The Place: Cafe Medici on Congress The Hour: 9:00am The Cup: Diana got to the coffee shop early so I can’t say for sure, but I do know it was iced (because I remember thinking, “why didn’t I think of that?”). I had an Americano with, you guessed it, a splash of cream and a […]
Author: Melissa
"You will be the same person in five years as you are today, except for the books you read and the people you meet." Charlie "Tremendous" Jones said that and I have taken it to heart.
In an attempt to not just be different, but to be better in five years, I learn life lessons from strangers by interviewing them over coffee. Once a week, I sit down with a total stranger to hear their story. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as enjoy talking to these incredible people.
Everyone has a story! Talk to strangers and your life will never be the same.
8th Cup: Peter Catalano – proud father, bili blanketer and would be journalist
The Place: Austin Java on Barton Springs The Hour: 10:00am The Cup: Peter arrived early and already had his cup going. Large something or another. I had a large coffee which I spiked with some half and half and a dash of sugar. Background: When I was wrapping up my 7th cup with Ruben, Peter […]
Lucky Cup 7: Ruben Cantu – story teller, change agent and born entrepreneur
The Deets The Place: River City Coffee in South Austin The Hour: 1:00pm The Cup: Iced tea for both of us Background: That fabulous Shennandoah Diaz strikes again. When she and I enjoyed Cup #2, she gave me Ruben’s name and said he’s doing amazing work in film and that he’s a must-know Austinite. So […]
Cup 6: Sara Blumenfeld – people hugger, energy follower and radio show host
The Deets The Place: Whole Foods Cafe in Northwest Austin The Hour: 2:00pm The Cup: Steaz for Sara and iced hibiscus mint tea for me. Background: Anthony Baldwin is a friend from Houston and I remembered him telling me about his wonderful pal Sara who had moved to Austin. When we chatted the other day I […]
5th Cup: Steve Harper – people reader, introverted public speaker and ripple creator
The Place: Cupprimo in Northwest Austin The Hour: 3:00pm The Cup: He beat me there so I all I can tell you is it was a large something or other, I had a medium coffee with a splash of cream and a smidge of sugar. Background: My pal Jon Campbell with The Taligens Group and I had lunch a […]
{not so much a cup, as a glass} Cuatro: Kurt Bradley – karaoke singer, death cheater and one authentic dude
The deets: Thai Passion 7th near Congress Austin 11:30am Iced tea for both of us (with a side of the second best Thai food I’ve ever eaten) Background: Shennandoah Diaz (see Cup #2) gave me the names of two people I needed to catch up with in town. Kurt is one of the two. This […]
Cup 3: Jaime Mitchell – native Austinite, crafty momma and genuine do-gooder
The deets: Starbucks in Northwest Austin 1:30pm Iced soy latte for Jaime and I enjoyed an iced coffee with a splash of cream and a dash of sugar Background: My cool friend Jill made this connection for me. Jaime is Jill’s cousin’s wife and if I didn’t know better, I would have thought they […]
Cup number 2: Shennandoah Diaz – marketing maven, creative thinker and fellow learn-a-holic
The deets: Cafe Medici on Congress in Austin 2:00pm Soy vanilla latte for her and an Americano for me Background: My social media guru friend, Jill gave me Shennandoah’s name and email and told me I needed to meet this gal. Turns out they connected via Twitter (how very 2012) so there you go. After such […]
My first cup: Deep Nasta – real estate guru, world traveler and self-professed tightwad
The deets: Starbucks in North Austin 3:30pm 100+ degrees outside therefore iced coffee for both of us Background: I met Deep at the Entrepreneurship class I am taking from Gary Hoover and decided he seemed like the perfect person to kick this coffee thing off. What did I learn? A lot. Here’s some of what […]
New City=Perfect Timing
The best way to get plugged in to a new city, is to get connected to the people. We moved to beautiful Austin, TX a couple of weeks ago and I vow, this move will be the driver to get this blog off the ground. Check back in one week and I PROMISE, there will […]