Sans Bar is one of the first alcohol-free bars to open in the U.S. and was started by founder Chris Marshall. After getting sober in 2007 and working in the treatment industry, Chris started Sans Bar to provide a place that serves alcohol-free beverages in a safe and welcoming environment where people can gather, socialize, and grow as a community whatever their relationship to alcohol. Chris is also a master mocktail creator and in this episode we get into: 1) Where the idea for Sans Bar came from and diving into its roots in social connection sans booze 2) Some of Chris’s favorite alcohol-free drinks including a Sober Libre or watermelon Nojito he’s created 3) What are key non-alcoholic drink ingredients (and some of Chris’s favorites) to use when making delicious non-alcoholic cocktails 4) His take on trends of where the non-alcoholic beverage industry is headed 5) This impact of COVID-19 and the social injustice of 2020 on business and what this looks like for connecting with others in the future.