Shawn Dromgoole, the founder of We Walk With Shawn, the not-for-profit that unites and empowers people to connect regardless of race or circumstances. Shawn has once again teamed up with Sag Harbor’ residents Joyce Shulman and Eric Cohen, the co-founders of 99 Walks and Jetti Fitness to host the Second Annual Hamptons Walk with Shawn on Sunday, June 4th, 2023.
Together the trio will be inviting people to come together at Long Beach Sag Harbor to bring support and encourage community. There is no cost to participate in the 45-minute walk; participants just need to meet on the Noyak/south side of the parking lot at 7 AM.
More About Shawn
As a young black man, following the murder of Trayvon Martin, Ahmaud Arbery and other black men, Shawn was afraid to walk the streets of his gentrified community in Nashville, TN. A post he made on social media led to nearly a hundred neighbors showing up to walk with him. He decided to create similar walks as a powerful way to connect people, discuss important topics, and empower black and brown people through interaction and understanding.
Next up was a raft of national media coverage everywhere from People to CNN and the Washington Post and, more recently, on Rachel Ray and elsewhere. The walks continued and as a result, Shawn became convinced (as I am) that one of the most powerful ways to connect people and build community is for neighbors to walk together. He calls it “the walk sound” — what he describes as “the chatter I hear behind me when we are walking. That’s the sound of new relationships growing and communities being built.”
Shawn is on a mission to bring this power to as many communities as possible and he will once again be our guest for the Second Annual Walk with Shawn Hamptons weekend, June 3-4.
About Joyce Shulman
Joyce Shulman is the co-founder and CEO of 99 Walks and Jetti Fitness, two wellness and walking lifestyle brands each on a mission to forge connection and get a million women walking their way to better.
Throughout her personal and professional life, Joyce’s regular walking practice has been her key to managing stress, fueling creativity, and maintaining her health. After discovering that the research bears out all that she knew instinctively, Joyce and her husband, Eric Cohen, founded 99 Walks and Jetti Fitness to help women experience what recent studies have shown: walking can improve decision-making and executive function, combat depression, increase creativity and literally add years to one’s life.
In addition to being the “Pack Leader” at 99 Walks and Jetti Fitness, Joyce is the author of “Walk Your Way to Better, 99 Walks that Will Change Your Life,” a TEDx speaker, podcaster, and consultant for companies and women’s groups, where she shares her expertise about the power of authentic communities and the transformative impact of a consistent, intentional walking practice.
Joyce received her Bachelors in Business Management from the University of Maryland and her JD, Cum Laude, from St. John’s University School of Law. After law school, she spent more than a dozen years as a New York City lawyer before trading her legal career for an entrepreneurial journey focused on what mattered to her most: family, community, and empowering women to get healthy, happy, and chase their dreams.
She calls Sag Harbor, New York home where she lives with one husband, two teenagers, and a very sweet dog named Moose.
Keep up with Joyce via her website, at www.joyceshulman.com.
