How the Gathering Economy Actually Works

Lessons from 20 conversations in 2025—what to carry forward, and why it matters.

These are the interviews I published in 2025 with people who shape gatherings from the inside out. Each conversation stands on its own, offering a lesson about influence, trust, warmth, design, and the quiet mechanics of how rooms actually work. Taken together, they reflect this moment in the gathering economy—what we’re questioning, what we’re rebuildi…