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Story time… ✨11.5 years ago I met Radha after an intro from Eli to launch @dybrkr in DC. It was a fringe idea then, so was sobriety and wellness. But we sold out the first event at my favorite club, then off to the races. A year later Radha went all in and built a team, and after a seminal Burning Man trip, I left DC for a new life in NYC.

I spent the next 10 years giving nights & weekends to this beautiful community project. The most fulfilling work of my life. I know because it (almost) never felt like work. More like service, an art project, or some prosocial revolution masking as a business.

We made a million people smile. 1,000+ events. Countless sunrises in the most iconic spaces. The memory slideshow brings easy tears… scenes from the long story arcs of each event: community organizing, post-game brunches, the exhaustion, the hilarity of dramas and resolutions — somehow it always worked out for us. Radha & Eli — I’ll miss finding each other on the dance floor just to say “it’s working” with a wink, knowing we had magic up our sleeves all along. 🪄

The relationships are the greatest gift… the most epic cast of characters across the world: producers, DJs, yogis, venue owners, and performing artists of every type. I’m so grateful for this tapestry of connections — thank you to all who said yes to our gregarious tactics of persuasion, you have a friend in me for life. 

No goodbyes, but this summer I transitioned from COO to advisor. It’s an exercise in ego death to walk away after a decade of my life, but I’m grateful for the rebirth, and confident the movement and team have never been stronger. To HQ and to the producers worldwide, I love you and can’t wait to see what you do next. :)

And to Radha & Eli — Thank you for the best years of my life. For the invitation, the collaboration, the family, the partnership, the alchemy. It’s all been once in a lifetime. I’m in awe of the world we built and so grateful to you for carrying the torch forward as loving parents. Words won’t do this justice... Till next time, shine on you crazy diamonds — Better and better, forever and ever. 

Thank you, @dybrkr family. See you on a dance floor soon. 💚
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