More Coffee, Please!

Austin T. Qualls
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More Coffee, Please! is a conversational platform built around the stories people don't usually tell in public. Every episode is a sit-down, two people, one honest conversation, no script. We talk about the building, the breaking, the belief that keeps you going, and the small truths that don't fit neatly into a highlight reel. This isn't an interview show. It's a table. Pull up a chair. Hosted by Austin T. Qualls, Navy veteran, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Overnight Success Coffee Co.,More Coffee, Please! brings together creators, business owners, artists, and everyday people doing extraordinary things quietly. Culture, resilience, identity, and purpose — poured into the same cup, every episode. New episodes drop on YouTube and all major podcast platforms.

  1. 4h ago

    God, Family, Tax with LaRese Purnell

    LaRese Purnell, Managing Partner of CLE Consulting, Black Box Fix and founder of The Real Black Friday, joins More Coffee, Please! for a conversation about what's real, beyond the titles and positions. We talk about growing up the youngest of three, moving between the Virgin Islands and Cleveland shelters, what his mother taught him about love that money never could, and how that path led him to financial literacy as a calling, not just a career. We get into The Real Black Friday's work helping over 250 Black owned businesses earn a combined $600,000 plus, and the thread connecting that movement to Black Box Fix and CLE Consulting. He also opens up on loyalty, legacy, and what he wants people to know about him that they never get to see. Full conversation now live everywhere you enjoy meaningful conversations. More content, coffee, and conversation: www.overnightsuccess.co @morecoffeepleaseshow @overnightsuccessco Connect with LaRese Purnell: Instagram: @laresepurnell CLE Consulting Firm: @cleconsultingfirm Black Box Fix: @blackboxfix Financial Foundations University: @financialfoundationsuniversity The Real Black Friday: therealblackfriday.com Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

    God, Family, Tax with LaRese Purnell

  2. Sep 27

    The Weight of the Kitchen with Chef Michael Jarzenski

    MORE COFFEE, PLEASE! Episode Notes — Michael Jarzenski Background Owner and chef of Merriman Valley Pizza in Akron & Food Truck, Feel Good BBQ. A true mom and pop shop, known for a signature thick and fluffy crust and rotating weekly features. Chef-inspired artisan pizza, everything made from scratch, down to the in-house seasonings. How This Episode Came Together Michael reached out directly, unprompted, saying he’d been listening to the podcast and loving it. His words: he’d love to possibly join for an episode and talk restaurants, and maybe even get into the topic of burnout and how hard this industry actually is. That message is the spine of this episode, not just an aside. The Craft Everything from scratch is a point of real pride, not a marketing line. Worth digging into why that level of detail matters so much to him personally, and what actually makes a pizza good in his eyes versus what makes it popular. The Weight of It Burnout is the emotional core of this conversation. This industry is brutal in ways most people never see. Give real room to what almost made him walk away, what it costs to keep showing up, and how he protects himself while still running the shop every day. Tone Notes This isn’t a food segment. The craft questions are the entry point, but the real conversation is about what it costs a person to keep a small restaurant alive, day after day, in an industry that chews people up. Let the burnout thread carry as much weight as the passion-for-food thread. Don’t let one crowd out the other.

    The Weight of the Kitchen with Chef Michael Jarzenski

  3. Sep 20

    Righteous Cloth, A Story of Sobriety and Second Chances

    Here are the episode notes for Frank Miller III’s episode: MORE COFFEE, PLEASE! Episode Notes — Frank Miller III Background Frank L. Miller III, streetwear designer from Akron. Owner of R Cloth, also known as 7th Floor Clothing, started in 2016 with childhood friend Preston Clark as a t-shirt project during the NBA Finals. Goes by the handle “CLOTH,” which stands for “Choose Love Over The Hate.” The Turning Point A felony earlier in life forced him to become an entrepreneur, not by choice but by necessity. He’s said nothing hurt his soul more than knowing his worth and having to accept less. Credits the Akron Urban League’s TRANSITIONS program, built for first-time felons, as the place where everything started to turn. Mentorship Met his mentor Ace Epps through TRANSITIONS, someone who believed in him before he believed in himself. This connects directly to Q’s own relationship with Ace, worth acknowledging in conversation if it comes up naturally. Sobriety Lives a sober life. This is a defining part of his story and should be treated with the same weight as the entrepreneurship arc, not as a footnote. The Business Today Navigating real business pressure, including tariff changes affecting overseas vendors, while trying to protect customers from price increases. Real, current, ongoing stakes, not just a past-tense success story.

