Holly Glenn Whitaker, founder and CEO of Tempest (formerly Hip Sobriety), and Ruby Warrington, founder of The Numinous and author of new book Sober Curious, chat with a variety of founders and solopreneurs on how their relationship with substances affects their work and life. Mingle while enjoying delicious non-alcoholic drinks!
Ruby is a British writer, author and thought-leader currently located in NYC. Founder and Creative Director of cosmic lifestyle platform The Numinous, she is also the co-founder of “sober curious” events series Club SÖDA NYC. Her new book, Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Laser Focus, Limitless Presence, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol, is out now with HarperCollins.
Jamila Reddy (she/her/hers) is a Brooklyn-based, North-Carolina raised, Black, queer, Buddhist writer, healer, thinker, doer, and dreamer. She's an expert at helping people establish their vision and develop the courage to bring it into the world. Her obsession is
teaching others how to get out of their own way so they can see a path towards the life of their dreams.
Lorelei Bandrovschi, the founder of booze-free bar Listen Bar, started the concept on a dare. After forgoing alcohol for a month, Bandrovschi found that she loved going out booze-free. The only setback: the lack of places to go. So Bandrovschi set out to rewrite nightlife beyond alcohol. After the smashing success of its launch as a pop-up, Listen Bar is now hosting a #DryJanuary happy hour series and crowdfunding for a permanent location.
Matthew Cauble builds up company’s to heal people. He launched a new food called Soylent with three partners out of the startup incubator Ycombinator. After Soylent, Matthew realized how much booze influenced relationships in everybody’s lives and embarked on a mission to change how people commune. Thus was born Kin, a new euphoric that Jen Batchelor and company is serving up for humankind in 2019. Today, Matthew is focused on building up the heaven on earth with miracles that open new doors of perception.
