About Us

The Team

Jeff Krasno
Soul

Sean Hoess
Brains

Schuyler Grant
Muse

Abbey Ley
Painter

Andrea Donez
Pennypincher

Arthur Shim
Webmaker

924 Ashley Campbell
Oracle

Chris Cuevas
Bodyguard

 

Dana Jensen
Cattleroper

 

Jessica Roach
Connector

Jodi Blea
Dealmaker

Karina Mackenzie
Mother of Good Times



Katie Frayler
Girl Friday

Lydia Berg-Hammond
Howdypartner


Maria Gotay
Paint-by-numbers


Olivia Millman
Deputy Digerati

Rachel Drudi
Studiomaven

Wanderlust was created by three friends with a long and deep relationship:  the 20+ year husband-and-wife duo of Jeff Krasno and Schuyler Grant, and their mutual friend (and Jeff's business partner of over a decade), Sean Hoess. We all met back in college during the dark ages of the late 80s. Long before Wanderlust existed, we loved to throw a good party, and that hasn't changed much. 

But Wanderlust is more than a party. While it's a great time, from the beginning we wanted to infuse it with meaning. We saw an opportunity to create an event that is fun but also based on a series of underlying ideals. We hoped to create a unique event where attendees were actually participants, an event where people left feeling better than when they came, an event that could be - at the very least - a good time and - at the most – personally transformative.

Finding a clear and concise purpose is a process both for a business and an individual. It's very hard to distill & it can change. For Wanderlust, our core purpose is to create community around shared values. It has been incredibly gratifying to see such a large community growing around the pillars of mindful living - yoga, the arts, personal spirituality, environmentalism, organics and conscious consumerism - and to know that Wanderlust is becoming a central gathering point for this community.

The cauldron of talent at Wanderlust never ceases to amaze us and while we continue to seek out diverse and gifted artists, teachers, speakers and leaders – it often feels like the festival is being equally shaped by the talent of its participants. The scholars, buskers, acroyogis, hoopers, and artists that have organically integrated into the event have created the kind of exchange of ideas and energy that could never be replicated by any traditional festival or concert experience.

Wanderlust continues to evolve to include a broader range of experiences, including hiking, biking, running and other outdoor activities, a more diverse array of lectures, expanded food and wine events, movement & burlesque workshops, and even a community garden project. Wherever possible, these new activities will involve interaction and interactivity, so our attendees can learn and create as part of the event.

Wanderlust 2013 will be bigger and better than ever. There's a lot to do, and many more locations to do it at.  We hope you can come take advantage of all of it, but don't plan too much. Always allow yourself wander, because life's most beautiful moments come in the spaces.