There's a joke that goes around the kitchen here: you come to Circles either to build something or to run away from something. We sat down with Michelle, who spent almost ten years in sustainability consulting before deciding it was time for a change, to hear why, for her, the answer was both. Below, she shares her story firsthand. Michelle, founder of Michelle Finds Freedom Tell us what you're working on and how it started. My name is Michelle, and I've worked in sustainability consulting...

Making friends as an adult might be the hardest thing nobody warns you about. We sat down with Ariela, originally from Ecuador and a former Circles House member, to hear how a genuinely lonely chapter of her life led to Happy to Gather, the events company she co-founded to turn strangers into real friends. Below, she shares her story firsthand. Ariela Grubel Tell us about Happy to Gather and how it began. I'm Ariela, I'm from Ecuador, and I'm the co-founder of Happy to Gather, a business in...

The best nights out often come down to being in the right room with the right people at the right time. We sat down with Jazmine, a designer who has called Barcelona home for eight years, to hear how one dead bar crawl in Berlin turned into Heat, the app she is now building to help people find exactly that room. Below, she shares her story firsthand, lightly edited from a recorded conversation for length and clarity. Jazmine Watkins Tell us about Heat and where the idea began. I'm Jazmine....