11/14/2024
I want to extend my gratitude to several people that made Elsewhere a reality š
To our incredibly hard-working managers for holding the fort down and remaining positive during this transition. Josh and Tracy have been key leaders in our business since they started, and I am personally so grateful for their unwavering positivity and incredible support until the very end.
To our investors, all of whom remained silent stakeholders during our five-year project. Many of them are friends and family, while others are simply supporters of big breweries who believed in our vision. They supported our dream back in 2017 and stood by Sam and me through some very tough years. We are fortunate to say that each of them has been incredibly kind, patient, and genuinely wanted the best for us, making this ending a bit easier to bear as they witnessed our struggles over the years.
To our friends and family who continued to come out and support as much as physically possible, never expecting a free pint, and always uplifting us in and outside of Elsewhere.
Last but not least, I want to thank Sam, my husband and business partner. Youāve sacrificed so much over the last seven years, including when I asked if we could put our lives in storage to travel the world and develop our brewery brand. Having served in the Army for the previous ten years, he was exhausted from traveling, yet he still took me up on it. He supported my vision of creating a beautiful space that appealed to all types of folks, and trusted me with any outlandish event I insisted we host. He took on the most stressful role in the company and continued to push through the mental challenges over the last five years with many sleepless nights. As business partners, we sacrificed aspects of our relationship, and I feel so lucky to come out of this still holding love and respect for each other. I believe our experience with Elsewhere has only made us stronger as we move into parenthood.
Elsewhere will return in another form someday. In the meantime be sure to keep follow us and follow along (more plans for this!) If you ever want to get in touch, please reach out at [email protected]