How I Built This Coffee Roasting Company

JKJKJKJK. Just going over some traits I feel I've seen across my years and some archtypes.

Bad can be good? Yeah. It can. I guess it depends. Just another lesson to learn, another chance for growth.

Following up on the hyper positive episodes I go into the difference between the scars being you still or being part of you. If you the type who works for 8 years somewhere and you don't get promoted, maybe it's a you thing and some unresolved childhood trauma and that's also not my problem to solve either.

Lol, oops. Guess we're not good enough for wal mart!

Lets talk about what I am. Nobody is perfect and that's ok.

What you name your company can be pretty important in my opinion. I peered into the abyss and came up with Royal Mile.  Funny thing is it can also not mean a damn thing at all and still succeed. I go over the nuance of that with real examples! Lets gooooooooo.

We're out of our opening phase at the cafes and this whole season has been about the cafes and opening them. We're out of the purchase stage, we're into the beginning stages of talking to people but there's a stage where you create that baseline then maintain then move beyond. It's a complicated process and of course has to be honest and meaningful. Stepping away is also hard for all parties. Hope this helps!

Treat every customer as the first customer. Do it for years and hey maybe you'll have a customer base!

BACK LIGHTING FAST. Spend some time alone (gottem!) when you've been running things is super key. Because it allows you to face the things you didn't expect when running a business. It's not all money and roasting sick nattys or robic's. Running a business exposes you in so many ways. It's a journey and if you're willing to ride it you might want to start to building a system of self-help and support to face all the challenges. Because yo, they keep coming. So I go over why's and hows. Therapy and walks help. BTW.

I left, but now i'm back. So much to talk about but I'm winging it this episode. Sort of like how it's just done as a scrappy small business without nestle or chobani money backing me. No shade. <3  Just an overall update where I say some words/statements that I can use after recording to disect what all has happened in the last 16 months or so and put into the season. Cringe as always. Thanks for listening and all the kind words over the years.