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Optimists Club July 2026

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Andy DeMeo and Kaelli Gehrung
Jul 21, 2026
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Happy July Optimists Club!

Excited to share our next live show is coming up on Wednesday August 12 in Concord, NH. I’ll be sharing again this week to our full list of 2,000+, but you all (114 and counting!) are the inner circle of optimists : )

Get your tickets here, use code SAVE50 for a discount!

Come watch me somersault (literally) into a conversation with 4 local business leaders about how they do well while doing good.

The panel will feature:

  • Ben Conniff: Co-founder, Luke’s Lobster

  • Julianna Dodson: Executive Director, Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship (and past Granite Goodness guest!)

  • Emily Warren: Director of People & Culture, W.S. Badger Company

  • Cody Whelan: Co-founder, Treeline Outfitters (and past Granite Goodness guest!)

We’ll be collaborating with our friends at NH Businesses for Social Responsibility for this event, showcasing how these people and their organizations are changing the game on:

  • Creating real “third spaces”

  • Environmental stewardship & sustainability

  • Reimagining rural economies

  • Youth career paths

…and more, brought to you in classic Granite Goodness fashion. As always we’ll also be joined by acclaimed local indie-folk rockstars Sneaky Miles, whose music we use for the podcast.

Check out our first two live shows if you want to get a sense of what they’re like:

3S Artspace Local Podcasters Night

Rex Theatre

Hope to see you there!

Now please enjoy some fresh good news from around the globe. Here are seven of my favorite stories lately:

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