Business Mentoring

Continuing our look at the best Business Mentoring series of the year, we’re looking at June’s series with Fran Tarkenton and Jonathan Pascual, the founder of Taproom Coffee in Atlanta, Georgia. Over the course of four mentoring sessions, Jonathan tells the story of how he got his business off the ground, and offers advice for…

Businesses almost never make a profit right away. It takes time. Jonathan Pascual just celebrated the 1 year anniversary of opening his business, Taproom Coffee, but after one year he had not yet made a profit. However, because he had done research on the company’s financials before he ever got started, they are at a…

Getting a start in the coffee industry as an employee for a larger company helped Jonathan Pascual learn the mind of the customer, and better appreciate the importance of understanding every aspect of the customer experience. It gave him an opportunity to think about ways to elevate that experience and impact people’s lives in just…

Jonathan Pascual didn’t always know that he wanted to open a coffee shop. But from the very beginning, he was taught the central value of doing his best no matter what he did. So when he and a friend talked about their shared interest in opening a coffee shop while traveling in South America, Jonathan…

On last week’s Business Mentoring session, Fran and Doug talked about the never-ending challenge of keeping you and your business relevant, by knowing when to compromise and when to stand fast to your core principles. This week, they talk about how open communication and a diversity of opinion will improve your leadership and decision-making skills.…