How Jessica Taylor Built Her Coffee Brand

Sometimes your lowest moment becomes the foundation for your greatest calling. After losing her mother, Jessica Taylor rebuilt her life through faith, purpose, and entrepreneurship, leading her to launch a coffee company that landed in Target within months. This is a powerful conversation on grief, reinvention, and building something bigger than yourself.   Chapters 0:32 Jessica Taylor, founder of Ezra Coffee 2:05 Losing her mother 8:20 Leaving corporate America & starting a coffee company 9:46 Getting into Target just 2 months after launch 11:60 The origin of the name "Ezra" 13:20 The nonprofit & scholarship program 17:02 Hardest part of running a mission-driven company 18:57 Staying broad vs. being too culturally niche 21:28 Hardest part of entrepreneurship (being on camera) 22:29 Impact of tariffs on the business 28:32 Bootstrapping — no outside capital raised 30:59 What's next — brick & mortar, K-Cups, second chance employment 33:03 Lightning round — content, books, morning routines   *Follow* Michelle May O'Neil https://www.instagram.com/themichellemayoneil/ Jessica Taylor Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jesstaylo/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jesstaylo?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.