Talk to anyone who frequents The Roosevelt Coffeeshop in Columbus, Ohio and they'll tell you what a great guy Kenny Sipes is and how they love the mission of his shop. His nonprofit coffeehouse has become a magnetic hub for people looking for community, good coffee and to do a little good in the process — as The Roosevelt supports three tightly focused justice-driven issues: providing clean water, fighting hunger and abolishing human trafficking.

Kenny's story of gaining coffee clout and becoming a community darling in the social enterprise space is a long way from his 40-day stint he spent rehab as a teenager, the years growing an urban record store, and his beloved service as a youth pastor to middle school kids. However, he recognized that allegiance is borne of hard work and discipline, traits he saw his father model. He also recognized his gift of being a connector of people. And perhaps, just perhaps, the best way to walk out a faith that is spelled r-i-s-k, is to open a communal space centered around coffee so that he could pour into people and thing that matter in life-changing ways.

Kenny is an open book on this episode, sharing his unconventional road to entrepreneurship as well as his next moves with The Roosevelt — including one rather lofty aspiration (we hope you're listing Jeremy Cowart).