The Godfather of Birmingham Coffee | Jimmy Truong | Episode 18

Iced vanilla podcast to go please! Have you ever wondered about how one might start a coffee shop? (don't lie because we literally know a lot of you listening to this want to start coffee shops) Jimmy Truong is responsible for one of the coolest shops in the south, June Coffee! Many people know him as The Godfather of Birmingham coffee. We talked through all kinds of Birmingham lore and coffee history in this episode. Thanks for coming on, Jimmy! SOCIALS: https://www.instagram.com/jimmy.truong/ https://www.instagram.com/junecoffeeco/ https://www.instagram.com/myresense/ https://www.instagram.com/stphn.pcck/ https://www.instagram.com/word.of.mouth.pod/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552402096552 https://twitter.com/podcast_womhttps:// www.tiktok.com/@word.of.mouth.pod 0:00 - Begin 4:30 - How Jimmy got his start in coffee 20:00 - New York City Storefront Segment™️ 29:00 - Jimmy’s tattoo of his competitor’s coffee shop 35:30 - How many customers has June served? 38:00 - Why does June close at 3pm? 41:00 - Where did the idea for June originate? 52:30 - Jimmy’s experience building a community around June 56:00 - Iced cappuccino controversy 1:04:00 - Jefferson County Health Department hate section ❤️ 1:06:00 - fin