Peter Mark Ingalls is the owner of Seattle coffee shop and roastery, Kuma Coffee. “Kuma Coffee started with a guy roasting coffee in his garage in Seattle. A guy with a passion to find coffee that tasted excellent, roast it very carefully, and get that coffee into people’s hands.” Learn about Peter Mark Ingalls…
Follow at: @kumacoffee
Hometown: Cooperstown, NY
First job: Chopping firewood.
Favorite ways to spend your free time in WA: Playing in the yard with my two toddlers.
Your biggest accomplishment and why: Growing Kuma Coffee to roasting 100,000 pounds a year.
The biggest obstacle you overcame: Installing window shades on the concrete walls of our office.
Someone who inspires you and why: Marcus Aurelius. He is ever-present in my mind.
Advice to someone pursuing a career path in what you do: Get a job at a small business and pay attention to every single thing. It’s training to run your own business — and they pay you to do it.
Something someone would be surprised to learn about you: I don’t have a middle name, just two first names.
What makes someone fabulous: Their earnestness and authenticity.