The Place: Thai Fresh The Cup: Terah ordered a pot of hot tea and I opted for some plain old, but delicious, coffee. The Background: Several months back I was asked to be a mentor for an organization called The Young Women’s Alliance. I was honored to be asked, but at first was hesitant to take on another […]
Category: Coffee With a Stranger
Every week I have coffee with a total stranger and then I write about the experience.
Cup 117: Anne Grady – Communication expert, curveball dodger and cake lover
The Place: Starbucks The Cup: Skinny cinnamon dulce latte for Anne, and a regular old coffee for me. Boring by comparison! The Background: Cup 115 Maura Thomas and I had a follow-up coffee a few weeks after our original chat. She insisted she needed a chance to ask me some of the questions I had asked her. Gotta say, […]
Cup 116: Vi Nguyen – Film maker, problem solver and savvy tech founder
The Place: Cherrywood Coffee House The Cup: Matcha for Vi and a tiny, but powerful Cortado for me. The Background: Vi and I connected when she sent an email explaining that she’d stumbled upon my blog and that she was a big fan of the project. Flattery may not get you everywhere — but, on the right day, it […]
Cup 115: Maura Thomas – Productivity expert, author and reluctant exerciser.
The Place: Radio Coffee and Beer The Cup: A decaf latte for Maura and a regular coffee with cream for me. The Background: Where to begin? The truth is, Maura and I weren’t exactly strangers. Roughly two years ago I attended one of Cup 5 Steve Harper’s infamous 8 Minute Ripple events. Maura gave a brief presentation about time and […]
Cup 114: Meg Kuehn – Book lover, CEO, and proud momma.
The Place: Cafe Medici The Cup: A cortado for me, and Meg had a coffee. The Background: Former stranger, now dear friend Cup 86, Ray Bard sent an email introduction a few weeks back and suggested that Meg and I would enjoy getting to know one another. Ray, who is right about most things, did not let me down. Meg […]
Cup 113: Kelly Geary – Business owner, talent matchmaker and gratitude practitioner.
The Place: Starbucks The Cup: Regular, old coffee for both of us. To which, we each added a little this and that. The Background: A few weeks back I had the pleasure of speaking for the Austin Entrepreneur Speaker Series, which is hosted by Misty Funk. Misty sent me an email a while back to let me know she […]
Cup 112: Chantal Eldridge – Aspiring Judge, proud mom and champion for the underdog.
The Place: Radio Coffee and Beer. We opted for a patio table outside, in the gorgeous Fall sunshine. The Cup: Regular, old coffee for me. Chantal had a Diet Dr. Pepper. The Background: This circumstances of this coffee are definitely a first for me. A few weeks back I got an email from a man who explained that […]
Cup 111: Caroline Boudreaux – Louisiana native, world adventurer and miracle maker.
The Place: Caffe Medici The Cup: I’m on a bit of a cortado kick lately, so that’s what I enjoyed. Caroline opted for an iced coffee. The Background: One of the most common questions I answer about the Coffee With A Stranger project is, “How do you find your strangers?” I can understand why people are curious about […]
Cup 110: Tim Hamilton – Knowledge seeker, CEO and new dad.
The Place: Radio Coffee and Beer The Cup: I went for my favorite of all the coffee drinks — the lovely little cortado. Tim enjoyed a decaf mocha with, as he said, “lots and lots of cream and sugar”. The Background: Quite a while back I had coffee with Cup 53, Cole Harmonson, who then introduced me to […]
Cup 109: Richard Benkendorf – Business investor, popcorn lover and devoted family man.
The Place: The Capital Grille The Cup: This particular “coffee” was actually an iced tea, which we each ordered with our lunch. Dick informed me when we were making our arrangements that he was not a coffee guy. He wondered if we could chat over lunch instead and suggested Capital Grille. He followed that up with a non-negotiable […]