Before opening my coffee shop, my dad forced me to register the brand in my sick aunt’s name. He told me: “Don’t say anything to Steve, not even if he promises to help you.” I thought cancer was clouding his judgment. That was until my husband took the microphone on opening day and announced that the business would bear his family’s last name. Spotlight8
My aunt Carmen set the red usb drive on the counter, and the entire shop fell silent. even...