In this episode, Folly Rob sits down with Tara Coleman & Lisa Mangiameli of Hot Hands Pie & Biscuit in St. Paul, MN. Hear how both Tara and Lisa went from working with Girl & The Goat, a Stephanie Izard restaurant, in Chicago to launching Hot Hands in St. Paul. Lots of great insights into the importance of high standards and expectations in operations and execution. Enjoy!

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@hothandspie

www.hothandspie.com

Many business owners struggle with the balance between giving back to the community and growing as a profitable business. As seen in Forbes, People Magazine, Sprudge, MN Monthly, and more Houston White has made businesses that grow culture and community through business and has a truly inspiring approach to entrepreneurship. In this episode, Folly Rob sits down with Houston and discuss how he went from success in real estate beginning at age 21, to founding a barber shop in North Minneapolis, to launching a line of clothing, Back Excellence, that is now in 600+ J.C. Penny's and partnering with Dan Anderson, owner of Dogwood Coffee, to launching the Get Down Coffee Co in 2020 after a successful Indiegogo campaign. If you are an entrepreneur, you need to listen to this episode.

@houstonwhite.co

@thegetdowncoffeeco

https://linktr.ee/hwmr

In this episode, Folly Rob sits down with Joe Marrocco, aka Roaster Joe, for a second time on the Folly Coffee Podcast. Joe has held a number of roles within coffee industry, currently a partner at List + Beisler,  Germany based coffee importer. We dig through common industry terms and what they actually mean including organic certification, ethical sourcing, and more. Enjoy!

@roasterjoe

www.list-beisler.coffee

A Folly Coffee Quick Hitter is a 5-7 minute answer to common coffee questions. What is a "dark roast" coffee? Listen to find out.

In this episode, Folly Rob sits down for the second time with Food/Bev entrepreneur Kamal Mohamed, founder of the Uptown Food Truck Festival, Juicebot, Nashville Coop, and now Love You Cookies and Stepchld (MPLS based restaurant). In the second episode with Kamal, we chat about how he started Love You Cookies during 2020 and launched Stepchld in 2021. Topics include how to build an effective team, stepping aside to allow your team to succeed, opening a fine dining restaurant with no prior experience, and more. Enjoy!

https://loveyoucookie.com/

https://www.stepchld.com/

In this remote episode, Folly Rob sits down with Whistler (drums/vocals) and Zach (bass/keyboard), members of a Folly all time favorite band, Hippo Campus. Hippo Campus is a St. Paul, MN based band formed in 2013 and has since experienced success in the music industry including a record deal, multiple albums, nearly half a billion streams on Spotify, and national headlining tours. Listen to their story of starting in high school to where they are now. Enjoy!

https://hippocampus.band/

@thehalocline