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Designing and Building the Midwest the Community Segment: Meet Lynde Kleeman from Sips Coffee Co · Designing and Building the Midwest One Community at a Time

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  SPEAKER_03: Welcome back to designing and building the Midwest.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes, the Midwest, one community at a time.
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  SPEAKER_03: And guys, it is our brand new community segment with our new 10x partner, owner of SIPS Coffee Co.
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  SPEAKER_03: Lindy Kleeman.
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  SPEAKER_03: Lindy, thank you so much for having us today.
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  SPEAKER_03: So there's three locations, almost.
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  SPEAKER_03: Okay, and when we say almost, it's in a couple weeks.
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  SPEAKER_03: Where are we standing at right now?
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  SPEAKER_02: We are standing in our brand new SIPS 3, Gillespie location.
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  SPEAKER_02: So as you can see, we're still in the construction process, but we are getting there.
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  SPEAKER_02: We just set our opening date.
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  SPEAKER_02: Oh my gosh, and our can you share that with us?
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, of course.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's gonna be our opening day is September 1st, 2026.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, that is so amazing.
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  SPEAKER_03: That seems like so fast.
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  SPEAKER_03: And I know you say it's a mess in here, Lindy, but I'm looking around.
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  SPEAKER_03: It looks so good.
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  SPEAKER_03: You guys wait till you see this floor.
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  SPEAKER_03: What what is this like a is it epoxy?
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  SPEAKER_02: Uh-huh.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yep.
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  SPEAKER_02: They they had to do a lot of work with the floor.
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  SPEAKER_02: It was in bad shape when we came in here.
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  SPEAKER_02: So they leveled it out, sanded it down twice, I think, and then epoxy covering.
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  SPEAKER_03: Oh my gosh, and it's it is adorable.
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  SPEAKER_03: It's black, and we've got the beautiful drywall, white walls, the the beautiful windows.
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  SPEAKER_03: Now, what was this before?
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  SPEAKER_03: It was the Gillespie Police Department for many years.
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  SPEAKER_03: Right.
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  SPEAKER_03: Okay.
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  SPEAKER_03: So that was a big taking on, I feel like.
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  SPEAKER_03: And but it's a prime location.
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  SPEAKER_03: Tell us more about that, like where it's at here.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: So we're located just right here downtown Gillespie on the main road, Route Four.
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  SPEAKER_02: So there is a lot of traffic that goes by every day.
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  SPEAKER_03: I know.
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  SPEAKER_03: Perfect for a coffee shop.
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  SPEAKER_03: You know, everybody likes to see what everybody's doing.
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  SPEAKER_03: Which you did say at one point that you're gonna be putting like some bar stools to look out.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_03: And I love that.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: They were all um block windows when we started.
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  SPEAKER_02: So we took out all of the windows or all new windows, and that's like probably my favorite part of this building is all the natural light that comes in.
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  SPEAKER_03: Oh my gosh, I totally agree.
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  SPEAKER_03: And I can't believe you said that because I totally forgot about the block windows.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, they were terrible.
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  SPEAKER_03: So when did you start this project, this Gillespie one?
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  SPEAKER_02: It was the spring of this year.
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  SPEAKER_02: Like I said, it's come a long way.
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  SPEAKER_02: It looked totally different than this when we started.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, true 10x partner right there.
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  SPEAKER_03: You guys started in the spring.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, it's literally August.
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  SPEAKER_03: She's opened September 1st, third location.
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  SPEAKER_03: So you are our official 10x drink sponsor for our community segment.
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  SPEAKER_03: So, what that means, guys, is Lindy is gonna be bringing in so many delicious drinks and bagels for us to taste test.
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  SPEAKER_03: Um, I'm so excited for that.
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  SPEAKER_03: So, speaking of all of this, like what made you, you know, what did you tell me?
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  SPEAKER_03: You're 28?
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  SPEAKER_03: 26.
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  SPEAKER_03: Oh my gosh, punch me in the face! I'm so sorry.
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  SPEAKER_03: But you guys, 26, owning three locations of a business.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, basically a franchise.
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  SPEAKER_03: Like, what made you want to start a coffee shop?
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  SPEAKER_02: Well, I wouldn't say there was like one specific thing that made me want to start.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, I went to college at Blackburn.
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  SPEAKER_02: I was going for just a general business degree.
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  SPEAKER_02: Right.
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  SPEAKER_02: I got that, still wasn't 100% sure what I wanted to do.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, I always kind of thought maybe like down the line, I would maybe own a business.
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  SPEAKER_02: And Ryan, my now husband, he's really the one that pushed me to do it.
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  SPEAKER_02: So he is very business oriented, yeah, very business-minded.
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  SPEAKER_02: And his family has some businesses that he helped with.
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  SPEAKER_02: So he's really the one that pushed me.
