Hello!

As you have already read, I'm Anita and what you're about to read is my attempt to reduce who I am to black and white.

According to most, you are what you do. If that's the case, I am the President/Owner of The Fine Grind (www.TheFineGrind.com). The Fine Grind is a coffee shop that's different than you might expect. We custom roast specialty coffees to order one pound at a time using a hot air/cool air fluid bed roasting process --- that's the part that makes us different than most. We offer over 50 different coffees and blends (including decaffeinated), more than 60 different flavored coffees and we carry a wide variety of teas, hot chocolate and gifts. Because we roast our coffees in such small batches, we have the ability to create special recipes (blends, roast style and/or flavors) for individuals and businesses. Historically, The Fine Grind has provided coffee on almost an exclusively retail basis. We are now beginning to break into wholesaling to small single location cafes and restaurants and offices.

In addition to The Fine Grind, I am working with Affiliated Women International (www.awomensplace.org and http://affiliatedwomen.ning.com), which is a virtual social and business networking group for women. AWI is working to connect and empower women worldwide professionally, personally and spiritually. We work together through strategic and relationship networking. Along with our virtual/online community, we have face to face networking groups in several locations, including Indianapolis and Cincinnati.

Now that you know what I am doing, I'll fill you in a little on what I have done. Leading up to where I am now, I have worked in the hotel food and beverage business (full service dining room management and full service catering), real estate property tax appraisal, civil engineering and surveying and I've held a real estate broker's license. All of this was following a two year study of technical theatre (specifically stage management) in college.

Last but most certainly not least, my world is completed by God, my family and their activities. My husband is a long time NCAA soccer referee. I am the mother of two teenage boys. My oldest is looking toward college and is a proud member of his high school marching band (plays tenor saxophone). My youngest is an ice hockey player. I spend a lot of time at football fields watching my oldest march. Additionally, for the last 4+ years I've held at least one (sometimes multiple overlapping) position on the board of the youth ice hockey league in which my youngest participates, so I also spend a significant amount of time in ice rinks.

Looking forward, I'm hoping to meet many, many new people and build business relationships with them. Thanks for reading about me and if you've made it this far, I'd love to hear from you and get to know about you and what you do, as well.

All the best!

Anita