Digmi Discussion Interview #25 - Cheech's Own Coffee Company - Steven Chioochi

Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 2:43 p.m.

Today on Digmi Discussion Interview #25, we sit down with multiple start up entrepreneur and owner of Cheech's Own Coffee, Steven "Cheech" Chioochi

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Cheech, a native of the Bridgewater, NJ, is the ideal entrepreneur, having been the force behind multiple start-up businesses, including Cheech\u2019s Own Coffee Company, The Areli Group, his creative digital agency, and the Ville Fest, his inaugural film & art festival being held in downtown Somerville,NJ this October.

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Catching up over a vanilla latte inside Cheech's Own Coffee Shop, listen to Cheech talk about how his love for coffee came about, the difference in the details and experience between having a cup of coffee in his shop compared to the experience one would have in a brand name coffee location.

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Although the coffee shop is happy place, his full-time job is The Areli Group, his creative agency, that specializes in assisting businesses and brands design, develop and market their products. And if running a coffee company, and creative agency isn\u2019t enough for you, Cheech is helping bring the Ville Fest to Somerville, this October. Thats right a film festival. I\u2019ll let him tell you more about that.

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Listen to Cheech share why he believes that \u201cThe Guy In The Tie\u201d is on to something special, shares some hard lessons learned while starting a business and he passes along some words of encouragement to those who may have doubt that they too can live out their dreams.

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If you look up the words entrepreneur and hustle in the dictionary, you just might find a picture of Steven Chioochi next to their definitions.

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An awesome interview with a guy who is passionate about building businesses, giving back to his community and a really good cup of coffee.