At CYM Coffee Co., the mission is about more than just coffee. The personal growth workshop company-turned-coffee shop will soon get more room to grow that mission.
CYM Coffee Co., in the Green Market Plaza at 5402 NW Eighth Ave., will expand into the adjacent building. The expansion will have more seating and will include a food, gift and garden shop.
The CYM philosophy is about supporting local communities and products, promoting education and being environmentally friendly, said Dave Neal, senior director of Cymplify, which is the umbrella name for the CYM businesses.
CYM Central, which will include CYM Coffee Co., the store and Cymple Gardens, will open in mid-January, he said.
CYM stands for “Change Your Mind,” which comes from the title of a Sister Hazel song. Ken Block, Sister Hazel lead singer, is part of the Cymplify team.
The CYM businesses began with “Change Your Mind” personal growth workshops. Block, who has a master’s degree in counseling, and Neal, who said he has a background in corporate training, began putting on the two-day workshops in 2010.
The two expanded the CYM brand when Neal’s brother Brad Neal opened the coffee shop.
Beginning Dec. 13, customers can preview the expansion. There will be tours of the new space for the 12 days leading up to Christmas. By January, the store will have its own space and will sell coffee, chocolate and local products.
Gardener’s Edge, the existing business next door, will be renamed Cymple Gardens.
The expansion has been in the works since June, he said, when more than 1,000 people attended the coffee shop’s grand opening.
“The turnout for our grand opening was so good that we looked at the building next door that day,” Dave Neal said.
Danny Thomas, 45, brews fresh coffee for customers Tuesday. Although the staff of CYM Coffee Co. doesn’t like titles, Thomas is a manager and enjoys his work, where a cup of coffee is always at his fingertips.
