Rob Miller - Papa Rob's Coffee

Meet Rob Miller — better known as Papa Rob — who turned a life transition, a love for people, and a garage roasting hobby into a fast-growing specialty coffee business. After moving to Texas to care for family, Rob launched Papa Rob's Coffee and quickly went from a 3-lb roaster to 14-hour roast days when one viral post generated hundreds of orders overnight. Today he supplies both individual subscribers and wholesale clients with fresh, small-farm, hand-selected beans — building a business just as relational as it is flavorful. Website: https://paparobscoffee.com/   PAPA ROB'S COFFEE — 5 BEST TAKEAWAYS From Pastor to Roaster — with Purpose Rob Miller left vocational ministry in California to move to Texas and support his daughter during a health crisis — then turned a hobby of home coffee roasting into Papa Rob's Coffee. A Family Name with Meaning "Papa Rob" comes from his five grandkids — the brand was created in their honor as he entered a new season of life and work. Viral Growth from One Post A single social post from his influencer niece triggered 221 orders in one day and 1,000+ orders in three weeks, forcing him to scale overnight. Relationship-Driven Coffee Business Rob knows his customers by name — including subscription members, to whom he sends surprise bags and custom grinds — and has now added wholesale accounts from restaurants and retailers. Craft Coffee with Precision Papa Rob roasts only current-crop, small-farm beans, often single-origin, explains the science of freshness, and offers custom grind options for pour-over, French press, espresso, cold brew and more. Recorded at the Blue Mic Studios podcast production company: https://www.bluemicstudios.com/