Coffee With Strangers

Kelli's at Pop's to grab coffee with Brian Marks. Brian is the founder of Bonfire, the platform that allows users to raise funds for their organization or sell custom apparel and co-founder of Belle Isle Moonshine. Both companies are Richmond-based but have reach across the world.

The Evelyn D. Reinhart Guest House offers an amazing service to families who have loved-ones in care at St. Mary's Hospital. Imagine having a loved-one injured or needing treatment hours away from home and you don't have the resources to stay in a hotel the whole time to be by their side at the hospital. The Reinhart Guest House is that home away from home for families who come to St. Mary's.

Kelli's at Pop's to gab coffee with hip hop musician Michael Millions. Michael's been part of the Richmond hip hop scene for almost 20 years and has no plans of slowing down. His work has been covered by every major hip hop publication, except Rolling Stone (but that's coming). He's got a dope hidden gem for Richmond pizza and so much more.

Kelli and Matt sit down for a quick update on how the team is coming with episode 100.

Kelli's the Diamond to grab coffee with Todd Parnell, otherwise known as Parney. Parney's the Vice President and COO of the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Over the past 9 years he's been a huge part of bringing baseball back to RVA and making Squirrels baseball something for everyone.

Kelli's at Pop's to grab coffee with Dorrie Smith. Dorrie's a gym owner, fitness trainer and body builder who'd been working at VCU until 2017 when she went full time into fitness.

Kelli's downtown at Pop's to grab coffee with Jesse Vaughan. Jesse's a filmmaker known for his work on In Living Color and having won 29 Emmys but when he's not in LA or on set, he's on campus at Virginia State.

Kelli's in Carytown to grab coffee with Amy Black. Amy's been in Richmond for 20 years and has been tattooing for 18 of those. Today she's got a full schedule of appointments ranging from full back or arm designs to mastectomy tattoos for breast cancer survivors.

Kelli's downtown to grab coffee with Herman Baskerville otherwise known as Big Herm. Herm's the owner of Big Herm's Kitchen & Catering on 2 Street in the heart of Jackson Ward and if you saw her article in Boomer magazine, you know what a staple Big Herm's is to Richmond's southern soul food scene.

Kelli's at Pop's to grab coffee with Scott Garka. Scott's the president of Culture Works, a non-profit helping brand Richmond as a regional arts & culture destination that the world is noticing.