Today we’d like to introduce you to James Combs.
James, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I dreamed of opening my own restaurant since my very first job washing dishes in a Colorado resort restaurant back when I was twelve years old. I spent my teenage years working my way up from a dishwasher to a pastry chef to an assistant manager. I almost went to culinary school; but didn’t think I would make enough money in the short term, so I opted for the computer science route instead.
After a decade of sitting behind a desk in the finance industry, with limited local specialty coffee options, I decided to journey into the wonderful world of specialty coffee, tea and cacao sourcing, roasting and quality grading. My goal was to find and deliver the best coffee, chocolate and tea that money could buy, to hard-working people who didn’t have time to frequent coffee shops.
Today we offer online ordering, local catering, as well as our own local delivery service via our solar powered electric cars. We also operate a full-service café and roastery that is powered by our own solar array.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
The biggest challenge was building our roastery and navigating the logistics of tea and coffee imports abroad.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Combs’ Coffee story. Tell us more about the business.
We are a specialty tea and coffee importer, grower and a licensed CQI/SCAA Arabica Q-Grader, roaster/café & chocolate maker (basically we love every aspect of coffee, chocolate and tea). We are committed to conducting business in a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner.
From both the sourcing side, as well as our daily roastery operation: for example, our roastery and electric delivery vehicles are solar powered and our specialty tea and coffee farmers are paid well above fair trade for each lot.
Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business?
Quite a bit; however, I think that perseverance and tenacity will improve your odds.
Contact Info:
- Address: 1402 N Corinth St #216
- Website: Combscoffee.com
- Phone: 9407034535
- Email: combscoffee@outlook.com
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/combscoffee
- Facebook: @combscoffee2
- Twitter: @combscoffee
- Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/combs-coffee-corinth
Image Credit:
Aarif
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