Community

The Solution Seeking System started here at the Beanchain as a way for us to train great leaders and inspire amazing communication. Today, it’s growing into something much bigger: a public framework for solving problems collaboratively.

At Beanchain, our commitment to community runs deep. Whether it's serving a meal, raising awareness, or building connections, we believe everyone can be part of the solution. Here’s how our programs—and trusted local organizations—are already making an impact—and how you can join in.

At Beanchain, our baristas love getting creative with flavor. From cozy lattes that taste like your favorite desserts to refreshing specialty drinks inspired by our own community, there’s something on our menu for every mood. Here’s our countdown of the top 10 drinks our community can’t stop talking about.

A Pay It Forward Board is a simple, low-cost way to fight food insecurity, build community loyalty, and highlight your business as a hub of kindness. Customers buy meals (or drinks) for others in advance, and those in need can discreetly redeem them—no questions asked

a workplace built on the Seven Cooperative Principles, the global guidebook for worker-owned businesses. At Beanchain, these principles aren’t abstract ideals; they’re daily practices that shape how we work together, share responsibility, and serve our community.

Mesa has no shortage of coffee shops, but not every café is built with remote workers and digital nomads in mind. At Beanchain Coffee, we’ve designed our space to be more than just a place to grab your morning latte—we’ve created a coffee + co-working hub where productivity and community thrive side by side.

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My wife Shannon and I created Beanchain as a living experiment in economic justice. It’s a worker-directed company—meaning we’re building a workplace where decisions are shared, wages are fair, and power is distributed. We’ve built in casual voting, open forums, and teams that allow people to earn more by taking on more responsibility. We’re moving steadily toward a living wage and a path to cooperative ownership.

From glowing reviews across platforms, a few consistent themes show why Beanchain Coffee stands apart. We gathered some of the most heartfelt and thoughtful guest comments to share what makes your shop so special.

Beanchain Coffee isn’t your ordinary coffee shop. Based in Mesa, Arizona, Beanchain is pioneering a unique model—worker-directed businesses that prioritize fairness, solidarity, and community support. If you share these values, there are plenty of meaningful ways you can get involved in supporting and furthering Beanchain’s mission.

Beanchain's core mission is ambitious and clear: to build fair, worker-directed coffee shops that genuinely serve their communities. Beyond just a place to gather, drink coffee, and work, Beanchain aims to empower its workers, fight poverty, and promote a broader cultural shift toward worker ownership and democratic workplaces.

Starting a community-owned food cooperative (food co-op) is a rewarding journey that empowers local people to secure fresh, affordable food and reinvest in their community. A food co-op is defined by the International Cooperative Alliance as “an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise”

10 Reasons Beanchain Coffee is the Best Coffee Shop in Mesa! At Beanchain Coffee, we’ve built more than just a coffee shop—we’ve built a community. While it might seem bold to say we’re the best, here are ten heartfelt reasons we genuinely think our little café is special

Beanchain Coffee is a worker-directed coffee shop in Mesa, Arizona. It’s more than a café—it’s a real-world experiment proving that business can be fair, democratic, and community-focused.

Welcome to a comprehensive 14-month study plan designed to take a Scottish Gaelic learner from basic phrases to conversational fluency. This plan is structured month-by-month, assuming ~3 hours of self-study per week (ideally split into daily 30–45 minute sessions). It emphasizes free or affordable resources (under $100 total) and avoids travel or immersive exchanges, focusing instead on at-home study techniques.

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Since we opened our doors, Beanchain has been more than a place to get a great cup of coffee. We set out to prove that a business can thrive when it puts people first—whether that’s the people working behind the counter, the neighbors who stop in every morning, or the folks who just need a place to feel welcome. If you’ve ever wondered what makes Beanchain so community-centered, here are a few of the features that shape our space and our mission every day.

Feedback is a critical component of personal and professional growth. When delivered effectively, it serves as a powerful tool for improvement, learning, and relationship building. This comprehensive guide expands on the fundamental principles of giving and receiving feedback, providing practical strategies to ensure feedback achieves its intended outcomes.

Beanchain Coffee is a worker-directed coffee shop and incubator for democratic business practices, located in Mesa, Arizona. It is embracing worker cooperative principles and attempting to build a model that can serve as a bridge for other companies to use to move towards worker ownership and worker cooperative models. With the larger goal of building a Cooperative Network that can allow for scaling while ensuring local worker ownership.