I have been so, so busy preparing for this moment, and it went by so fast! I'm so thankful for the opportunity God has given me to be His arm extended in my community. We did a collaboration with our new local gym to have a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony. The day was full of so many good memories that I will cherish forever. God is so good!!

Hey everyone. I had a really good reminder earlier today while talking with one of my business partners, Pete Pagano (who, by the way, I hope you all get to meet at some point; he'll be doing some courses here in finance). The reminder was in regards to allowing small decisions to fester. They don't necessarily become huge problems in the sense that they create a disaster or a wildfire in the business, but instead, they create an accumulation of stress and a nagging weight that they add to your day-to-day. Oftentimes, this is just in the background, not necessarily even something you're staring at, but it accumulates into something much more deleterious and negative for your business. So, get good at being shrewd and making decisions, especially the ones that are small and relatively easy, similar to the example in the video I'm posting here. Doing this will help you tremendously in making larger decisions, being confident, and taking action. I think what holds so many businesses back is leadership's fear of taking action and the fear of the unknown outcomes that their actions will bring about. We end up atrophying and being biased towards theory or thinking as opposed to doing. Like I always say: be biased towards action. Making those small decisions a reflexive part of your business will help speed things up and empower you to make the bigger decisions. Not to mention, you'll avoid the accumulation of stress that having unmade decisions on your plate causes. What are the decisions that you have been putting off? And why? Why are you putting them off? Is there really a good reason?

I am a 23 year old coffee shop owner from Central California. I joined 10F because I believe it's a good investment in myself, as well as my business and future ventures. I graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor's in May of 2025, and came back from Virginia to start a coffee shop in my small hometown. This past year has challenged me in ways I never expected, but also taught me so much as we worked toward opening Casey's House of Coffee (CHC) on June 11, 2026. We are excited to have our Grand Opening this September, as we have worked through some details and major road construction near our store front will be completed! My family is full of entrepreneurs, but all in the same field of work: construction. I think our biggest hurdle with CHC is understanding financials, specifically within the food industry, as this is a new area for us! Some fun facts about me: My family sings gospel music and we've recorded some albums that you can find on streaming: Casey Family Music, if you're interested in looking us up! I love the beach! I've been searching book stores, thrift stores, and antique stores for the perfect books for a curated library since I was 15.