As a wordsmith and coffee pro, does it drive you crazy when people call it “expresso”?
No. What drives me crazy is the lack of understanding of what espresso is and what coffee is. I just wish people knew all the coffee options available to them. Mispronouncing it is OK with me; ignoring it is not. Other aspirations? Personally, I love teaching my courses at Wash U, one in entrepreneurship and the other in business communication. I’m involved with the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Wash U. and I’ve been fortunate to have been asked to be a judge in the world’s largest social entrepreneurship competition there, where students compete for a $150,000 award. You seem very grateful. I’m the happiest guy in the world. St. Louis is a livable city with a lot of opportunities. I don’t think I could have done this in any other city.
