💡 ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Bre Keith is the owner of Obsessions Coffee Roastery in Homer City, PA — a coffee shop and roastery she built from scratch with no industry background, a two-pound roaster, and an ADHD hobby spiral that got completely out of hand. She spent a decade in healthcare as a CNA and then an RN before stepping away to run Obsessions full time this past May.
In this episode, Bre talks about what it actually looked like to go from roasting two pounds of coffee at a time to running a brick-and-mortar cafe, including the trailer from Alabama that was a disaster, the local small business collaborations that helped her find her footing, and the soups that have become their own thing entirely. She also gets honest about the leadership lessons she's still learning — letting things go too long, being taken advantage of, and what standing up for herself is going to look like as the business keeps growing.
This is one of those episodes where you'll find yourself nodding along whether you're a business owner, thinking about becoming one, or just someone who knows what it's like to build something with more passion than experience and figure the rest out along the way.
📍 Find Obsessions Coffee Roastery -
Facebook: facebook.com/obsessionscoffeeroastery
Instagram: @obsessionscoffee
🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS
Why passion can outweigh expertise when you're starting something new
How an ADHD brain can be the biggest asset and the biggest liability in the same business
What happens when you let things go too long as a leader
Why staying stagnant is more dangerous than taking risks
How small town collaboration builds businesses that actually last
What it really looks like to balance being a mom, a former nurse, and a first-time business owner
Why being honest with your customers about the hard stuff builds more loyalty than running the highlight reel
TOPICS
LEADERSHIP & CAREER
STRATEGIC THINKING
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