    Righteous Cloth, A Story of Sobriety and Second Chances

  4. Sep 13

    Internship Turned Into a Career Move at Uninterrupted, & What's Next?

    An internship turned into a career at Uninterrupted. And then it ended. Kenny Paramore worked brand partnerships inside Uninterrupted, LeBron James and Maverick Carter's media company, before moving into grassroots basketball media with MADE Hoops. Then Fulwell Entertainment came into the picture, and Kenny was let go. In this episode we talk about what that world actually taught him about athlete storytelling, what it felt like to lose a role he'd built a career around, and what's next now that chapter has closed. No performance. No polish. Just Kenny telling the truth. Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended. 🎙️ Full conversation now live everywhere you enjoy meaningful conversations.

    Internship Turned Into a Career Move at Uninterrupted, & What's Next?

  5. Sep 6

    Just A Pastor From Akron, The Servant Leader, and The Remedy Church

    Just a pastor from Akron. A servant leader. The man behind The Remedy Church. Pastor Deante Lavender leads The Remedy Church in Akron. Before any of that, he was a kid living in shelters in Cleveland while his mother battled addiction. In this episode we talk about that chapter of his life, the moment he was told God wanted him to have Akron, and what it's meant to lead a church born out of one of the most chaotic years in recent memory. We talk about what he said after Jayland Walker's death, and what it costs him to stand in Cascade Plaza and call out the names of gun violence victims, one by one. No performance. No polish. Just Pastor Lavender telling the truth. Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended. 🎙️ Full conversation now live everywhere you enjoy meaningful conversations.

    Just A Pastor From Akron, The Servant Leader, and The Remedy Church

  6. Aug 30

    A Ph.D. and a Breathwork Practice. Logic and the Sacred, In One Person.

    Mary Laske Bell holds two worlds most people never put together — a Ph.D. and a breathwork practice. She's the founder of The Breath Chamber, built on the idea that the body already knows how to heal itself. In this episode we talk about how those two worlds live in the same person, what breathwork actually changes, and the parts of her story she doesn't often say out loud, including a season of motherhood that nearly broke her before it built her back up. No performance. No polish. Just Mary telling the truth. Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

    A Ph.D. and a Breathwork Practice. Logic and the Sacred, In One Person.

  7. Aug 23

    From Akron to International Baller, and Back Again.

    Darius Carter is a professional basketball player out of Akron, Ohio, by way of Firestone High School and Wichita State. His career took him overseas into more than a decade of professional basketball, far from the city that made him. In this episode we talk about the road that got him there, what it cost to build a life across the world, and what it means to carry your city with you no matter how far the game takes you. No performance. No polish. Just Darius Carter telling the truth. Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

    From Akron to International Baller, and Back Again.

  8. Aug 16

    The Story of a Survivor, Mother, and Professional Life Survivalist

    Genevieve is a breast cancer survivor, a mother, and an author who calls herself a "Professional Life Survivalist." In this episode, she takes us through the moment she found out, what the fight actually cost her, and what it gave her that she never expected. We talk about motherhood in the middle of survival, about finally writing the book she wasn't sure she was ready to write, and about what it means to keep going when going wasn't guaranteed. No performance. No polish. Just Genevieve telling the truth. Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

    The Story of a Survivor, Mother, and Professional Life Survivalist
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About

More Coffee, Please! is a conversational platform built around the stories people don't usually tell in public. Every episode is a sit-down, two people, one honest conversation, no script. We talk about the building, the breaking, the belief that keeps you going, and the small truths that don't fit neatly into a highlight reel. This isn't an interview show. It's a table. Pull up a chair. Hosted by Austin T. Qualls, Navy veteran, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Overnight Success Coffee Co.,More Coffee, Please! brings together creators, business owners, artists, and everyday people doing extraordinary things quietly. Culture, resilience, identity, and purpose — poured into the same cup, every episode. New episodes drop on YouTube and all major podcast platforms.

Information

  • Creator
    Austin T. Qualls
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © L48 Group 2025
  • Show Website
    More Coffee, Please!