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Members Only: Jason Wiener interviews Kate Smith and Claire Christensen (Gimme! Coffee)

Welcome to our Members Only video series, where we interview clients about the impact of shared ownership and the cooperative business model. Come along to hear from owners and cooperators about their challenges and experiences. In this interview, Jason Wiener sits down with Kate Smith and Claire Christensen from Gimme! Coffee in Ithaca, NY to trace the café’s 25-year journey from a neighborhood coffee shop to a worker-owned cooperative. They share what sparked the transition when the founder retired, how the pandemic shaped the process, and the biggest learning curve: separating operations from governance. From improving onboarding to strengthening a culture of safety, belonging, and shared responsibility, it’s a candid look at what it takes to run a people-centered business – and why co-ops matter in 2025’s International Year of Cooperatives. At Jason Wiener | p.c., we expand democratic ownership and community wealth by bringing deep design thinking to business ownership and providing excellent, values-aligned transactional counsel to mission-driven organizations across the U.S. We think expansively and deeply about how to harness ownership to advance social and environmental change. We measure success by durable client outcomes and positive community impact. 👉 Learn more: https://jrwiener.com 📧 Contact us: [email protected] 📝 Read our blog: https://jrwiener.com/blog 🔔 Subscribe for more interviews on worker cooperatives, employee ownership, and social impact businesses.