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  SPEAKER_02: He's like, well, if you want to do it, then you know, find the place and we'll do it.
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  SPEAKER_03: What a great husband, first of all.
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  SPEAKER_03: And also, congratulations.
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  SPEAKER_03: Like, Lindy and Ryan just got married, right?
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  SPEAKER_03: When did you get married?
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  SPEAKER_02: July 18th.
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  SPEAKER_02: Right.
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  SPEAKER_03: So it's especially, but you guys have been together for how long?
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, 11 years this September.
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  SPEAKER_02: Right.
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  SPEAKER_02: Since high school.
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  SPEAKER_02: I love it.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_03: But you know, I think that set that helps so much to have a partner or spouse that like really like pushes you to do things.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, my husband did that with me.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, I never would have done this because it's just it's scary.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, it's so scary.
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  SPEAKER_03: But if you have that support system like you do, you both and he has you.
• 5:07
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_03: We can't forget about that.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yep.
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  SPEAKER_03: So when you started in Verden, that has become such a staple.
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  SPEAKER_03: Like, I feel like you aren't anybody if you haven't been to SIPS and Verden.
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  SPEAKER_03: Like, how and why do you feel like that's become that way?
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  SPEAKER_02: Well, um, I think it's just mainly because of our community involvement.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, we have created kind of, we call it our SIPS fam, our SIPS family.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, and it really is.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's a community with all of us.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, so I've met so many amazing people along the way, whether that be like other business owners, um, all my employees, all the customers.
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  SPEAKER_02: So I think it's the community involvement and the community that we've created that's made Verdon um, you know, be our staple location and be so special.
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  SPEAKER_03: I 100% agree.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, you know, I feel like I had first really heard about you, and it was because you were having like an event, a charity event there in in uh Verdon.
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  SPEAKER_03: And also when I'm I'm driving there to go for my Target shopping sprinkling, you know, I um it's packed.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, and and how big is the building?
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  SPEAKER_03: 600 square feet.
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  SPEAKER_03: Right.
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  SPEAKER_03: A little tiny.
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  SPEAKER_03: But no one cares because I say we're going to sips because it's the best.
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  SPEAKER_03: Uh-huh.
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  SPEAKER_03: So I just think that is amazing.
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  SPEAKER_03: And then we have some big news also about Carlinville, right?
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yep.
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  SPEAKER_02: So our groundbreaking ceremony is gonna be held this Saturday, August 14th.
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  SPEAKER_02: Or Friday.
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm already partying.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, it's Friday.
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  SPEAKER_03: The only reason I knew that's because it's my birthday.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, and your brother's too.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes, yep.
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  SPEAKER_03: Friday, Friday, Friday, August 14th.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, guys, you can't forget that date anyway, okay?
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  SPEAKER_02: You're gonna be celebrating it the best way.
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  SPEAKER_03: I am like, who wouldn't want to celebrate their birthday, like literally breaking ground?
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, yep.
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  SPEAKER_02: We're going to break ground in Carlinville for our permanent location.
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  SPEAKER_02: So we have our temporary location that's been working for now.
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  SPEAKER_02: Right.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, we started that one in November of last year.
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  SPEAKER_02: Right.
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  SPEAKER_03: And it's just, you know me, I'm like, oh, it's packed out to the road all the time, but it's delicious.
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  SPEAKER_03: And you girls do such a good job of getting everybody through like quickly, but without making them feel rushed.
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  SPEAKER_03: You always make everybody like smile.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_03: So I love that.
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  SPEAKER_03: So are you planning on keeping that location there?
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  SPEAKER_03: Or I mean the until you call that?
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  SPEAKER_03: It's not a trailer.
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  SPEAKER_03: What would you call that?
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  SPEAKER_02: Well, that's kind of what I call it.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, a trailer.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, but yeah, just our temporary location.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, we will keep it up and running until our location gets and that's gonna be a hefty upgrade, right?
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  SPEAKER_02: Oh, yes, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: We are planning a little over 2,000 square foot building there.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's gonna have all the seating.
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  SPEAKER_02: Uh basically my house.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, at this point.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, yeah, bigger than my house, too.
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  SPEAKER_02: So yeah, we're excited for that.
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  SPEAKER_03: And you know, that's also a great location.
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  SPEAKER_03: I'm thinking about the high schoolers.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, if I was in high school, Lindy, and I had that there, I mean, my life's made.
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  SPEAKER_03: I don't care if I'm going to algebra.
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  SPEAKER_03: I got my sixth body.
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  SPEAKER_03: Uh-huh.
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  SPEAKER_03: You know, so you've got that there and just right along 108, I guess you would say.
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  SPEAKER_03: And then I also wanted to go back to the Vernon location.
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  SPEAKER_03: I bet you get a lot of visitors like for Route 66.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_03: Stopping there.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, we do.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, and especially in the summertime.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_03: You not only get to see, you know, faces of the Midwest, faces from all around the world.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, we actually, I have to tell you the story.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, yes.
