Jake describes doing business in Chicago as “opportunity”. When the markets crashed in 2008, he found renewed purpose bringing coffee to the Hyde Park Woodlawn community. When he started the business, he thought coffee might be recession-proof. Was he right?

How’s Business? is created by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Law School (IJ Clinic) and is hosted by Stacy Massey.Podcast editing services by Andrea Klunder and Edwin Ruiz at The Creative Impostor Studios.Chicago-based business owners who are interested in being featured on How’s Business? are especially invited to reach out to clinic@ij.org!