080 TJ Roberts (owner Kinship Cafe, Social Entrepreneur)

TJ Roberts is a social entrepreneur with a for-profit business who uses coffee as a conduit for good in the inner city of Kansas City, Kansas.. His upbringing and experiences in life have given him many takeaways from growing up with a deformity and being the only black kid in an all-white community AND household. His harsh “reality check” card was dealt with the day he was born but his talents and self-belief never held him back from becoming a drummer, a D1 football player, and now a business owner! Taste the kindness from his own hands or just listen and let your taste buds dream, TJ creates a community with coffee!This is TJ’s second time on the podcast. (Check episode 022) In that episode, he had a dream to start a community-based coffee shop. In today’s episode, he sits in the lobby of his very own coffee shop called Kinship Cafe. He shares the story that catapulted him into his new business endeavor. We talk business, the power of representation, and success through personal development. Connect with TJ Here:[email protected] you’re in Kansas City check out TJ’s Coffee shop. Kinship Cafe http://kinshipcafe.us/Black-Owned specialty coffee shop & “Equitable Programming” center in the Strawberry Hill District!Coffee = Community📍719 N. 6th. St. KCKTo contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email [email protected] out Miguel’s band Run With ItRunwithitband.net#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration. They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world. Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It, and the host of #liveandcreate podcast.