Meet Tom, that guy who owns the shop

Tom. 

If you've made it into our Serious Coffee, you've most likely had the pleasure of meeting Tom. Tom and his wife Starsa have been the cheery owners of this location for roughly 4 years. 

Tom has a dedication to his store like no owner I've ever met. For four days of the week he commutes from Courtenay to Nanaimo and back up to Courtenay just to do it again tomorrow. His passion to put a smile on every customers face makes it hard not to come back again in the same day. If you don't know who I'm talking about, look out for the guy with a stain on his shirt, americano in hand, talking about his farm while he crunches numbers at a desk. Tom is a hard working dad of 3, a husband to a lovely librarian, and the boss of three great employees. If you need some advice, a first hand story, or someone to cheer you up, Tom's the guy. Ask him about his honey bees or his garden, or about the farm fresh eggs he brings in for his dedicated customers, and he will certainly take the time to answer. 

"Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and now I believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy." - Leo Tolstoy