My name
is Joonbug aka Colonel Macchiato and I am the creative and owner of Fresh
Kaufee. I live in Dallas, TX but I’m from a small town in Jamaica, called
Harmony Vale. I am a freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer with a splash
of photography. I’m usually drawing but I also like riding my bicycle, single
speed.
I saw that you have gone to school for
multiple things including; Graphic Design and Fashion Merchandising. Tell me a
little bit about why you chose these majors. What made you want to get into
this field? Graphic
design was honestly chosen to make money, but going through the course, I
discovered that the industry can suck the creative life out of you and I wasn’t
keen on that aspect. So I chose to focus on getting the degree in order to be my
own boss and ultimate creative freedom, then Fresh Kaufee came into the scene
and it fit like a puzzle. I chose to pursue my MFA in Fashion Merchandise
because I wanted a store for Fresh Kaufee that wasn’t like anyone else and this
degree would help.
I was really digging the stuff I saw on the
Fresh Kaufee site. Tell me a little about your company.
Fresh
Kaufee is more about motivating the inner creative inside all of us to “wake
up” and go pursue your dream and to express yourself in whatever it is that
makes you happy. It stemmed from watching so many talented individuals let
their talent diminish because of obstacles or that they were too fearful of
failing. I figured the magic of coffee is the caffeine property it hosts; gives
you this natural energy to create. Making a long story short, I was working at
McDonald’s in 2008 and after getting consecutive customers asking for fresh
coffee, the snowball began rolling.
I read a little bit about the reason behind
"Fresh Kaufee", but I'd love to hear the whole thing!
All the
shirts smell like coffee and…sike..I can’t give out all the secrets buddaaay!
:D
Haha alright, alright. I hear you! What are
your hopes for the future as far as Fresh Kaufee and your personal art career? The
ultimate goal for Fresh Kaufee is my very own store and my personal career is
to live comfortably off my art and travel the world to meet all my online
friends, I’ve made a lot.
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What’s the best reward so far from having
your brand?
Inspiring
people, especially those in the younger bracket, by instilling in them the
confidence that they can be successful doing what they love.
*sips
coffee*
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