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We’ll Be Okay.
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WE’LL BE OKAY. Sometimes a few simple words find you at exactly the right moment. We’ll be okay. Not because everything is perfect. Not because every plan works. And definitely not because we know exactly what comes next. We’ll be okay because there is always another person to meet, another conversation to have, another idea to explore, and another first step to take. That idea has been sitting with me. Because when I think about what we’re building at MEAT Hospitality Group, that’s really what I want these gatherings to give people: Possibility. Imagine walking into a dinner without knowing exactly who you’re going to meet. You sit beside someone you probably never would have met otherwise. You start talking. Maybe you tell them about an idea you’ve had for years. Maybe they know someone who can help. Maybe the two of you realize you should build something together. Or maybe none of that happens. Maybe you simply have a great meal and a conversation that makes you look at something differently. That matters too. We can create the room. We can bring interesting, curious people together. We can give everyone a reason to talk. But we can’t predict what happens after that. And I’m starting to believe that’s part of what makes this exciting. We don’t promise the outcome. We create the place where it can begin. And if you come back again? That’s another room. Another person. Another conversation. Another first step. Because your first step doesn’t have to happen only once. You can keep taking them throughout your life. And the thing I want most as we build MEAT Hospitality Group isn’t to be the only person who succeeds. I want to hear that two people met at one of our tables and started something. I want to hear that somebody finally acted on an idea. I want to hear that a connection made someone’s work—or someone’s life—a little better. Because success is a lot more interesting when we get to watch other people succeed with us. When I grow, we grow. So whatever you’re figuring out right now, you don’t need every answer today. Stay curious. Stay open. Talk to somebody. Share the idea. Take the first step. And then take another. We’ll be okay. 💚 People. Purpose. Places. — Holden |
Little Wins
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LITTLE WINS August 17–21, 2026 BUILDING. REFINING. MOVING FORWARD. This week wasn’t about one giant moment. It was about continuing to build the pieces around MEAT and making the vision clearer, more useful, and more real. MEAT KEPT GETTING CLEARER We continued shaping what MEAT is supposed to become: A platform that helps people organize their lives, take action, connect with others, and get rewarded for actually participating in the real world. The idea keeps getting simpler at the center:...
Last week reminded me that sometimes progress doesn’t arrive as one giant breakthrough. It comes from a bunch of little moments that start connecting. 💚 An Opportunity From Portugal One of the coolest moments of the week was meeting with the team behind Grandma’s Table, an early supper club concept from Portugal interested in potentially bringing an experience to New York. Even crazier? They told me they discovered MEAT Hospitality Group through ChatGPT. We had a great conversation about our...
LITTLE WINS | AUGUST 3–7 💚 Some weeks aren’t about one giant breakthrough. They’re about showing up enough times that eventually the breakthrough has somewhere to land. This week was one of those weeks. Over 100 doors. I prospected more than 100 places for work this week. Some conversations lasted a few seconds. Others opened doors. Most won’t turn into anything immediately. But that’s prospecting. You don’t know which conversation becomes the one that changes something. You just keep...