Rocket fuel for your success: Black Owned Coffee Brand "Bold and Gritty"
Legacy, Legacy, Legacy.
One thing we're particularly drawn to as a platform is a strong narrative. The thing that compels us to cover black businesses in the first place, is not only the product, but the why, and the personal connection that the business has with its team. For this reason, we're particularly excited to feature Bold and Gritty, one of the prominent black owned coffee brands out there, with a rock solid foundation to match. Coffee may be the vehicle that fuels the project, but as we discovered, the overall vision is so much more.A word you'll see mentioned often amongst the Bold and Gritty team is legacy. Their commitment to this mantra is evident in the coffee they roast, the merchandise they sell, and ultimately the lifestyle that they lead. This culture starts with their founder David A. Paul MD, MS and trickles throughout their team. David is a senior neurosurgery resident and neuro critical care fellow at The University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. Despite being an embodiment of Black excellence throughout the day, David moonlights as a budding entrepreneur building his brand and highlighting the excellence in others.
Bold and Gritty offers a diverse variety of coffee beans roasted locally in Rochester NY. We were particularly drawn to the context and background offered for options like their Ethiopia Yiragcheffe Dumerso Coffee. This coffee is comprised of beans sourced from a family-owned mill in Ethiopia that processes coffee from over 750 small coffee farms, employing strict drying procedures. The coffee enthusiast in each member of the team is evident in their products and the care they take in sourcing their beans.
"Bold and Gritty was founded tell the stories of Black men who have persevered against all odds to achieve their wildest dreams and visions – and to normalize their success."
Their Coffee may be A1, but it's only half of their story. Bold and Gritty was founded to tell the stories of Black men who have persevered against all odds to achieve their wildest dreams and visions – and to normalize their success. These stories include men like Italo Brown, MD. Italo is a an emergency physician and clinical instructor at Stanford University Hospital. He's also the picture of perseverance, pushing through facing 144 rejection letters and using it as fuel for his success. The culmination of their storytelling project will lead to a coffee book publication that artistically tells this narrative. Their goal is for the next generation to see themselves in black success and emphatically be able to claim: “I’m gonna be that guy.“
Whether you've been sifting through black owned coffee brands like us, searching for the right one, or you'd like to read a story or buy merch that you connect with, we're recommending Bold and Gritty to you. It's one thing to state what you're all about as a brand, but it's entirely different to live it. Bold and Gritty has built a community – a community that embraces the Boldness and Grittiness of Black men. As a publication called Gritty Vibes, this is exactly what we align with....and we think you will too.
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