About Us
Our Coffee Story
Our coffee adventure started in 1972 when Paul got a job with a local coffee shop/roastery. We discovered we loved fresh coffee and Paul made a point to learn as much as he could about selecting and roasting green coffee beans.
Carrie with Peggy (cow-spotted fur).
We went to college together and worked various jobs, including managing a coffee house. After college, Paul worked first as a software engineer and project manager and then earned his MBA from the University of Chicago. His career allowed me to stay home with our growing family. In addition to raising four children, we hosted a parade of pets, including hamsters, bunnies, degus and the world's chubbiest hermit crab. And we always had a dog. Between walks and games and keeping everybody fed, I managed to find a few moments to indulge in one of my favorite pastimes, writing stories. It was a crazy, busy, constantly changing time, but one thing that never changed was our love for coffee.
Paul with Sue (white fur) and Dusty (black fur).
Paul worked more than a decade in management consulting and operations design, but his career often took him away from home. Tired of his traveling, we decided to work together again and with our children's help returned to the coffee business.
We took our early experiences working with coffee, applied the business principles Paul used as a consultant and added my love of writing to create a business offering 4th Wave Coffee, coffee that's fresh and custom roasted to provide the perfect cup for every coffee lover. We moved online in 2009 with coffeebytheroast.com. Now we get to share our love of coffee with you.