Meet Mike and Gary

GARY HEINE

Opening and running Heine Brothers’ Coffee has been a dream, an incredible adventure. This adventure starts in our stores and their neighborhoods and extends around the world to the amazing and hardworking farmers who grow our magical fair trade and organic coffee high in the mountains near the equator. The secrets to our success are our 100 + employees – an incredible collaboration of talented, creative, fun and inspiring people. Thanks to my family, my four children, Cleo, Sam, Gwen and Jacob, my friends, our staff and customers who have supported this dream over the years. Many thanks to Mike Mays, my business partner and co-dreamer.  And blessings to the community of kind,  caring people who come to our stores and make it easy to come to work.
 

MIKE MAYS 

After a brief stint practicing law, I escaped to the coffee business.  I live with my wife, Elizabeth, and our 4 children in Crescent Hill, one of Louisville’s beautiful, historic neighborhoods.   Louisville is a wonderful place to raise a family and run a business.  I love the coffee shop business because it has given me the opportunity to meet and interact with people of all ages and all walks of life.  Additionally, through our green coffee buying cooperative, I’ve been able to visit with and connect to coffee farmers all over the world.  It means a lot to me to be part of a business that is having an impact on our local community as well as our planet.