{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6911e513a17ebcde8847795f/69c964209b6be94a1a81df11?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Em Herriott: Building a Coffee Business Out of Necessity and The Power of Safe Spaces","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6911e513a17ebcde8847795f/1774805614116-bf82e983-9329-4449-b7c1-38d9169f2ffd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Em Herriott (they/them) </strong>is the founder of <strong>We Are Here </strong>in Margate - a queer, disabled owned coffee roastery that has making coffee more accessible and welcoming to everyone, in a multitude of different ways, at the core of what they do.</p><p><br></p><p>We delve into how Em's journey took them from coffee to corporate and back to coffee again, openly discussing the experiences along the way that really shaped how they move through the world in their life and career today. In this open and honest conversation, we cover a whole host of themes from the importance of safe spaces in real life and online, creating your own coffee business as a disabled person, and the complexities of communicating sociopolitical viewpoints through a brand that feel both safe and authentic.</p><p><br></p><p>Footage of Fred being stolen - <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BaG1YpXnrTE/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/p/BaG1YpXnrTE/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Theme song by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/good.news._/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Good News</a>.</p>","author_name":"Rosie Lowery"}