A membership for founders and educators who love travel and are done building alone.
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What’s included in your D2C Travel Crew Membership
🍹 Cocktails & Dreams Happy Hours
Our signature poolside meetups, 2–4 PM, in Charlotte and the Lehigh Valley. Come as you are. Leave with three new people in your corner.
💬 The connection Credit Card Holder for the back of your phone, mailed to your door
When you sign up, we mail you a Credit Card Holder as your membership card built for real-world connection — a simple green light / red light system that lets you signal, without any awkwardness, whether you’re open to a conversation right now or just here to recharge. No forced networking. No small talk you didn’t sign up for. Just an honest, low-pressure way to find your people in the room.
📲 Pop-up invites, sent straight to your phone
Spontaneous happy hours, pickup sports and rec games, and other just-for-fun group meetups — texted to you when they’re happening, so you’re never left wondering what you missed.
🧠 5-minute trainings, built for how busy you actually are
Short, practical lessons made specifically for founders and for educators — the two audiences we know best, because we’ve been both. No hour-long webinars. Just five minutes you can actually find time for.
🛍️ Exclusive member merch
Because when you find your people, you want something that says you’re one of them.
✈️ An invite to our monthly travel events
Every month, members get first access to our curated travel gatherings — the same kind of kismet, visionary-minds travel experiences D2C Travel Crew is built around.
You’re Invited to Join the Crew
If you’re a founder who hasn’t had a real conversation about your business in weeks. If you’re a teacher who gives everything to a classroom and comes home with nothing left in the tank for yourself. If you’ve ever thought, I just want to be around people who are developing the next big thing— this program is built for you.
Ready to stop building alone?
Join Cocktails & Dreams Happy Hours — $150/year.
Charlotte, NC and the Lehigh Valley, PA. Presented by D2C Travel Crew, in partnership with Meet Friendz.
Your membership credit card holder ships as soon as you sign up. First happy hour details land in your inbox and your inbox alone.
FAQs
Who is this Program for?
I know what it’s like to sit with an idea and no one to say it out loud to.
Before I built D2C Travel Crew, I stood in front of classrooms. I know that feeling of pouring everything you have into other people all day, and then going home to a quiet house with nobody to ask “does this make sense?”
Founder life is the same kind of lonely, just with worse hours and no bell to tell you when the day is over.
Here’s what nobody warns you about: creativity doesn’t survive in isolation. The best ideas I’ve ever had didn’t happen at my desk. They happened in a conversation, over a drink, with someone who understood the weight of building something from nothing — a teacher who saw a hundred kids a day and still felt invisible, or a founder who hadn’t had an adult conversation that wasn’t about invoices in a week.
That’s why I built this community
What is Cocktails and Dreams?
Cocktails & Dreams Happy Hours is a membership community for founders, entrepreneurs, and educators who want their people back — the ones who understand the hustle, the doubt, and the dream, without you having to explain any of it.
We’re kicking things off poolside, 2–4 PM, in Charlotte, NC and the Lehigh Valley, PA, in partnership with Meet Friendz, a community built on the same belief we are: you find your best ideas, your best partnerships, and honestly your best friends when you’re in a room with people who get it for only $150 for the year.
What is Cocktails & Dreams Happy Hours?
It’s a yearly membership for founders, entrepreneurs, and educators who want real community — not another networking event. For $150 a year, you get access to happy hours, pop-up group activities, exclusive merch, quick trainings, and monthly travel events. It’s built by D2C Travel Crew in partnership with Meet Friendz.
Where do the happy hours take place?
Right now, we’re hosting in two markets: Charlotte, NC and the Lehigh Valley, PA. Happy hours run at local bars which we will message you about typically from 2–4 PM. As the community grows, we’ll be expanding to new cities.
How much does membership cost?
$150 for a full year of membership. That covers your Cocktails & Dreams Happy Hours access, your membership card, pop-up event invites, merch eligibility, trainings, and monthly travel event invitations.
What do I actually get for $150 a year?
Your membership includes:
- Entry to our signature Cocktails & Dreams poolside happy hours
- A physical membership card mailed to your door, with a simple green light / red light system so you can signal whether you’re open to connecting or just there to unwind
- Text alerts for spontaneous pop-up happy hours, pickup sports, and other group activities
- 5-minute trainings built specifically for founders and educators
- Access to exclusive member merch
- An invitation to our monthly travel events
What is the membership credit card holder, and what does the green light / red light mean?
When you join, we mail you a physical credit card holder connection card for the back of your phonoe. At any happy hour or meetup, you can flip your phone to the back (card holder up) if you’re open to meeting new people and talking shop, or put your phone screen up if you’re there to recharge and would rather not be approached. It’s a low-pressure way to connect on your own terms — no forced small talk, no guessing.
Who is this membership for?
Founders, entrepreneurs, and educators — anyone who’s felt the particular loneliness of giving everything to their work and having no one nearby who really understands it. If you’ve ever wished you had people looking for the next big thing, this is for you.
How will I know about pop-up happy hours and other events?
Once you’re a member, you’ll get pop-up invites by text — spontaneous happy hours, pickup sports and recreational activities, and other group meetups, sent as they’re scheduled.
What are the 5-minute trainings?
Short, practical lessons built specifically for the two audiences we know best: founders and educators. No hour-long webinars — just quick, useful trainings you can actually fit into your day.
Is this connected to travel with D2C Travel Crew?
Yes. Members get invited to our monthly travel events, the same kind of curated, kismet group travel experiences D2C Travel Crew is known for. It’s a natural extension of the community — from happy hour to the airport.
Who is Meet Friendz, and what’s their role in this?
Meet Friendz is our partner in bringing Cocktails & Dreams Happy Hours to life. They share our belief that founders and educators do their best thinking, and find their best people, when they’re in a room designed for real connection rather than forced networking.
How do I sign up?
Reserve your membership through this link. Once you join, your membership card holder ships right away, and you’ll receive details for the next happy hour in your area by email.
Can I join if I’m not a founder or a teacher?
Cocktails & Dreams is built with founders and educators in mind, since that’s who we understand best — but if you’re building something on your own and feel that same pull toward community, you’re welcome at the table. You are probably a visionary and you just don’t know it yet.