On balance, I am a supporter of the minimum wage going up. We've got to be very careful what we wish for because some employers - and there could be a lot of them - will be scared away from hiring new people or creating incremental hours for part-time people as a result of that wage going up.

Don't buy preground coffee.

There's an energy and excitement when you're building a company. You have so much tail wind. You're planting new seeds. But it's also scary, because there's no safety net.

I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.

There's this myth that has been exacerbated by others that Starbucks means a $4 cup of coffee, which is not true.

Managing and navigating through a financial crisis is no fun at all.

Even though people are under economic pressure, they still want to support those brands with values that are compatible with their own.