Your Favorite Coffee Brand Has Mold | Here's Why Doctors Are Warning You

You don’t get to choose your obstacles — but you do get to choose what they make of you. In this episode of Born to Be Great, Justin and Nick sit down with Caleb Sloop — cancer survivor, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Seek Coffee — for a powerful conversation about faith, perspective, and building something meaningful from adversity. Diagnosed with stage four eye cancer at age two, Caleb lost his left eye and was never expected to survive. Now 24 years cancer-free, he shares how that early struggle shaped his identity, faith, and relentless drive to create. This episode explores turning obstacles into advantages, building a niche health-focused coffee company from scratch, navigating family business dynamics, and living life as an odyssey instead of a straight line. Key Takeaways 🟦 What stands in the way becomes the way 🟦 Perspective fuels resilience 🟦 Creation gives life meaning 🟦 Faith reframes adversity 🟦 Alignment strengthens partnerships 🟦 Greatness is multiplying your gifts (00:00) Intro (00:53) Caleb's Big Milestone (01:43) Stage Four Diagnosis (03:57) Mom's Text and Perspective (06:14) Growing Up With One Eye (07:56) Obstacle Becomes the Way (12:19) Why Seek Coffee Started (15:23) Scrappy Launch Story (16:57) Mold in Coffee (19:26) Regulation Gaps (20:17) Testing for Mold Exposure (21:08) Where to Buy Seek (22:30) Online Growth Tactics (25:15) Coffee Rituals (26:31) Working With Your Brother (28:52) Purpose After Near Death (33:09) Living an Odyssey (34:43) Creation and Customer Impact (36:03) Books, Greatness, and Wrap Up 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes of Born to Be Great—real conversations on discipline, leadership, and becoming who you’re capable of being.