Talking to Others

Good Morning, It's Saturday! I'm prepping some Colombian cold brew for the next couple of days, listening to new Sweet Trip album. It's been a difficult week. Things move slow and steady for Tetherball and my day job is exhausting. Looking forward to quitting, not because running a cafe will be easier but because I can focus my energy on one fulfilling job.

Speaking of fulfilling, 

I went down to Setlan on Wednesday morning and met the owners Tyler and Claire. They were super nice and genuine, they made an incredible vanilla iced latte that tasted like ice cream! Which is how I've always described really good vanilla, after years of my dad guarding expensive vanilla ice cream in our freezer. Tyler mentioned he had to do a 3D google SketchUp drawing for his architect on Sago coffee, and I think we were kind of mutually glad that we weren't the only ones having to do that haha. I'm glad I don't live far away, I'll definitely be back.

Speaking of Sketchup Designs,

 I'm planning on reviewing ours + the architect docs with our land owners here soon, who offered to talk about things and help out. I'm worried he's going to say something like "yea this'll take at least 6 months," or "yea this isn't going to work at all, back to the drawing board." In preparation I'm going to put a little more time in to our existing SketchUp design to better flesh out the build, but ultimately he gets the final say. In a way I'm annoyed we have this oversight, but this being my first brick and mortar as an owner, it's also nice to have more input from those with experience. 

Speaking of helpful input,

this week I talked to our roaster, or at least who I'd like to be our roaster. We only had 40 minutes so I quickly talked about my background, and they talked about their values, and how they can add value to their partnerships. I'm hoping to drive out and visit in person to continue the conversation because they seem like good people. I'm hesitant to say who until we've signed and talked a little more.

 Often roasters will try and hold cafes hostage by making them unsustainable without help; Things like providing cheap equipment rentals, syrups and regular training on teams with high turnover. I get the impression this roaster has my best interest and doesn't intend to take advantage of us for anything.

That's all for this week, keep kicking butt. You personally, you reading this, rule. :]

- Elias