I'm the CEO of a mocktail company. I embrace the art of puttering and balance the 'yucky' part of business with creativity.

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the CEO of Mingle Mocktails poses with her product
Laura Taylor.

Mingle Mocktails

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Laura Taylor, the 54-year-old founder and CEO of Mingle Mocktails, based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

I started drinking at 14, and it became a dangerous habit for more than 55 years. I'm finally sober at 70.

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Barbara Face
From left: Barbara Face pictured as a teenager when she first started drinking, at the height of her alcoholism, and sober, as she is today.

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