Fanny Lou's guest appearances

Fanny Lou

Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Retail Professionals

Real Mississippi

Michael Phillips

Scott Anthony Barlow

Pete Mockaitis

Jill Schlesinger

Steve Rhinehart

Laura Gonzalez

Ryan Fisher

Kwame Christian

Dave Stachowiak

Jeff Taylor

Kevin Nealon

Michael Tan

Peter Giuliano

Greg McKeown

Erica Escalante

OwlTail

Fanny Lou Hamer's formal education might have ended in grade school, but she knew how to make a point. Her speech at the 1964 Democratic National Convention helped change the course of American history through its logic and insight. Written by Arika Gardner and produced by Gabe Skinner.

Fanny Lou Hamer's formal education might have ended in grade school, but she knew how to make a point. Her speech at the 1964 Democratic National Convention helped change the course of American history through its logic and insight. Written by Arika Gardner and produced by Gabe Skinner.

Fanny Lou Hamer: A Hero We'll Never Get Sick and Tired of Learning About

When is comes to community and serving the neighborhood well through the cafe, you'd be hard pressed to find a better example than Franny Lou's Porch, in Philadelphia, PA.  Blew Kind began her entrepreneurial journey in 2010 with Leotah's Place in North Philly then, moving across the street and renaming it, she established Franny Lou's Porch. All along the way Blew's goals have been to create an inclusive, loving and distinctly human coffee shop experience. With an emphasis on activism, health, and the history, art, and culture of the black community, Franny Lou's Porch has been a dynamic for peace and change.  In today's Founder Friday interview we are going to explore the genesis of Blew's coffee career and also that of her shop and the challenges, lessons, and experiences that she has had seeing this vision into fruition.  This was a fantastic conversation and I hope it inspires you.  We discuss:  Faith in your vision Setting up a board for accountability Serving community and co-creating the culture Starting again after moving locations Overcoming financial burdens Experiences of being taken advantage of Strength of vision but reliance on community The maternal, non-heirachical business model  Discussing black owned business, wealth generation  What can coffee do to be more accessible and equitable?  Creating a place of humans and love  Links: www.frannylousporch.org  https://www.gofundme.com/f/franny-lous-porch-covid-relief On Instagram   Related episodes: 230 : Making room for Community in your Shop  139 : Founder Friday w/ Kusanya Cafe co-founder, Phil Sipka 183 : Exploring Diversity w/ Phyllis Johnson  116 : Understanding Gentrification w/ Dr. Stacey Sutton   The BEST in commercial coffee equipment! www.prima-coffee.com/keys   Want the best plant based beverage for your coffee drinks? www.pacificfoods.com/food-service

When is comes to community and serving the neighborhood well through the cafe, you'd be hard pressed to find a better example than Franny Lou's Porch, in Philadelphia, PA.  Blew Kind began her entrepreneurial journey in 2010 with Leotah's Place in North Philly then, moving across the street and renaming it, she established Franny Lou's Porch. All along the way Blew's goals have been to create an inclusive, loving and distinctly human coffee shop experience. With an emphasis on activism, health, and the history, art, and culture of the black community, Franny Lou's Porch has been a dynamic for peace and change.  In today's Founder Friday interview we are going to explore the genesis of Blew's coffee career and also that of her shop and the challenges, lessons, and experiences that she has had seeing this vision into fruition.  This was a fantastic conversation and I hope it inspires you.  We discuss: <ul> <li>Faith in your vision</li> <li>Setting up a board for accountability</li> <li>Serving community and co-creating the culture</li> <li>Starting again after moving locations</li> <li>Overcoming financial burdens</li> <li>Experiences of being taken advantage of</li> <li>Strength of vision but reliance on community</li> <li>The maternal, non-heirachical business model </li> <li>Discussing black owned business, wealth generation </li> <li>What can coffee do to be more accessible and equitable? </li> <li>Creating a place of humans and love</li> </ul> Links: <a href="http://www.frannylousporch.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.frannylousporch.org </a> <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/franny-lous-porch-covid-relief" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/f/franny-lous-porch-covid-relief</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/frannylous/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Instagram</a> Related episodes: <a href="https://keystotheshop.com/makeroom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">230 : Making room for Community in your Shop</a> <a href="https://keystotheshop.com/140-founder-friday-w-kusanya-cafe-co-founder-phil-sipka/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 139 : Founder Friday w/ Kusanya Cafe co-founder, Phil Sipka</a> <a href="https://keystotheshop.com/diversity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">183 : Exploring Diversity w/ Phyllis Johnson</a> <a href="https://keystotheshop.com/116-understanding-gentrification-w-dr-stacey-sutton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 116 : Understanding Gentrification w/ Dr. Stacey Sutton</a> The BEST in commercial coffee equipment! <a href="http://www.prima-coffee.com/keys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prima-coffee.com/keys</a> Want the best plant based beverage for your coffee drinks? <a href="http://www.pacificfoods.com/food-service" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pacificfoods.com/food-service</a>

231 : Founder Friday! w/ Blew Kind of Fanny Lou's Porch