- December 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Officer Mike Jones has been in law enforcement for 18 years – the last 14 with the Evanston Police Department – and as he nears retirement, he said he didn’t want to fall into a pattern of isolation that he has seen retirees do in the past.
“I always had this vision of starting a small coffee shop just to stay social,” Jones said. “When cops retire, they suffer from separation anxiety and they’re often depressed. I don’t want to have that problem when I reach the next phase of my life.”
As he did his research, he realized more people in the coffee shop business are leaning into coffee roasting rather than opening shops.
Jones, who lives in Naperville, said he saw coffee roasting as a better match for him.
“It fits my personality a little bit more,” he said. “It’s all about developing and building relationships based on your style of roasting. It’s a lot more personal.”
Jones launched Badge Brew…
