On this episode of Real Talks on the Rocks, I sit down with Collin Young, who is both a coffee roaster and coffee shop owner. His shop is called Motivat and is located in Oakland, CA. Collin talks about the WHY people who consume major coffee brands area really missing out on enjoying a much better product for a similar price! Making great coffee is akin to making great wine-sometimes the best product comes from the smallest player! Collin also talks the decision to open his own coffee shop and his secondary passion of helping out underprivileged youth. 

You can reach out to Collin on his Instagram at: 

https://instagram.com/motivatcoffee 

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Chapter List: 

00:00-Preview 

00:35-Intro 

01:05-Why a coffee shop? 

05:55-Why local coffee is better than Starbucks 

09:00-Nobody knows 

11:40-Vetting coffee bean suppliers 

16:20-Being a small business owner 

20:00-Owning a business AND raising 4 kids 

25:50-The 5-year plan 

28:05-The role of religion in peoples life 

35:00-Individualism 

37:00-Building Trust 

43:35-How Collin views “retirement” 

50:00-Taking care of your elders 

53:20-Staying fit to stay healthy longer 

58:25-Balancing life 

1:02:10-men and women communicate differently 

1:07:00-Do people rely on the church too much? 

1:14:45-The hardest part of owning a business 

1:18:50-Choosing Oakland to start a business 

1:24:00-Perfecting the latté 

1:25:40- the origins of “Motivat” 

1:31:25-The future of Motivat Coffee 

1:33:15-Involvement in the community 

1:38:00-Saving the underprivileged youth