About Us

Charon provides operational leadership and manages social for Black Drip Coffee. He was raised in Kansas City, MO, and was born in Leominster, Massachusetts.  Charon graduated from Lincoln College Prep High School and attended the University of Missouri, Kansas City, majoring in engineering.  Charon has worked with BNSF rail for 14 years and operated four businesses, including The Porter House KC. His love for the city drives his appreciation for the community of Kansas City. Charon loves to help business owners and startups in KC by providing the tools and resources to operate their businesses efficiently. 

Daniel provides organizational leadership and direction to Black Drip Coffee. He is a native of Kansas City, MO, and graduated from Bishop Hogan High School. He has worked in both for-profit and not-for-profit sectors in the past 14 years and has started/owned/operated five businesses, including The Porter House KC. Dan's affinity for the not-for-profit sector, explicitly helping underserved populations, started roughly 20+ years ago when his mother exposed him to the importance of helping others. This experience gave him a deep appreciation for the not-for-profit work in underserved communities of color and fueled his drive to help those in need. 

Black Drip Coffee is a Kansas City-based, Black-Owned coffee wholesaler dedicated to providing coffee lovers with an exceptional and flavorful experience.  

Since we met in college, we have been like brothers in every aspect of business. We both came from single-parent homes and found a connection when we pledged our fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi Inc., in 2002. We were bound to help our community with the resources to start their businesses and change how we develop our small businesses. So one late-night

Co-founder Charon Thompson said, “Black Drip Coffee brews from within a desire to bring coffee culture to historically disenfranchised and underserved communities. As entrepreneurs, there are a lot of late nights and a lot of coffee. We drink a lot of coffee, so why not start our coffee? New to the coffee world, we wanted to get started, so I brought a roaster and ordered some green beans. Thinking the whole house would smell like coffee, I immediately knew it was a huge mistake. My whole house smelled like burnt popcorn for two weeks. Through failure, I realized I needed help to get this up and running. Our goal is to teach our communities the importance of the coffee culture. The experience gave us a deep appreciation for the work in the underserved communities of color and fueled our drive to help others.”
Our fantastic coffee is the "wake me up coffee" you need to start your day. It brings you energy and motivation to grind and hustle every day. But most importantly, our coffee is for the culture. Focusing on quality and craftsmanship, Black Drip Coffee sources the finest beans and roasts them to perfection, delivering a rich and satisfying cup of coffee.