Prepared for
Four ways to fill your calendar
Options for finding and booking more dinners
Open the menuOtium · November 2026
Course 1 of 6 · Welcome
AperitivoYour hosts tonight
Who we are
Otium is about helping people get their time back. We build custom software, automation and AI for busy owners who know they need it. That is what we do best, and why we started Otium.
- We start with the biggest bottleneck. Then Brett and Cameron plan the process fix and the automation, one piece at a time.
- It is how we have worked with Category, Raise Away and TDI.
- We built Truffle Pig too. It finds the gala leads in Options 2 and 3.
Course 2 of 6 · Where you are
AntipastoWhat you asked for, and what is out there
What you asked for
- Dinner leads that turn into booked calls.
- Companies and retreats too, not only galas.
- More hotel stays, without more guest work.
- Dinners in Southern California first. Hotel stays can sell anywhere.
- Room to add the chef course later.
- Growth at a pace you can cook for.
What is out there
galas and fundraisers in Southern California in 2024, held by 5,384 nonprofits.
raised at those events in 2024.
Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule G, tax year 2024. Each filing names a nonprofit's two largest events, so the real count is higher.
Course 3 of 6 · Your options
PrimoFour ways to work with us
Tap an option to see everything that comes with it.
Course 4 of 6 · The math
SecondoWhat you make, next to what it costs
pay back the setup and your first month, with room left for food and travel.
a month after that, leads included. One booked dinner is over 400% of that.
five booked dinners in a month. That is over 2,000% of the monthly cost.
You do not need three galas. One gala can sell all three dinners.
Try it yourself
Dinners booked in a month, with Truffle Pig Plus. Tap a plate to set the number.
Changes with each dinner
That is over 2,100% of the monthly cost.
Stays the same
Figures use about $3,000 a booked dinner, before food, travel and your time. Five dinners is an example, not a forecast.
Course 5 of 6 · Next steps
DolceWhere we go from here
- 1
Pick the option that fits you.
- 2
For options 2 and 3, we open your Truffle Pig account at 50 leads a month.
- 3
For option 3, we hold a setup call, build it, and you approve the first emails before anything goes out.
- 4
For option 4, we hold a discovery call to start with another part of the business first.
Why now
Spring galas collect auction items early. Surf City Rotary's SPLASH gala on March 13, 2027 closes donations on February 13.
Course 6 of 6 · Your pick