Episode 47: Sober not Somber: Journey to Create a Healthy Drinking Culture
Release Date: 05/26/2023
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Episode 47: Sober not Somber: Journey to Create a Healthy Drinking Culture
City Girl Empower Hour
A perfect ending to season 3, this week we’re excited to share Jen Gilhoi’s experiences, and the ‘saving grace’ coffee has had in her journey, now her beverage of choice! Jen’s 20 plus years in Minneapolis and St. Paul as a marketing and communications professional have helped make her an advocate and creator for healthy social experiences that decentralize alcohol, as a result of the challenges she’s navigated. She is the epitome of what a positive alcohol-free lifestyle can lead to. A seasoned strategist and founder of Sparktrack and Zero Proof Collective, we...
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Episode 45: The Wine Episode
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Do you enjoy a nice cabernet or a cold glass of Rosé? Or maybe you wish you could take a permanent trip to wine country?? Our guest this week has carved out a little piece of Napa Valley on a main street in Minnesota. Born and raised in Minnesota, Ali moved to California & fell in love with wine and wanted to bring a slice of the Golden State back to the Midwest. The Vine Room is a fun welcoming wine bar also offering workshops & wine education classes; The Vine Shop next door is a curated bottle shop focusing on sustainably produced domestic wines and has the coolest wine club...
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Every entrepreneur has been there. Balancing the health of your business with your personal health and the wellbeing of the many employees, customers and partners who depend on your business every day. It’s especially difficult for entrepreneurs with mission-driven businesses who balance an obligation to the bottom line with the goal to make a meaningful difference in the world. City Girl Empower Hour host and City Girl Coffee Founder Alyza Bohbot James discusses this delicate balance with Carley Kammerer, Founder and Executive Director of Wildflyer Coffee. Founded in 2017, Wildflyer is a...
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info_outlineA perfect ending to season 3, this week we’re excited to share Jen Gilhoi’s experiences, and the ‘saving grace’ coffee has had in her journey, now her beverage of choice! Jen’s 20 plus years in Minneapolis and St. Paul as a marketing and communications professional have helped make her an advocate and creator for healthy social experiences that decentralize alcohol, as a result of the challenges she’s navigated.
She is the epitome of what a positive alcohol-free lifestyle can lead to. A seasoned strategist and founder of Sparktrack and Zero Proof Collective, we will use her experiences to dig deep into shedding the shame and the empowerment sobriety has resulted in regaining power to take her life back. Her soon to be launched Tedx talk brings awareness to alcohol misuse and the power of uncoupling its use with activities.
So grab your favorite cup of coffee and sit back and listen. It is worth what you will learn about the power of a no-foam americano and cold brew has on one's journey to conquer an addiction to alcohol.
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