Armando Cardenas is the Co-Founder and Roaster at Quail Street Coffee Roasters in Escondido, CA. The garage-based roasting company is almost to their seven year anniversary. Cardenas opens up about his entrepreneurial motivation, why the name is so important to him, the vulnerability that comes with going all in, and why he's glad he didn't do more research before launching his business.
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