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Carrie’s Coffee by Ashley Meunier


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you probably know that Carrie Lingo was a 2008 olympian and is a 2012 olympic hopeful. But, what may come as a surprise is that Carrie is also a suave entrepreneur and an owner of a successful coffee shop and bakery in Bloomington, Indiana.


A passion for coffee and food and a desire to be a business owner, Carrie and longtime boyfriend, Greg Danielson, opened Stone Cutters Coffee and Roastery a little over two years ago. The name Stone Cutters comes from the history of Southern Indiana limestone and the folks who quarried, cut, carved and built the region. Many locals and regulars to the coffee shop have shortened the name to just Cutters.


Carrie spends half of her time in Chula vista, CA training with other members of the National Team and half her time on the other side of country in Indiana, managing the coffee shop. While in Bloomington, Carrie spends her days baking pastries from scratch, going on bike rides with the locals and memorizing her customers coffee orders. Stop in twice, and it is almost guaranteed Carrie can verbatim, reiterate exactly how you like your coffee.


As a competitive, elite level athlete, it should come as no surprise that Carrie and significant other Greg often find themselves in bake-offs or friendly competitions of who can prepare the best chocolate croissant. The dessert is displayed as “Carrie’s Chocolate Croissants” and customers are put to the test to determine who makes the better pastry. Nine times out of ten, it is Carrie who comes out on top. Knowing what it takes to win some of the toughest competitions on the field, Carrie also knows what it takes to win a simple bake-off in the kitchen: extra chocolate.


Balancing a rigorous schedule of practices, competitions and traveling, all while being a small business owner, is clearly not easy. However, Carrie seems to make the transition from athlete to entrepreneur quite flawless.


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