Brett Lovins of Sober Curious Consulting and his wife standing on a beach.

About Sober Curious Consulting

Sober Curious Consulting helps organizations build Recovery Friendly Workplaces that work in the real world. This work focuses on practical readiness. Not slogans. Not theory. Clear guidance for leaders. Clear pathways for employees. Fewer surprises. Less risk.

About Brett Lovins

Brett Lovins is the founder of Sober Curious Consulting and a nationally recognized voice on Recovery Friendly Workplace practices.

Before this work became his profession, it was personal.

Brett spent years as a high-performing employee while quietly struggling with substance use. He also knows what it’s like to get sober inside a demanding corporate environment and try to succeed without hiding. That lived experience now shapes how he works with leaders, managers, and teams.

Inside Cisco Systems, a global company of more than 80,000 employees, Brett helped spark and lead an employee-driven Recovery Friendly Workplace effort. That work required navigating real organizational risk, skeptical leaders, policy boundaries, and culture change at scale.

Today, Brett works with HR teams, safety leaders, unions, and operators across industries, especially construction and safety-sensitive environments, to move organizations from uncertainty to clarity.

How Brett works

Brett’s approach is practical and grounded. He does not turn managers into counselors or organizations into treatment centers.

The focus is on:

  • Clear leadership guidance

  • Consistent responses to real situations

  • Early support before issues escalate

  • Respect for accountability, safety, and boundaries

The goal is healthier people and more stable workplaces.

Credentials and experience grounding this work

  • CFAA-HR – Certified Facilitator in Addiction Awareness for HR & Managers

  • Certified Facilitator – Crucial Conversations

  • Certified Suicide Prevention Trainer – QPR Gatekeeper

  • Dare to Lead™ Trained – Brené Brown

  • Podcaster – Addiction & Recovery Conversations

  • Recovery Friendly Workplace SME – Washington Recovery Alliance

  • Ambassador – Shatterproof

  • Certified Recovery Coach - CCAR

  • Board of Directors - Recovery Beyond

  • Founder - Sober Curious at Cisco ERG