Derek is a hospitality lifer who, after decades of being a bartender, sommelier and founding groundbreaking cocktail bars like The Colombia Room in Washington DC, transitioned in 2018 to being an advocate for no- and low-alcohol cocktails and wellness in general, training as an NASM coach, founding Positive Damage, Inc., and co-founding the Mindful Drinking Fest. Derek's an old friend and it was a joy to shoot the shit for several hours, especially as Dry January looms. We cover everything from Ozempic, beer goggles, the secret sorrow of your kid taking up soccer, Derek's viciously competitive streak that emerges playing Uno, non-alc beers, polishing your shoes if you're wearing a suit, how to get through Day 1 on the wagon, and there's a heartwarmingly wholesome story about Derek's teenage encounter with the late Shane McGowan. Come onboard!

Derek's brand-new  NASM course on Mindful Drinking: https://www.nasm.org/continuing-education/mindful-drinking

Derek's company Positive Damage, Inc.'s website: http://www.positivedamageinc.com

Derek on IG: https://www.instagram.com/positivedamageinc/

Derek on X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveDMG

Buy Derek's book "Mindful Mixology": https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Mixology-Comprehensive-Low-Alcohol-Cocktails/dp/0847871274/

Buy Derek's other book, "Spirit Sugar Water Bitters": https://bookshop.org/p/books/spirits-sugar-water-bitters-how-the-cocktail-conquered-the-world-derek-brown/12299980?ean=9780847861460

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