11th Cup: Jodie Garrison – Community creator, Twitter pro and spiritual seeker

The Place: Dominican Joe’s on Riverside The Hour: 9:00 am The Cup: Half caff, black for Jodie. Pure caff, sweet and pale brown for yours truly. Background: I’ve got the sensational Diana Lowe to thank for this particular coffee. Diana introduced Jodie and I via Twitter (so hip and cool, right). The trouble is, merely having a […]

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 […]