About Joey

Hey, I’m Joey. I nurture thinkers, and I founded Odyssey Coffee.

I create useful things for a free & virtuous society. Odyssey is my gift to Ocean Grove. We don’t call Odyssey a coffee shop. We call it a vigorous refuge for thinkers. We’re not trying to be pedantic, we’re just passionate about Odyssey’s mission: to curate a vigorous refuge for thinkers with every amazing cup.

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My background outside Odyssey Coffee:

• Husband to Shanna since 2004

• Father to Alastair (b. 2005), Isaac (b. 2008), Hayden (b. 2010), and Eli (b. 2012)

• PhD, Classics, The Ohio State University

• Faculty Member, Department of Classics, The Ohio State University, 2008—2018

• Outstanding Faculty Award, OSU

• Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching (twice finalist), OSU

• Faculty Member, Department of History & Anthropology, Monmouth University, 2018—Present

• Certified Master Financial Coach

• Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) from the American College of Financial Services

• Someday I’ll be able to play my Telecaster like Brad Paisley