Common Grounds shines a spotlight on people doing incredible things in their communities around coffee. Their work advances creativity, causes, and conversation, and expresses the notion that specialty coffee is for all.

Today, we invite you into Mina's World, a community-oriented, QTPOC-owned and -operated coffee shop in Philadelphia. Co-Founder and Owner Sonam Parikh started Mina’s World with her best friend, Kate Egghart, with the goal of making a space they felt safe and productive working in. Find out what drives Sonam, in her own words.