secret to better conversations

Stop defending. Start discovering.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
"I don't want my college friends to be the last friends I ever make"

Jun 12, 2026

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3 min read

"I don't want my college friends to be the last friends I ever make"

It's not a connection problem. It's an environment problem.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
Signal beneath the noise

Jun 5, 2026

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3 min read

Signal beneath the noise

It's quieter than you'd expect. And more than enough.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
Local woman goes on walk

May 29, 2026

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4 min read

Local woman goes on walk

Millions of people mocked the idea. Now we're celebrating Austin Walk #200.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
“We should hang out sometime” is where most friendships die

May 22, 2026

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3 min read

“We should hang out sometime” is where most friendships die

The fix isn't a script. It's a reframe.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
The in-between is crowded

May 15, 2026

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3 min read

The in-between is crowded

Turns out, you're not the only one figuring it out.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
It's finally here

May 8, 2026

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5 min read

It's finally here

This is what we've all been waiting for.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
We loved this too much to rush it

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

We loved this too much to rush it

Now, something has changed.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Cameron Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan, +1
The question that ended a company

Apr 24, 2026

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3 min read

The question that ended a company

One walk. One stranger. One honest answer he could no longer ignore.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
Show up before the evidence does

Apr 17, 2026

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4 min read

Show up before the evidence does

What five people and an empty parking lot taught me about building a movement

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
The moment before you finally go

Apr 10, 2026

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9 min read

The moment before you finally go

She thought about joining for 101 Fridays. Last week, she got out of the car.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
The question people avoided at mile three

Apr 3, 2026

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9 min read

The question people avoided at mile three

Everyone laughed... and then changed the subject

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
The quiet devotion no one sees

Mar 27, 2026

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10 min read

The quiet devotion no one sees

Most people think this is about the walk. This is about what they don’t see.

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
16 small moments that feel like a hug

Mar 20, 2026

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10 min read

16 small moments that feel like a hug

Pulled straight from our host group chat

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
The walk that reframed a decade

Mar 13, 2026

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8 min read

The walk that reframed a decade

What happens when someone finally asks the right question

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
Your nervous system wants its village back

Mar 6, 2026

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9 min read

Your nervous system wants its village back

On digital loneliness, co-regulation, and the thing screens can't replicate

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
Your 10% is waiting

Feb 27, 2026

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9 min read

Your 10% is waiting

A conversation about loneliness, hollow friendships, and finding the ones who stay

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
How to ask someone to hang out (without making it weird)

Feb 20, 2026

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10 min read

How to ask someone to hang out (without making it weird)

Three moves that make new friendship feel less scary

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
The clock test for real connection

Feb 13, 2026

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8 min read

The clock test for real connection

If hours feel like minutes, you’re onto something

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
Discovery over debate

Feb 6, 2026

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8 min read

Discovery over debate

What makes conversations energizing (and what makes them exhausting)

Elle Beecher Hogan
Elle Beecher Hogan
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