We’re currently on the calendar for THURSDAY night at Pizza Luce. Low-key. Easy. Pizza + good humans. Before I lock it all the way in, quick pulse check: Would you rather 🍕 Keep THURSDAY night pizza ☕ Switch to a Saturday morning coffee hang Comment 🍕 or ☕ and I’ll go with the group. Either way, the goal is the same: being together. Joy is better in community.

MN friends 💛 Sending so much love to our community today. This week has reminded us why community matters - why showing up, checking in, and standing together is everything. If you’ve been feeling heavy, you’re not alone. If you’ve been feeling hopeful, share that too. We hold it all here. And speaking of being together… Who’s coming to brunch on the 18th? 🥐☕️ Good food. Real connection. Big Minnesota hearts. Drop a 💛 if you’ll be there or if you’re sending love from wherever you are.

I’m inviting you to celebrate the launch of my book, Joy Is the Strategy, but more than that, I’m inviting you into a night of connection, laughter, and being together in real life. Mark your calendars for February 11 from 5pm - 7pm at the Roseville Public Library. Register here! This isn’t a formal book event. It’s a joy-forward gathering. Real people. Real conversations. The kind of energy that reminds you why community matters and why Minnesota really does do this best. If you’ve ever been part of a Skool thread, a coffee meetup, a walk, a brainstorm, or a laugh-until-your-cheeks-hurt moment with this group - you already belong in this room. Come solo. Bring a friend. Stay for five minutes or the whole night. Just come as you are. Joy is the strategy and it’s even better when we choose it together. Can’t wait to see MN show up like only MN can. 💛

However you’re spending today - quietly or loudly, solo or surrounded, in pajamas or dressed up - I hope it’s filled with warmth, ease, and a few moments that make you smile. You’re right where you’re meant to be today. PS: Go Vikings! 💜🏈

2026 is right around the corner it’s time to start planning Skool events that join forces and create more opportunities for people to congregate and share ideas on how to put Minnesota on the map starting in January. Nothing better than meeting new people and talk about their ideas and put them into motion