of cute neighborhoods and I ’ m always scoping out different areas . I plan the walks in advance and I walk or drive the path . I make sure it ’ s quiet enough and it ’ s not next to busy roads so no one has to dodge traffic , you can hear each other talking and it ’ s a semi-easy walk . I don ’ t want anyone struggling or out of breath or walking up a thousand stairs or super steep hills , so I ’ m really methodical with it . … [ We meet ] the first Saturday of the month [ at ] 9 o ’ clock [ in the morning ]. And we walk typically from 9 to 10 and then meet at a cafe afterward , … and we have coffee and hang out .
LBM : What events do you host ? TK : It started as the Walking Club and then I added a Work Club , … where we get together every Thursday from 8-11 [ a . m .] at a different cafe … and we work together , side by side , and we network . And then I have a Church Club on Sundays where we just get coffee and walk to church together . And then
other events … are just collaborative events . The main purpose of the club for me is to form community while supporting our local community .
… We [ also ] do organic , farm-to-table , intimate dinners and that ’ s a series called Supper Club . Sometimes I have a professional chef , sometimes I just have someone who is a super good cook and really enthusiastic , and they ’ re familystyle meals but they ’ re insanely beautiful , really well curated — everything from start to finish is local and organic .
LBM : Why do you think the club has been so successful ? TK : The events are so specific to kindhearted , loving people that if you ’ re not of the same heart , you ’ re not going to come . Every time you come to an event , … it ’ s like you walk into a room with old friends . … So I think having that loving environment and being able to just wake up and go on a walk and make a new friend — it ’ s something so simple , but there ’ s so much thought behind it that makes it such a good experience .
LBM : What plans do you have for the future ? TK : It would be so nice to have a full day with everyone instead of a few hours and to really dig deep in all these practices that we try to cultivate . But besides that , the usual business stuff like merch and more community events — but I just really want to get more people involved and uplift more businesses as I ’ m growing .
LBM : What do you think makes Laguna so special ? TK : I can ’ t go anywhere without seeing a familiar face . I grew up in Ohio in a really tiny town in the country and I haven ’ t had that feeling since I moved to California . It seems like everything ’ s so large , I don ’ t ever really get to know my neighbors . … It ’ s just so nice to be able to go to any random event or go to church or … the grocery store and have a friend [ there ]. g
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