359 : Founder Friday! w/ Nigel Price of Drip Coffee Makers NYC

It’s Founder Friday once again and I am thrilled to shine a light on someone who has built their business on a heart for people, relationships, and an offering of accessible quality coffees. Today we are talking with the founder of Drip Coffee NYC, Nigel Price!

Nigel left a career in finance to pursue opening his own coffee shop. Once he was immersed in the industry he realized there was much more to doing this successfully than just having a good business would prepare him for. He spent 10 years working in great coffee bars learning and growing his perspective, skills, and concept.

He launched Drip Coffee Makers NYC 3 years ago as a focused mobile multi-roaster cart popping up all over the city. From there he opened his first brick and mortar in 2020, thrived in the pandemic, and now has a fleet of 4 stores and a growing community of committed customers and fan across the city and the industry.

Nigel’s has a calm and clear passion for people and coffee that has been at the heart of Drip and it’s success and today we are going to hear the story of how this all came to be along with some very important insights into entrepreneurship that you will be absolutely key to your own success and fulfillment in coffee.

We cover:

Starting in coffee from finance
Early false assumptions
The real challenge of running a shop
Prioritizing relationships
Paying dues and Finding your voice
Starting as a pop up multi roaster shop
From mobile to brick and mortar
Dealing with transition from barista to operator
It’s about the people and their experience
What the future holds

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