Hello, WWE Universe.
Sonya Deville here.
Currently in Los Angeles, California with my friends from cricket,
whose main goal this year is to support entrepreneurs in our community.
So I'm here with some special guests, Seleste and Joana from Little Barn Coffee,
were gonna attempt to show me the ropes at the shop today.
>> I know you're tough in the ring but this is my ring today.
>> Challenge accepted, show me.
>> Okay let's go in.
>> How do you get in?
This is the door?
>> Yeah.
>> This is so cool.
>> Come on in.
>> Wow! [MUSIC]
>> I'm Joana Rubio.
>> And I'm Seleste Diaz.
>> And we're the owners of Little Barn Coffee House.
>> We're a 100% vegan coffee shop.
We serve all plant based foods.
>> Seleste and I have been partners for 14 years.
We saw that there was a lack in vegan food press.
So, it was, we want a vegan restaurant, we have to do that.
>> We curated our menu with things that we loved,
things that our mom would make us but we veganized it.
>> Yeah we fuse our Latin roots with the all American breakfast.
>> Celeste was the head biscuit maker while I'm prepping tofu,
baking making sauces from scratch, we tried to,
we tried to take pride in making everything in house we tried to do it all.
I think Sonya is gonna do good.
We're very you know team focused and
we have a lot of fun too much [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGH].
>> Hi, welcome to a Little Barn Coffee.
What can I get for you?
>> [INAUDIBLE].
>> Got it.
>> What size?
>> Large.
>> What kind of milk would you like?
>> Oak milk, good choice.
I like oak milk, it'll be ready shortly.
It'll be at the side window.
Thanks.
>> We're gonna make an oat latte.
Can you hear that [INAUDIBLE]?
>> Yeah, >> If you go up too much,
that's too much bubbles.
A good latte will be 140.
>> This is like a science.
>> Yeah, [LAUGH]. >> You want to give it a shot?
>> Yes. >> If I'm about to burn the place
down, stop me.
>> If you didn't put it in right, this person is about to squirt all over you.
>> No pressure [LAUGH].
Wow.
>> Enjoy your latte.
>> So how long have you guys owned the coffee shop work?
>> So we actually opened up in 2020, right in the middle of the pandemic.
I was working at this cafe before in the space that we're in currently in,
COVID happens and my boss approached us and said, Do you want [INAUDIBLE] space?
>> So in the middle of the pandemic, you took over a falling apart coffee shop, and
just figured it out.
>> Yeah, we took the risk.
>> We were scared, it was a scary time.
We were staying away from our family at the time because you don't want to
get our parents sick or anyone so we came in here.
Celeste and I got a hammer and started breaking down walls and
putting drywall up.
So last night put up the drywall on the kitchen.
[CROSSTALK]. >> How did you know how to do drywall?
>> Well so Celeste with her dad's a handyman and we called him [CROSSTALK].
>> No way. >> He was guiding us and
went to hardware stores and asked, how do we do this?
>> And you just figured it out?
>> We figured it out.
>> All right, let's put on some gloves and let's make some food.
>> Maple, sausage biscuit.
>> My gosh, that looks so good.
>> Flip it >> God.
>> More tickets are coming.
>> More orders are coming through?
>> Take these up.
Biscuits out so they don't burn.
>> Okay.
>> I feel you're going a little slow.
>> [LAUGH]
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>> Honestly, I don't know how you guys do it in there.
That's like a whole other level.
>> You did a great job in there.
I thought you did a good.
>> Thank you.
>> There was no returns.
I mean we did good. >> Okay, well there we go, we did good.
What you guys do is incredible.
And everyone feels welcome, which is so cool.
I can imagine how your customers feel coming up and
seeing the rainbow flag, which is close to my heart and
seeing you guys represent women owned business and women of color.
So that's so cool.
>> Yeah, and we're very vocal about it too.
>> You are.
>> So everyone knows.
>> It's still a rarity and I think it's very important for
us to show the community.
>> Dreams do come true if you work hard.
I feel very luck and proud to be [INAUDIBLE] owning a business.
>> What's it like working with your partner?
>> She's really like Superwoman.
She's just amazing, I don't know.
>> [LAUGH] >> They say don't work with your partner
or you're really know, but I think it's brought us together even more.
>> That's so cool.
So, thank you guys for that.
>> Thank you, I mean, I feel humbled by people accepting us.
>> Thank you guys so much for today I had such a good time.
And needless to say, I'm so
impressed by everything that goes into running this operation.
And because of all your hard work this past two years,
cricket is putting smiles on people's faces by awarding you guys with a $5,000
grant that you can put back into your business.
>> Thank you. >> This is amazing, thank you so much.
>> Thank you guys it was so much fun, did I pass the test am I hired?
>> You passed the test, you're hired.
I'm hired? >> Yeah we start now.
>> Let's go [LAUGH].
>> So tell everybody where we can find you guys on social media so
they can follow a Little Barn Coffee.
>> Yeah Instagram on Twitter all of that fun stuff a Little Barn Coffee House.
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>> Follow cricket on Facebook, TikTok and
Twitter to see what small business superstars we feature next.
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