We recently connected with Alexis Wright-Sellers and have shared our conversation below.
Alexis, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. How has Covid changed your business model?
Wow, what a great question. COVID completely changed our business model. In our business plan, Brickhouse Gourmet Coffee & Tea Co was supposed to be a café. We planned to open a cafe at the beginning of 2020, but the world shut down. The pandemic halted our plans but not our business, thankfully. Our online retail, wholesale, and distribution took off. No one wanted to leave their homes, so they ordered online and we delivered.
Alexis, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
Akera Sellers, founded, Brickhouse Gourmet Coffee & Tea Co. along with his wife, Alexis, after he traveled extensively as a young professional in finance and became fixated with freshly roasted coffee during his travels. Brickhouse Gourmet Coffee & Tea Co. is family-owned and operated with a mission to create a unique experience with every sip of our delicious freshly roasted coffee and tea selections. Our quality gourmet coffee beans and tea leaves are hand-picked by farmers throughout the world, from the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro in Africa to the high peaks of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Our gourmet coffee selections include Unique Blends, Single-Origins, Organic, and Flavored. Each option is available in Whole Bean, French Pressed, Slow Drip, and Espresso grind modes. Our gourmet tea options include Herbal, Tisane, Flavored, and Loose Leaf.
Regardless of when you choose to start your day, Brickhouse Gourmet Coffee & Tea Co. recognizes the importance of that first cup; therefore, it is our highest priority to guarantee freshness directly from our house to yours.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
We were about to open a retail location when the pandemic began. Being that the world was shutting down, there was no way we thought we would be able to maintain a coffee shop. While we had to put a hold on our dreams of opening a café, our retail/wholesale online store took off! People did not want to leave their homes, so we delivered freshly roasted coffee and tea to their doors. While managing a retail/wholesale online store was not our initial plan, we immediately shifted gears and two years later were able to open Brickhouse Gourmet Coffee and Tea Co. Café.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
Continuously providing freshly roasted coffee and tea is what we believe helps build our reputation. To stay consistent in our mission and keep the focus on providing high quality gourmet beverages is the feedback we get from customers that return over and over again.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.brickhousecoffeeandtea.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brickhouse.gourmet.coffee.tea/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrickhouseGourmetCoffeeandTeaCompany
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/brickhouse_co