New York City entrepreneurs: 787 Coffee

<p>Today, we’re finishing off our interview series speaking with some of New York’s leading boutique coffee businesses by catching up with Brandon Peña and Sam Sepulveda, Co-founders of <a href="https://www.787coffee.com/">787 Coffee</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Founded in 2017, 787 Coffee is one of the fastest boutique coffee chains in New York. They now operate 17 sites in the city, 2 in El Paso Texas and 4 in their native  Puerto Rico where they also operate their own coffee farm.</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation they discuss what it means to be a leader, their responsibility to their staff and community and the unexpected silver linings and new opportunities that come from surviving the impact of Hurricane Maria and the pandemic. </p><p>Credits music: "Welcome to the Boogie by <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uS1LzrqVxshXrPbTcbITg">Keren Abreu</a> in association with <a href="https://www.coffeemusicproject.com/">The Coffee Music Project</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sebcollective/?hl=en">SEB Collective</a></p><p>Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at <a href="https://www.worldcoffeeportal.com/">worldcoffeeportal.com</a></p><p>Subscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/5thwavecoffee/">@5thWaveCoffee</a> and tell us what topics you'd like to hear</p>