A couple of weeks ago, Metric Coffee grew a little bigger. Harris Nash joined our team as our new Sales Manager! His role will focus on bridging, and tending to, ongoing Metric relationships. The following is a recap of a conversation he and I shared about his new position:
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Harris, with a wide smile, sat across from me in our West Fulton lab. Having worked with Harris previously, I immediately picked up on some eager energy-- but not out of anxiety. Instead, Harris was buzzing with excitement.
He justified my suspicion quickly. Unprompted, Harris rattled off about the “beauty” he finds in coffee. Through coffee’s taste, preparation, and service, Harris continued to articulate a passion for coffee’s “rituals;” coffee’s opportunity, at every stop in the supply chain, for human connection through these rituals. All things he’s witnessed first-hand over his seven years in the coffee industry.
This thread of connection continued to unravel throughout our conversation:
C: “What’s your go-to coffee drink?”
H: “*Chuckle* A hit ‘n’ run.”
“…Ha, a what?”
“I don't know if anyone else calls it that... but I get an espresso and a small drip to-go. It allows me to connect with the barista (their craft and individual service), while also checking out the ready-made option that they prepare for everyone.”
It may have been my first time hearing the term "hit ‘n’ run" in this context, but whatever you want to call this 1-2 punch, it’s a delicious route. Through Harris’ explanation, it also feels like an encompassing one, an additional road to human connection that coffee offers.
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This enthusiasm for humans is one of many reasons we’re so excited to have Harris join Metric Coffee Co. Whether he’s skating (which he claims to be able to ollie AND grind) or listening to his favorite bop (“Praise the Lord” by A$AP Rocky), Harris wears an excitement and a beaming joy. An infectious vibe, we are stoked to fold into our coffee and a human to add our already fantastic family.