Special Report Covid Coffee Chronicles Reopening America the Right Way Episode 67 Strayhouse Kitchen + Coffee http://strayhouse.coffee/ Health is wealth, truer words have not been spoken. This week we’re back in Clinton Oklahoma. We return to interview Annie and Geoff Park, owners of Strayhouse Kitchen + Coffee. You last met them in season one, Episode 15 Oasis in a Coffee Dessert. We wanted to check in to see how they were dealing with the pandemic, and the idea of reopening America, and specifically their store. When Covid-19 was just getting started, Geoff and  Annie were ahead of the game.  Although painful, they began to prepare for what they knew was coming their way. Let’s refresh your memory. This shop was formerly a 1900s era lumber yard. How do you open and keep social distancing on such a large property?  How do you maintain all your services, when you can't have a sit down experience? The cost of utilities hasn’t gone down just because people are quarantined... So how do you make the business sustainable? And what does a customer base who has also become a “fan” base have to do with your success? Enter, the most unique drive thru we’ve ever encountered! Visit our webpage to see what we mean. During this pandemic spread and recovery, business owners today are being asked not only to balance the books and deal with employees, but also to look out for the overall health of the community. Come with us this week as Annie and Geoff walk you through how they have successfully navigated this process. How do you keep the business going and not put customers at risk?  Who is reaching out to help them? If you want to help a small business, helping their community, this is your chance. Who, in their experience, is the one group suffering the most right now based on our current cashless commerce? With three children, homeschooling and running their business what does their spare time look like? So you want to help, and everybody needs coffee right? Then listen to this week's episode to see the impact a VTJ can make!  Don't know what that means….stay tuned. Strayhouse is our house is their motto. We hope we can share some of their house ideas and spirit with our listeners, in this time of reopening America... the right way. Get your java beans here. https://casualcoffeeroasters.com To contribute to the virtual tip jar go here: https://checkout.square.site/pay/74ffef656fdd44aaba3921a79bf0bdaa