Find Your Summit

Today's story features Summit Coffee's new hire, Brett Dioguardi. Brett will be joining the Summit Coffee team this Summer in the newly created position of Director of Sustainability + Supply Chain. The creation of this position deepens Summit’s commitment to sustainability, in regards to the environment, the communities where Summit exists, and the manner in which we employ people. Join the chat and get to know Brett! 

Introducing our new segment from Find Your Summit — Your Morning Coffee! In these mini-episode segments, you'll join Leah and Brian for a brief morning chat. This week we're talking about a serious controversial topic: Is Emo *Really* Dead? Be sure to send in your thoughts at [email protected]. 

We chat a bit about "ah-ha!" moments and Brian's 15-hour race. Then we welcome guest Chris Moxley from 704Shop and was rewarded Charlotte Business Journal Top 40 under 40. Join the conversation with a cup of coffee! 

Welcome back to Episode 9! Brian and Leah start the day by chatting about the importance of taking mental health days. We welcome guest Olivia Wolff from UpDog Kombucha to chat about her exciting business venture! Grab your tea or coffee and join the conversation. 

We're a year since North Carolina place a Stay-at-Home order. The streets were quiet, our cafes were empty... it was miserable, as other businesses can relate. In the midst of what felt like the end, we had a new beginning — Summit Coffee Drive To featuring Kindred milk bread donuts, the single thing that kept the company afloat. Today we're talking about how the idea came about with our guest, Tim Helfrich, to relive that wild week. 

Ok, what are you most afraid of, space or the ocean? Brian and Leah debate which one is more frightening. Then joined by star athlete, Kelly Fillnow, to talk about her journey and overcoming obstacles, including her fear of the ocean! Grab your headphones and join the conversation.

In this week's episode, we talk about the NoDa cafe break-in and how it resembled the last year or so. We welcome Garrett Tichy, owner of Hygge Coworking, and chat about how he's handled the pandemic. Grab your coffee, tea, beer, or wine, and join the conversation!

In this episode, Brian and Leah chat about their writing history and creativity. We welcome our guest, David Dennis Jr., an Atlanta-based journalist, who was one of the receivers for the American Mosaic Journalism Prize for his piece “Ahmaud Arbery Will Not be Erased”. Grab your coffee and join the conversation! 

This week we're joined by Diana Mnatsakanyan-Sapp, Southeast US Market Development Manager of Oatly. We chat about our first experience with coffee and Diana's wild career journey paired with plenty of laughs. Grab your coffee and join the fun!

Grab your coffee and tune in on this week's episode. Brian and Leah are accompanied by Dora to chat about Taylor Swift's surprising news, a brief chat about COVID, and the exciting launch of Summit's new Ambassador Program!