When Kenzel and Tio Fallen launched their Houston-based coffee company, Three Keys Coffee, in 2019, they named the business after the three valves found on the trumpet, an instrument Tio has played for years. “Our company is inspired by the arts and sounds of jazz music,” Kenzel explains. To grow and scale their company — a coffee roastery with wholesale, direct-to-consumer, catering, and retail business — Kenzel turned to the free resources available from Verizon Small Business Digital Ready. As CEO, Kenzel is the business mind behind Three Keys Coffee — she holds an MBA from Rice University and has worked in the banking industry, and her experience showed her the value of the coursework available from Verizon. She has taken more than 50 self-paced courses and live events from Verizon Small Business Digital Ready while balancing her role as CEO with motherhood. “Being a busy mom of three kids, I’m stretched very thinly already,” Kenzel says, “Running a business that includes both a cafe and a manufacturing side means I have to be very intentional and strategic about how I prioritize my time and opportunities. I discovered the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program had access to such a variety of courses across a lot of different topics that I knew could really help me grow my business.” Verizon Small Business Digital Ready is part of Verizon’s goal to support 1 million small businesses by 2030 with the resources to thrive in the digital economy. Visit CitizenVerizon.com to learn more about the company’s responsible business efforts. To sign up for Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, visit digitalready.verizonwireless.com. An individual user's experience may vary and results are not guaranteed.

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