Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders 459 : Founder Friday! w/ Kymme Williams-Davis of Bushwick Grind Cafe in Brooklyn, NY
When some people see a need or an opportunity, they dream about who will meet it or make it happen. Others, like today's guest on Founder Friday, task it upon themselves to take action and create the reality they want to see for the benefit of others.
Kymme is owner of Bushwick Grind, a speciality coffee shop and cafe, established in 2015. Here she hosts the 2Fish5Loaves community fridge which provides hundreds of pounds of free food to local residents. She is also a technologist with a tenure of over 30 years in the IT sector, employed with Weight Watchers International for 25 years, currently in the role of Principal Technical Project Manager and is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Business , LI NY.
Over the nearly 10 years Bushwick Grind has been awarded 2022 HEINZ Black Kitchen Cast Iron Trophy, 1010 Wins Small Biz Pitch Competition, 2018 Brooklyn Cornerstone Biz of the Year, and many more honors due to Kymme and her team's dedication to community, quality, and nourishing others through the companies varied services.
In this episode we will be talking all about how Kymme first started on this journey, what she has learned along the way, and her advice for how to run an impactful people-focused cafe business.
We discuss:
- The genesis of Bushwick Grind
- Learning coffee and focusing on simple offerings
- Community, networking, and taking action to make a difference
- Introducing food and working with other organisations
- The importance of having a strong team that vibes with your vision
- Working full time outside of running the shop. How?!
- Harnessing the power of ideation to unlock possibilities
- Becoming a mentor and paying it forward
Links:
https://www.bushwickgrind.com/
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