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I’M KASSATA BOLLMAN. 

TODAY MY GUEST IS ANT DUCKWORTH.

HE JOINS US FROM LONDON…..

WHERE HE’S CURRENTLY FOUNDER AND OWNER OF DEAR COCO COFFEE…

A THRIVING COFFEE TRUCK BUSINESS….IN FACT IT’S LISTED AS ONE OF THE TOP 5 GLOBAL COFFEE TRUCKS…. 

I’LL OPEN OUR CONVERSATION….BY ASKING YOU TO REACH INTO YOUR MEMORY….

HERE…. “HAVE YOU EATEN YET ?”....IS FOCUSED MORE ON THE GREETING…IT’S A CHECK-IN OF SORTS….

WE’RE TWO MINDS…. ABOUT TO TAKE A TRIP INTO YOUR LIFE….

SO THIS IS AN OPENING… FOR US TO CONNECT…THROUGH FOOD….OR BEVERAGE IN YOUR CASE….

THIS CAN BE A MEAL OR CUP OF COFFEE…. FROM ANYTIME IN YOUR LIFE….THE HOPE IS WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO TALK ABOUT…. IS MEANINGFUL….THAT IT BRINGS UP A  MEMORY…..OR EMOTION….

ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF A MEAL…HAPPENS LONG AFTER THE ACTUAL EVENT….THOSE MEMORIES CAN BE POWERFUL….AND WE LIKE TO HONOR AND EMBRACE THAT  CONCEPT….ANT…. I’LL LET YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE….

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DEAR COCO

DEAR COCO WAS A SIDE HUSTLE FOR 3 YEARS…WHILE YOU WORKED A FULL-TIME JOB AS AN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING DIRECTOR AT AMERICAN EXPRESS….

YOU’RE MARRIED AND HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS…I’M SETTING UP THIS PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE….SO LISTENERS CAN CONNECT WITH YOU….OR PERHAPS IDENTIFY WITH YOU…..

I THINK IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU WERE IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION…. WITH A JOB THAT PROVIDED FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY…SO WHAT SPARKED THIS DESIRE FOR DEAR COCO ?

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ADVICE

WHAT’S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE THAT YOU'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN ?

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FULL TIME

EARLIER THIS YEAR YOU RESIGNED FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS TO FOLLOW YOUR DREAM OF SCALING DEAR COCO….

NOW…. THIS IS YOUR FULL-TIME CAREER…YEARS AGO I IMAGINE THIS ALL FELT FAR FROM A POSSIBLE REALITY……SO I’D LOVE FOR YOU TO GO BACK JUST FOR A SECOND TO A TIME WHEN ALL YOU COULD DO IS HAVE A VISION OF THIS DREAM….

NOW JUMP BACK TO THIS PRESENT MOMENT…. DOES LIFE LOOK LIKE YOU THOUGHT IT MIGHT ? OR IS IT DIFFERENT ? 

DID YOU HAVE ANY EXPECTATIONS ?

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TRUE

HOW DO YOU STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF WHILE NAVIGATING THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE ?

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SERVICE 

REFLECTING ON YOUR EARLY DAYS OF DEAR COCO …IS THERE ONE DAY THAT STICKS OUT …THAT BROUGHT YOU A DEEP SENSE OF JOY ?

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YOUNGER SELF

WHAT WOULD YOU TELL YOUR YOUNGER SELF ?….MAYBE IT’S ADVICE, A THOUGHT….OR A FEELING….….

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TRIP

WHAT’S ONE TRIP THAT YOU’VE BEEN ON THAT HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED YOUR LIFE…THIS COULD BE AN ACTUAL TRIP….. OR….MAYBE IT’S A GOOD MEMORY….LIKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE…OR...IT COULD BE A PSYCHEDELIC TRIP…

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CULTURE

WHEN IT COMES TO DEAR COCO…AND HOW YOU’RE RUNNING THE BUSINESS ….WHAT’S ONE THING THAT YOU LOVE OR ADMIRE ABOUT THE CULTURE…THAT YOU FEEL GOES UNNOTICED OR ISN’T TALKED ABOUT AS MUCH ?

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SYNCHRONICITIES

HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY SIGNS OR SYNCHRONICITIES IN YOUR LIFE…. THAT GUIDED YOU IN SOME WAY  ?…IT COULD BE A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH A STRANGER….A CONVERSATION THAT LED TO AN OPPORTUNITY….THAT YOU COULD NOT HAVE ARRANGED….EVEN IF YOU TRIED….THERE’S A WIDE SPECTRUM HERE…..NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS…

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TAKEAWAY

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WISDOM WITH US …

I BELIEVE THAT THE JOURNEY…. IS ALWAYS GREATER THAN THE DESTINATION. 

IT’S ON THE PATH THAT WE LEARN….EVOLVE AND….. ENCOUNTER LESSONS…. THAT SHAPE US…. INTO OUR BEST SELVES.

I ALWAYS LIKE ENDING…. BY ASKING…. IF THERE’S ANY TAKEAWAY THAT YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE WITH LISTENERS…..THAT CAN POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES.

IT COULD BE SOMETHING WE JUST TOUCHED ON…. A LESSON YOU’VE LEARNED ON YOUR JOURNEY…. OR GENERAL ADVICE THAT YOU LIVE BY...

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AND WHERE OR HOW …..IS THE BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT…. OR GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU  ?

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OUTRO

THANKS FOR LISTENING….AND IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY….... FOLLOW  “HAVE YOU EATEN YET?” ….WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS….

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