Episode 41: Bigger Than Alcohol with Josh James
Josh is a career bartender who decided to take a year off of drinking to see what would happen. Along the way he began exploring AF beverage options and decided to record 50 YouTube reviews of NA products. Now 3 years into this project and his own alcohol-free life,, Josh has opened Ocean Beach Cafe, the largest NA bottle shop on the West Coast and one of the only brick and mortar sober bars in the United States. Ocean Beach Cafe serves as home base while Josh continues to explore the more than 300 NA beverages from around the world that have hit the market in recent years. Josh takes his passion to the streets with sober meet ups and teaching people how to rebrand sobriety. Follow him on IG at Josh the non-alcoholic and be sure and check out Ocean Beach Cafe when you visit SF!
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Links/Resources Mentioned
Ocean Beach Cafe, San Francisco
Raising Your Vibration podcast episode
Josh's IG account: joshthenonalcoholic
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Highlights:
- A former bartender takes one year off drinking
- Rehab and mind expansion
- Ocean Beach Cafe is born
- Changing the way we socialize
- Social Lounges of the future
- Rebranding Sobriety