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  SPEAKER_02: We just had someone from Brazil come in to our burn location when I was there um last week.
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  SPEAKER_02: And so we were kind of chatting it up, and he was talking about the coffee over there.
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  SPEAKER_02: So I was like, try this drink before you leave.
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  SPEAKER_02: I want to know your true opinion on it.
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  SPEAKER_02: Right, right.
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  SPEAKER_02: He takes a sip of it and he just got uh macchiata, like no flavor.
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  SPEAKER_02: So just like basically straight espresso and milk.
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  SPEAKER_02: And he's like, very strong, but good.
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  SPEAKER_03: So I was like, that's a win because I do feel like Brazilian coffee, they're probably like they're real serious about it, don't they?
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  SPEAKER_03: They are, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, like grow it there.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes, right?
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes, yeah, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_03: That's a cool story.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, I'm glad you shared that.
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  SPEAKER_03: Speaking of faces, though, so you and Ryan, you know, you guys are also partnering with somebody else here for this Gillespie location.
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  SPEAKER_03: Who is that?
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  SPEAKER_02: It is Tom and Haley Bauer.
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  SPEAKER_03: Love it.
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  SPEAKER_03: So I know them a little bit.
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  SPEAKER_03: They're a local couple here, right?
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  SPEAKER_03: They've got a cute son.
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  SPEAKER_03: Tom has his own business, Bauer Electric.
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  SPEAKER_03: Haley, I think she works for the county.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_03: Right.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, McCuban County.
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  SPEAKER_03: So great people.
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  SPEAKER_03: Um, Tom's been working on this, right?
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: He has been basically the um head of the construction of it all.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_03: And and for those of you who can see this on camera, I mean, wow.
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  SPEAKER_03: I mean, so to get this done this fast, but I'm not surprised.
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  SPEAKER_03: And then beautiful Haley will be the face of the location, right?
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  SPEAKER_02: She sure will, yes.
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm sure she'll be in here a lot.
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  SPEAKER_02: And so you guys will all see her if you stop by.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_03: So 10X and all around with these, with these couples, power coupling.
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  SPEAKER_03: So power couple, Lindy and Ryan, okay, newlyweds.
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  SPEAKER_03: So you guys just got married literally less than a month ago.
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  SPEAKER_03: And now you're opening a third location and building a new permanent location.
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  SPEAKER_03: Like, is that like a little bit crazy for you guys?
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  SPEAKER_03: Like, how do you do this?
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, honestly, I won't lie, it's not easy.
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  SPEAKER_02: We are stressed a lot of the time.
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  SPEAKER_02: But um, honestly, just having each other as our support system, it helps a lot.
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  SPEAKER_02: So he's in business, I'm in business.
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  SPEAKER_02: So we both kind of understand and and get it.
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  SPEAKER_03: I think that helps the understanding.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_03: So, what do you guys do for fun when you're not um, you know, building an empire?
• 10:36
  SPEAKER_02: Well, right now there's not a ton of extra time, but really probably just spending time with family.
• 10:42
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: We go and visit his grandparents a lot, live down in Fremont, and then kind of do stuff with my family as well.
• 10:48
  SPEAKER_03: You watch any shows right now?
• 10:49
  SPEAKER_03: Or no, no, no time for shows.
• 10:51
  SPEAKER_03: No time, no 10x, no time for shows.
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  SPEAKER_03: So why is it so important to you and Ryan to give back to the local communities here in the Midwest?
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  SPEAKER_02: Well, if um I've learned anything from starting a small business, it's to choose where you spend your money wisely, support those other local businesses because they support you back.
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  SPEAKER_02: Right.
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  SPEAKER_02: And we are trying to make a difference, you know, in our communities.
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  SPEAKER_02: Um, and like I said, I think in the beginning, we've created this like sips family, and it's almost our little community, and um, I love it.
• 11:22
  SPEAKER_02: I love it so much.
• 11:23
  SPEAKER_03: I agree, and I love that you said that.
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  SPEAKER_03: It is that family, and and just like on social media, like people are so excited to post their drink and be like, look what I got from SIPs, and then everybody will comment and it just makes them feel good.
• 11:37
  SPEAKER_03: So I love that.
• 11:38
  SPEAKER_03: I love that so much.
• 11:39
  SPEAKER_03: And we are looking forward to so many more times with you, Lindy, right here on Design and Building the Midwest, one community at a time.
• 11:46
  SPEAKER_03: The community segment with our beautiful 10x partner, Lindy Kleman, and sometimes her husband, Ryan Kleeman.
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  SPEAKER_03: So we'll see you guys next week.
• 11:56
  SPEAKER_03: Thanks.
• 11:57
  SPEAKER_03: Bye.
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