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From YouTube: 26 Square | Commonwealth Joe
Description
Commonwealth Joe is a coffee roasting company that is local & family operated in in Northern Virginia. They recently took over operations of the retail coffee shop Java Shack in Courthouse, Arlington. As Co-Owner, Robert Peck tells the story of the company we get a glimpse into the heart and dedication of a small business owner.
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A
B
Know
it
really
hurt
me,
you
know
when,
when
some
people
would
would
say
to
me
Robbie
when
are
you
when
are
you
gonna
go
back
to
your
real
job?
You
have
to
take
risks
to
start
businesses,
and
you
know
I
think
my
parents,
they
really
supported
me.
They
believed
in
me,
but
I
think
they
were
scared
too.
B
My
name
is
Robert
Peck
and
I'm
a
co-founder
and
the
current
CEO
of
commonwealth
joe.
I
used
to
work
in
this
coffee
shop
in
Culpeper
Virginia,
where
I
grew
up
and
I
got
into
making
drinks
there,
and
my
mom
also
worked
there,
but
she
was
a
manager
and
started
getting
into
roasting
coffee,
but
eventually
those
owners
they
actually
shut
down
their
coffee
shop.
B
She
was
like
just
so
sad
that
the
coffee
shop
was
leaving
in
she
made
an
offer
to
buy
the
equipment,
and
my
mom
started
a
one-person
business
and
she
was,
you
know
so
excited
to
be
the
proud
owner
of
this
coffee
roasting
business
and
to
continue
her
passion
for
coffee.
As
the
years
went
on
in
college
like
it
was
really
sad
to
see
you
know
my
mom's
business
turned
more
into
a
hobby
and
I
wanted.
I
always
wanted
to
see
her
succeed
at
that
I.
B
Got
together
with
a
few
friends,
I
went
to
school
with,
and
we
had
the
idea
that
maybe
we
could
reignite
this
dream
that
we
thought.
Maybe
we
could
create
a
new
brand
commonwealth
of
joe
and
try
to
share
my
mom's
passion,
left
my
full-time
job
and
came
full
time
into
Commonwealth
Joe
and
there's
been
no
looking
back
since
this
was
what
I
was
really
passionate
about
was
helping
to
reignite
her
dream.
B
After
leaving
my
job,
I
came
into
the
Java,
shack
and
I
had
been
here
before,
but
this
time
I
was
coming
with
samples
with
the
intention
to
see
if
they
would
be
interested
in
possibly
using
our
coffee.
You
know
so
I
came
in
one
day
and
and
Dale
who
started
java
Shack.
He
he
happened
to
be
working
here.
That
day
and
I.
Remember,
I
went
up
to
the
register
right
here
and
started
talking
with
Dale
about
coffee.
You
know,
I
think
he
saw
a
little
bit
of
his
passion.
That
he's
had
this
long.
B
Our
mission
at
Commonwealth
Joe
is
to
make
amazing
coffee
approachable.
Now
we
name
all
of
our
coffees
after
things
that
inspire
us
in
Virginia,
Blue
Ridge
Bluff
was
named
after
the
Blue
Ridge
Parkway
skyline
over
look
after
Skyline
Drive,
but
for
the
vast
majority
of
people
we
like
to
name
our
coffees,
something
friendly
and
we
choose
a
different
color
for
every
coffee,
the
time
that
it's
roasted
and
putting
the
bags
it's
sealed.
Airtight
we
ship
out
the
beans
immediately
and
the
coffee
gets
the
Java
Shack
the
next
day.
B
B
Think
my
mom,
she
I
think
felt
really
inspired
by
me,
like
leaving
my
job
to
come
to
the
coffee
thing
full
time,
because
it
wasn't
just
a
bet
on
myself.
It
was.
It
was
betting
on
my
mother's.
You
know
old
dream
of
doing
this
coffee,
business
and
and
reigniting
that
dream
and
so
I
think
you
know
when
I
did
that
my
mom
said
to
me
you
know:
Robbie
are
you?
Are
you
sure
this
is
what
you
want
to
do?
Is
this?
What's
gonna
make
you
happy,
I
did
I
said
mom.