106 TJ Roberts ( Owner Kinship Cafe)

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! TJ is a recurring guest and I value his insight on business, life, art, and culture. TJ’s business kinship cafe is also the venue where we have had the live #liveandcreate podcast events.  In this episode, we talk about the vision behind this live event and what we have taken from it so far.  We also wrestle with the question “Can you teach grit”. Wondering if you can help motivate those who don’t have the capacity to see hard situations through to the end.  It’s a great episode enjoy Connect with TJ:  https://www.instagram.com/kinshipcafe.kc/ The next live #liveandcreate event is  Sat. April 15th 2023 10 am - 2 pm Kinship Cafe  719 N 6th St, Kansas City, KS 66101 Featuring:  Devoured. Pizza https://www.instagram.com/devouredpopup/ Ben Wendt from The Rino KC https://www.instagram.com/therinokc/ And music guest Jeremy Nathan https://www.instagram.com/thisisjeremynathan/ To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email  [email protected] Check out Miguel’s band Run With It https://Runwithitband.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.