Andrea Allen

About Andrea Allen

Andrea Allen co-founded Onyx Coffee Lab, based in Rogers, Arkansas.

On episode 6 of NWA Founders, the Northwest Arkansas business podcast, published January 21, 2025, Andrea Allen shared the story of the business. The conversation runs 1 hr 27 min. What does it take to turn a local café into an international coffee powerhouse without losing sight of values, people, or quality? In this episode of NWA Founders, we sit down with Andrea Allen, co-founder of Onyx Coffee Lab, to hear how she and her husband Jon transformed a small Northwest Arkansas coffee shop into one of the most influential specialty coffee brands in the world.

Jump into the conversation

1. 0:00Starting Onyx: the early days, purpose, and creative drive
2. 15:00Barista competitions and shaping brand values
3. 30:00Scaling with structure
4. 45:00How Onyx builds long-term career pathways
5. 1:00:00Balancing family, leadership, and personal growth as a founder
6. 1:15:00What’s next?

About Onyx Coffee Lab

• Founded 2012; about 600 wholesale accounts
• Specialty coffee, Rogers
• onyxcoffeelab.com

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