Chris Schembra

Wow. What a story you have, by the way. The bravery it took and the courage to go out on your own and do what you're doing now. I got to see that in people. I got to have people like you around my dinner table who shared these amazing stories. The stories that they had achieved tremendous amount of success in their life, but they never thought to thank their third grade teacher.

Wow. What a story you have, by the way. The bravery it took and the courage to go out on your own and do what you're doing now. I got to see that in people. I got to have people like you around my dinner table who shared these amazing stories. The stories that they had achieved tremendous amount of success in their life, but they never thought to thank their third grade teacher.

They never thought to thank their grandfather that drove them to soccer practice. They never thought to thank their mother that never told them that she loved them. The mean ex-boss, that mean ex-girlfriend, that person who told them they'd never amount to nothing. These stories were real and had a way of normalizing whoever was at the dinner table, right?

They never thought to thank their grandfather that drove them to soccer practice. They never thought to thank their mother that never told them that she loved them. The mean ex-boss, that mean ex-girlfriend, that person who told them they'd never amount to nothing. These stories were real and had a way of normalizing whoever was at the dinner table, right?

They never thought to thank their grandfather that drove them to soccer practice. They never thought to thank their mother that never told them that she loved them. The mean ex-boss, that mean ex-girlfriend, that person who told them they'd never amount to nothing. These stories were real and had a way of normalizing whoever was at the dinner table, right?

We started hosting those dinners way early in our company. We started hosting those dinners just for free in our home for our friends. And Every week, people would pour in by the dozens. The rule was, simple rule, first time you come, you come alone. Second time you come, you bring a friend. After that, you're eligible to nominate someone. And so we'd have people just show up to the dinner table.

We started hosting those dinners way early in our company. We started hosting those dinners just for free in our home for our friends. And Every week, people would pour in by the dozens. The rule was, simple rule, first time you come, you come alone. Second time you come, you bring a friend. After that, you're eligible to nominate someone. And so we'd have people just show up to the dinner table.

We started hosting those dinners way early in our company. We started hosting those dinners just for free in our home for our friends. And Every week, people would pour in by the dozens. The rule was, simple rule, first time you come, you come alone. Second time you come, you bring a friend. After that, you're eligible to nominate someone. And so we'd have people just show up to the dinner table.

I didn't know who they were, but I'd Google them the next day and say, you're telling me that that person last night helped me make peanut butter and then cried around the dinner table talking about their dead dog, holy shit, we're onto something. And not only did the power of community save my life, but the power of gratitude.

I didn't know who they were, but I'd Google them the next day and say, you're telling me that that person last night helped me make peanut butter and then cried around the dinner table talking about their dead dog, holy shit, we're onto something. And not only did the power of community save my life, but the power of gratitude.

I didn't know who they were, but I'd Google them the next day and say, you're telling me that that person last night helped me make peanut butter and then cried around the dinner table talking about their dead dog, holy shit, we're onto something. And not only did the power of community save my life, but the power of gratitude.

So gratitude practice, not in a self-reflective way that just goes in a journal that nobody ever sees, but when you practice gratitude, in small group setting, it feels good to give, it feels good to receive, and it feels good to observe other people doing it. So that was saving my life. I had no choice but to continue it.

So gratitude practice, not in a self-reflective way that just goes in a journal that nobody ever sees, but when you practice gratitude, in small group setting, it feels good to give, it feels good to receive, and it feels good to observe other people doing it. So that was saving my life. I had no choice but to continue it.

So gratitude practice, not in a self-reflective way that just goes in a journal that nobody ever sees, but when you practice gratitude, in small group setting, it feels good to give, it feels good to receive, and it feels good to observe other people doing it. So that was saving my life. I had no choice but to continue it.

Yeah. So companies would call us way in, you know, way in those early days, companies would call us and essentially say two things. One, we have a really disconnected team or two. I'm looking to build better relationships with our external partners and clients and all that kind of stuff.

Yeah. So companies would call us way in, you know, way in those early days, companies would call us and essentially say two things. One, we have a really disconnected team or two. I'm looking to build better relationships with our external partners and clients and all that kind of stuff.

Yeah. So companies would call us way in, you know, way in those early days, companies would call us and essentially say two things. One, we have a really disconnected team or two. I'm looking to build better relationships with our external partners and clients and all that kind of stuff.

And so we'd fly all over the world, putting on these experiences, large or small, with a sole goal of helping them bring their people together and everybody crying. I know it sounds silly and crazy and kind of psychotic to say my goal is to make people cry, but that's literally proof that we're doing something right. That's our goal.

And so we'd fly all over the world, putting on these experiences, large or small, with a sole goal of helping them bring their people together and everybody crying. I know it sounds silly and crazy and kind of psychotic to say my goal is to make people cry, but that's literally proof that we're doing something right. That's our goal.

And so we'd fly all over the world, putting on these experiences, large or small, with a sole goal of helping them bring their people together and everybody crying. I know it sounds silly and crazy and kind of psychotic to say my goal is to make people cry, but that's literally proof that we're doing something right. That's our goal.