There’s a Blue Bottle coffee shop in most LA, SF and NYC neighborhoods — but it wasn’t always that way. James Freeman, the founder of Blue Bottle, saw a need in the coffee community, rolled up his sleeves, and began to fill it. Humble and hardworking beginnings resonated with coffee lovers and put him on the path to the Blue Bottle we know today. If you’re an entrepreneur or looking to turn a passion into profit, this episode is full of real words of wisdom from a person that has learned by doing; as James said himself, his early days growing his business was his MBA.