The power of sober community in the workplace (a conversation w/ Earl Murphy, Soberforce President)
In this week's episode, DeAnn speaks with Earl Murphy, the current president of Soberforce—the peer-led sober community within Salesforce that was started during the pandemic.
Conversation Includes:
Earl's journey from deep entrenchment in drinking culture to leading a business resource group for sobriety at Salesforce.
Soberforce at Salesforce creates inclusive space for recovery and allyship.
Sobriety, workplace dynamics, and personal growth.
Educational insights on the realities of early sobriety and the impact of alcohol in the workplace emphasize the need for a stigma-free corporate culture.
Changing landscape of sobriety and the business value in creating recovery-friendly workplaces.
DeAnn shares a story of peer pressure and Sobriety-related insensitivity
Soberforce Mission Statement
Earl Murphy is the proud Dad of two beautiful children, Cora (5) and William (2), and a devoted Husband to his wife Audra. Earl is 42 years old, lives in New Hampshire, and serves as an Enterprise Account Executive at Salesforce, where he is also the President of Soberforce, a Business Resource Group supporting sobriety in the workplace.Earl's sobriety date is April 20, 2018, which was also his 37th birthday. Over the past 5-plus years, Earl has become a Dad twice over, lost over 80lbs, and continues to enjoy progress physically, mentally, and spiritually. In addition to being a Top Performer at Salesforce, Earl is a Member of The School of Grit, an elite Mastermind Community comprised of Men aspiring to show up best for the ones they love; the School of Grit delivers the Unbeatable Mind training made famous by former Navy SEAL, Mark Divine.In his free time, Earl is the Finance Chair for the local School Board and an All-Star baseball player in the 38+ Granite State Baseball League, a competitive league filled with former MLB superstars. Earl aims to live a fully integrated life today, anchored in sobriety and spread out across all facets of his life.
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