585: DarNesha Weary: On Building a Business Around Young Black Leadership
DarNesha Weary is a Shameless Mom of 2 young adults, the owner of Black Coffee NW, a community leader, an event organizer, a culture shifter, and a change maker.\xa0I discovered DarNesha while following Black Coffee NW on social media and knew I wanted to invite her on the show.\xa0Over the last year I\u2019ve watched her family build and rebuild their business as they have been the target of hate crimes.\xa0I\u2019ve watched her hire her 17 year old daughter as the President of her company.\xa0\xa0I\u2019ve seen her turn a coffee shop into a place where community is birthed and nourished.\xa0I\u2019ve been in total awe of DarNesha\u2019s mission.\xa0When I found out we had a friend in common, I took the opportunity to reach out in my typical stalker fashion to invite her into a conversation here.\xa0I\u2019m so delighted that she said yes.\xa0\nListen in to hear DarNesha share:\n\nHow she\u2019s learning who she is as a woman at the age of 42\n\nWhat inspired her and her husband to open Black Coffee NW\n\nHow she has handled acts of violence to her business and staff\n\nHow abundant thinking has deeply impacted her success - especially on hard days\n\nThe importance of expecting and normalizing mistakes\n\nWhy she\u2019s building an elevated coffee shop experience in order to create a community hub for conversations and connections - and why this is so important\n\nWhy she named her 17 year daughter president of the company\n\nWhy she doesn\u2019t want blindly loyal customers - but conscientious consumers who are ready to take action to help them live the mission\n\nHow growing her business is part of her healing journey as a mom and Black woman\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nLearning more about Black Coffee NW, their locations, and their events in Seattle\n\n\nBlack Coffee NW on IG\n\nDarNesha on IG\n\nFB/TWITTER/TIKTOK @blackcoffeenw\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices