The Place: Panera The Cup: Coffee for me and iced tea for Michelle. The Background: One of my favorite and unexpected treats that this project provides are the emails and calls I get from friends, new and old, who have thought of someone they think will be perfect for the project, and they want to make an […]
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Cup 82: Blythe Jewell – Magnificent momma, awesome artist and potty-mouthed poet.
The Place: Starbucks The Cup: Coffee The Background: My buddy, and Cup 17, Thom Singer Tweeted a note about an Austin poet, Blythe who was doing a Kickstarter and who’d just been written about in the Austin Statesman. I missed the Tweet, but another buddy Lance caught it and sent me a note adding that he knew Blythe […]
Where Are They Wednesday – Thom Singer
Every Wednesday we check in on a former “stranger” to see what they’ve been up to since they had Coffee With a Stranger. Today, let’s catch up with: Coffee With A Stranger Cup 17: Thom Singer – Family guy, networking advocate and international speaker What was the biggest surprise or aha that came from being […]
Cup 79: Tirzah Shirai – Heart-centered Taurus, award-winning film producer and fearless entrepreneur.
The Place: Bouldin Creek Cafe The Cup: Cappuccino for both of us. The Background: Twitter strikes again! This time, I got a tweet from a connection in LA, Jenn Hoffman. She told me she had a friend who had just moved to Austin who would be perfect for the project. She mentioned her pal had been a successful film […]
Austin’s Got Talent! Need some?
Hey friends! I am beyond blessed! And I know that a huge factor in my success and my happiness is the solid network of top-tier professionals that I surround myself with. You have made me push harder, take chances and dream bigger. So THANK YOU! With a heart filled with gratitude, I’ve decided my only […]
Coffee With a Stranger Holiday Gift Guide
Do you have a few more gifts to buy this holiday season? To make your life easier, I present to you, the updated 2015 Coffee With A Stranger Holiday Gift Buying Guide! I’ve had nearly 100 cups of coffee with total strangers. Those strangers are all incredible people and some of them just happen to […]
Cup 74: Newt Hamlin – Nick-namer, failed retiree and serial entrepreneur.
The Place: Cafe Medici The Cup: Coffee. No fluff, no whip, no syrup. Straight up rocket fuel. The Background: Cup 66, Jim Bledsoe was one of four strangers who shared memories of a special friend, Scott Robinson, who was set to be Cup 62. Scott passed away suddenly at age 41, and his story was told to me […]
Cup 70: Brian Grigsby – Entrepreneur, investor and race car driver.
The Place: Cafe Medici The Cup: Just coffee folks, move along, nothing to look at here. Plain, old coffee. But Cafe Medici does know how to do it right – french press style. Yum! Background: Cup 67, Eric Simone connected Brian and I. Eric told me, during our visit, that there were a handful of people in Austin who […]
Cup 69: Henrik Johansson – Swedish native, left-brain creative and chronic entrepreneur.
The Place: The Hideout The Cup: Coffee with a pump of peppermint syrup for me (because I was feeling a bit fancy) and black coffee and Topo Chico for Henrik. Though not together of course. Well, actually, come to think of it, I did see a recipe for coffee soda mixing Topo Chico with iced coffee. Haven’t […]
Cup 68: Joel Shuler – Former male model, coffee aficionado and secret gardener.
The Place: Casa Brasil Coffees The Cup: A delicious pour-over made with the 5th place winner of the best coffee in Brazil. Lucky me! And, an emerging, though not yet mainstream, potential coffee trend (remember, you heard it here first) TEA – made from the pods that housed the coffee beans before they were processed. Try as […]