A Passion for Coffee, with Filipino Entrepreneur Steve Benitez
b'Stranova Vol. 18, published April 10, 2006. Our guest this week is Steve Benitez, founder and CEO of Bo\\u2019s Coffee Club, the first ever Philippine specialty coffee shop chain.\\n\\nIn this episode, you\\u2019ll hear how it isn\\u2019t always as simple as you\\u2019d think to transfer a successful business idea from the U.S. to an entirely different world, and the challenges this inventive entrepreneur faced in making his \\u201cpassion for coffee\\u201d a success in his homeland. Listen and learn why this gifted innovator was a finalist for Ernst & Young\\u2019s 2004 \\u201cEntrepreneur of the Year\\u201d in the Philippines, and how what he discovered might make a difference in how you approach your startup.'