"For as long as I can remember, my mom has been my best friend. I admired her work ethic and vision, and I never questioned her guidance. One piece of advice she gave me is, “Let other people’s ceiling be your floor.” She taught me that it was important to learn from others' experience instead of the hard way or starting from scratch."
"We are a millennial business, and we think of ourselves as global citizens. Our consumers share that philosophy and want to have a cultural experience, and we hope to celebrate and educate others about the history, science, and the people behind the coffee... There is something beautiful and artful about the entire process, and we want to approach coffee like wine. No harvest is exactly the same. It’s living. It evolves just like everything else."
"If you want to have a world-class city, you have to go out and vote with your fork... It’s time that we, as members of this community who can afford to do it, support local food, shop at farmers markets, and go out to eat."
"I love that Birmingham is full of creatives who value local collaboration.... Who doesn’t want to be part of a renaissance?"
"When I see my regular customers and new downtown neighbors who live and work in the neighborhood choosing Sprout & Pour, enjoying the foods and juices, wanting to try new things, and feeling fulfilled and appreciative and excited about what they are consuming, I feel like I’m accomplishing my mission."