SOBR - Dan Brandt

Dan Brandt is a father, a husband, and an entrepreneur who says he likes to think of himself as a kind, decent person who tries to do the next right thing. 

Dan stopped drinking when he was 35 years old and he is now 56. He didn't lose his job, he didn't have a string of arrests, but he had seen alcoholism around him and he knew he was on a bad path. And he knew that he needed help.

Dan joined a 12-step program and surrounded himself with others who were pursuing sobriety, too. Along the way he has had a couple detours in his recovery and those detours have always happened when he didn't have that support network around him.

He lives by the motto, "Keep your side of the street clean." Control what you can control. Don't lie to others. Don't lie to yourself.

Many thanks to the Minnesota State Arts Board and the arts and cultural heritage fund for supporting this work.

John Noltner is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.