FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Santa Clarita, California — April 27, 2026

CAREGD has been named Diamond Sponsor of the 3rd Annual Talk Derby To Me, taking place May 2, 2026 at Sand Canyon Country Club in Santa Clarita, California.

The event brings together more than 250 professionals, business owners, influencers, and community leaders in a high-energy environment built for visibility and interaction.

Inside that environment, CAREGD is introducing its signature activation:

The Check-In Lounge

A live experience designed to do something most events don’t:

Create a moment where people actually connect.

Designed for Contrast

While the main event is built for movement, attention, and social energy, the Check-In Lounge creates a deliberate shift:

– a space for real conversation
– an environment where presence stands out
– a move from surface interaction to meaningful connection

In a room built for attention, this becomes the place people remember.

A Room That Drives Opportunity

Talk Derby To Me is more than a social event — it’s a curated room of influence.

Guests include:

– business owners and operators
– professionals with purchasing power
– influencers and creators
– community leaders and connectors

That creates direct access to:

– high-value relationships
– potential clients and collaborators
– organic content opportunities
– connections that extend beyond the event

Built Into the Experience

The Check-In Lounge is not a standalone installation.

It is embedded into the flow of the event through:

– intentional placement
– natural guest movement
– proximity to key moments

This changes how people engage — and what they take with them after.

“We don’t create the conversation — we create the moment before someone is ready to have one,” said Lisa Williams, Founder of CAREGD.

Event Details

Talk Derby To Me
May 2, 2026
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sand Canyon Country Club, Santa Clarita, California

About CAREGD

CAREGD is a for-profit emotional infrastructure company designed to scale how people check in across real life — at work, at home, and inside live experiences.

Through signature experiences like the Check-In Lounge and Drop the Weight, CAREGD creates structured moments that help people recognize what they’re carrying and connect in a way that actually lands.

Each interaction is supported by a data layer — turning real-time check-ins into insights that help organizations, communities, and environments better understand the headspace of their people.

In spaces where most interaction stays on the surface, CAREGD builds the layer beneath it — where pressure is noticed earlier, conversations happen sooner, and care becomes something people know how to give, receive, and act on in real time.