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TEDxWilliamsport - Mr. Karl Fisher - The Core of Community

187 views · Published 6 December 2011 · 10:19 · Indexed 13 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2011 · Howto & Style

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Karl Fisher is a man of many faces covered up by one glorious red beard. After completing a music degree at Penn State University (by playing a mean fiddle), he promptly started a career in church ministry as a youth pastor. Meanwhile, Karl developed a love affair with coffee, a love exceeded only by that for his wife, Bethany. He taught himself how to roast coffee using a popcorn maker and began to develop a vision for making coffee as an art form. His commitment to his community and determination to make his business a contributing factor to the cultural health of the community, Karl is leading by example. Karl wakes up every day living his dream of cultivating community through the elevation of coffee culture.

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