About Me

Hi, I'm Adrian. My resume says I'm an engineer turned salesman, turned biotech co-founder, who's currently on sabbatical.

Somewhere in my early 30’s I started to find myself in rooms full of people I liked, laughing into the early morning, but returning home feeling depleted and lonely. I had become a professional at small talk, and when I was on, I could charm groups of people all night. At the start of my career I loved this, but eventually the enjoyment wore off.

This was due to a number of things I’ve been working through in therapy, but I started to realize that what I valued in my close relationships - and was missing in a lot of my other connections - was intimacy; connecting past the small talk where people were willing to be vulnerable with one another. Over the past few years I’ve spent a lot of time and energy trying to improve my emotional literacy and I’ve found my friendships have become deeper, my interactions with strangers more enjoyable, and my life a lot less lonely. I’ve found that, not only are people willing to “go there" with me, but they seem to enjoy it themselves.

For the past two years I've been dreaming up an event where people meet strangers, and even if they never see one another again, they might come away feeling energized and a little more connected to humanity. The type of event that might leave neighbors knowing more than their kid's name and what they do for work. And if people come away feeling a little more comfortable being vulnerable with loved ones and strangers, even better.