Meet the Founder

Tima Kraus is the founder of Social Butterfly Los Angeles, a modern sober social club where music, coffee, and meaningful connection converge.

 

Born in the old world and shaped by a deep sense of culture, ritual, and human connection, Tima carries with her an instinctive understanding of how communities are formed — not through excess, but through presence. Her journey eventually led her to Los Angeles, a city whose creative pulse and openness offered the perfect canvas for her vision.

 

With a distinguished career spanning fashion, beauty, and entrepreneurship, Tima has built and led multiple businesses rooted in aesthetics, refinement, and contemporary lifestyle values. Her work in fashion and makeup cultivated a sharp editorial eye — an appreciation for mood, texture, light, and atmosphere — elements that now define the understated elegance of Social Butterfly.

 

At her core, Tima is a curator of people and experiences.

 

She is drawn to those who live intentionally: creative thinkers, business professionals, wellbeing practitioners, devoted parents, and young adults committed to personal growth. She believes that true luxury today is not loud or indulgent — it is conscious, calm, and connected.

 

A devoted advocate of holistic living, Tima practices yoga and Pilates, values balance and movement, and embraces nourishment as a form of self-respect. She has a particular love for natural, organic drinks, thoughtful food, and moments that invite the nervous system to soften rather than stimulate. More often than not, she can be found in Los Angeles’ most chic cafés — matcha in hand, music in the background — immersed in conversation and observation.

 

Social Butterfly emerged organically from her own lifestyle: evenings spent gathering people in beautiful spaces, where conversation flows easily, music hums softly, and no one feels the need to escape themselves.

 

Social Butterfly is not nightlife — it is a lifestyle.

 

Through curated gatherings held between early evening and nightfall, Tima offers a modern alternative to traditional social scenes. A place where connection feels elegant, where creativity is shared, and where people leave feeling energized — not depleted.

 

Her vision is quietly powerful:

To build a vibrant, refined community where wellbeing and social life coexist effortlessly, and where connection becomes a ritual rather than an afterthought.

 

 

 

Founder’s Reflection

 

 

“I believe the most meaningful social experiences happen when people feel grounded, present, and seen. Social Butterfly is my way of creating spaces where that kind of connection feels natural — over music, coffee, and intention.”