Today we were lucky to have Dan Klehm, owner of Convict Coffee to provide an emotional and impactful speech on his life and mission going forward. He was raised in a difficult environment filled with drugs, alcohol and mental illness. Through his poor choices, he became incarcerated but decided to turn his life around and continue his passion for family and community. He has successfully built a very unique coffee shop including music, artwork and a place for those to be respected with a lot of guidance to turn their lives around. Dan is planning on expanding to 10 coffee shops and eventually to franchise his operation nationwide. He fought hard to keep the Convict Coffee name even though possibly concerned it would turn away some of his business.
He speaks to a number of youth organizations, at prisons, 501c charities and anyone that will listen. He is a dynamic speaker which encompass’ clarity and purpose in your life to achieve your goals. Dan totally believes that if you are dedicated and work hard that each employee should be involved in profit sharing, owning a franchise and impacting “all communities” without discrimination.