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Are you an Athlete, juggler, mime, ventriloquist, comedian, or other content creator, putting awesomeness out into the world? Do you love awesome coffee? Sign up to be a PERC ambassador today. Hit the link below and get started!
Jonathan Newton
Jonathan Newton is the face behind Summit Run Co. He builds the GA running community through athlete coaching, training camps, events, and group runs. Jonathan found the running community years ago, and now he seeks ways to help bring that connection to others. He often races on the road, but his happy place is on the trails in rugged North Georgia. When he's not running, you can catch him drinking coffee from PERC and feasting on syrupy waffles
Ben Delaney
Ben Delaney has been a cycling journalist since 2000, covering races, gear, and people worldwide. Coffee! What bike rider doesn't love good coffee? Perc makes great coffee, and I am happy to work with a company that delivers a range of high-quality roasts with a sense of humor. When I'm on the road for events, I use an Aeropress and a portable grinder. At home, my wife and I start every morning with an Americano and a double espresso. We love the Juggernaut!
Abi Robins
Abi Robins is an author, teacher, and coach who found their career in helping people change their lives. They are the founder of Queer Gravel, an organization with a mission to increase trans and queer participation in gravel cycling by creating spaces where trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people are centered, celebrated, and cared for. They work to not only help queer and trans folks overcome the barriers to cycling but to remove the barriers altogether.
Wade Oakley
Wade is a practitioner of ashtanga yoga. He combines his yoga practice with strength training, testing mobility limits, and is fueled with PERC coffee. Rituals matter, and every day for the last 12+ years has started with coffee and yoga practice. Based in Virginia, Wade teaches ashtanga yoga around the world - and somehow keeps finding himself teaching in places with good local coffee and community. He drinks his morning coffee on his head upside down!
Robin Carpenter
Robin Carpenter is a professional road racing cyclist based out of the Boston, MA area. Growing up in Philadelphia, he has ridden and raced on the road for almost 20 years and has won professional races throughout the U.S. and Europe, including stages of the Tour of Utah, Colorado, and Britain. He’s never left for a racing trip without his Aeropress, scale, grinder, and kettle. Robin enjoys building furniture and woodworking when he’s not traveling for races or training.
BOUND4NOWHERE
Mary Ashley Krogh (MAK) and Owen Chikazawa are a wife-and-husband team. They met in 2008 at the Savannah College of Art and Design. MAK & Owen have been living and working from the road since April 2016. They're designers, illustrators, animators, and photographers, and their mobile lives drive their work. MAK & Owen produce a video series called Bound for Nowhere that examines the personal development that comes from travel. Their adventures are fueled by PERC!
Jordan Fischer
I’ve loved to read since childhood. I like LOTS of different genres, but I currently tend to read fantasy and romance the most. My FAVORITE book of all time is Outlander, the series CONSUMED my life when I first read it. I read really fast, and my record for books completed in a year is 203. I almost exclusively read on my Kindle. I also read the occasional audiobook, but my physical books are my “trophies.” I absolutely love waking up to PERC Coffee every morning!
Elliott Baring
Elliott only works with companies he stands behind 100%. He runs a small operation. It started with just him racing under the Baring Performance banner and has evolved into a team. Most of the Baring Performance riders are local to Atlanta. Elliott was introduced to PERC about two years ago. Since then, PERC is his go-to coffee of choice. He loves to make espresso when he's at home and takes PERC instant with him when traveling.
Todd Occhiuto
Todd is a CrossFit Level 4 Trainer, owner of DRīV Fitness, and a CrossFit HQ Seminar Staff member in St. Augustine, Fla. He leads coach development where he helps coaches improve their craft through programs, workshops, and podcasts. A passionate artist working with spray paint, Todd’s creativity is inspired by his travels. Todd's podcast, The Funky Fresh Coffee Club, where he explores the world of coffee and bridges the gap between enthusiasts and newcomers.
Ian Boswell
Ian Boswell is a former professional cyclist known for his successful road racing career with Team Sky and Katusha-Alpecin. After competing in prestigious races like the Tour de France and Vuelta a España, Ian shifted his focus to gravel racing, winning Unbound Gravel 200 in 2021. He lives in Vermont with his wife and two daughters. He is a coffee enthusiast and is thrilled to make PERC a part of his morning routine. Ian and his wife enjoy early morning back-country skiing, listening to folk Americana music, and cooking.
Patrick Reagan
Patrick has twenty years of running experience and ten years coaching endurance athletes. Patrick runs professionally for HOKA, GU Energy Labs, and PERC. He's won, placed, or set records in events like the IAU 100k world championship, the Comrades Marathon, Javelina Jundred, the USATF 100 mile Trail Championship, the Brazos Bend 100, the Ultravasan 90K, and the Yeti 100 Mile. He lives in Savannah, GA, with his wife, their two dogs, and two cats, and he starts his day with PERC.
Yuri Hauswald
Yuri Hauswald grew up in Petaluma, CA, where he spent most of his time looking for adventure. Yuri discovered mountain biking and became a two-time winner of the 24-Hours of Adrenaline and 9th place finisher at the 2006 24-Hour Solo World Championships. Yuri found Unbound Gravel and was all in. He won the race in 2015. He was inducted into the Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame in 2023. When he's not racing or working as Elite Athlete Manager for GU Energy Labs, he spends time adventuring with his wife, Vanessa, and their dog Angus.
Lauren De Crescenzo
Lauren De Crescenzo is a professional cyclist. She won the 2021 Unbound Gravel race and was runner-up in 2023. She rode in the team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships. Her college career included bronze medals in the 2018 USA Cycling National Championship Road Race and Individual omnium and gold in the 2019 Individual time trial. In 2020, she set the women's Everesting world record, ascending Hogpen Gap.
Olivia Pantano
Olivia is a long-time adventure enthusiast. She only became cycling-obsessed during lockdown in 2020. She's a cyclist, Physician Assistant, and unapologetic seeker of Type 2 fun. When Olivia's not diagnosing and treating patients or on the bike, you can find her on her second (or third) espresso of the day. Medicine and endurance cycling have led her to a deeper appreciation of coffee, and she's excited to partner with PERC.
Lotti Brinks
Lotti Brinks is a professional trail runner. After running and cycling collegiately at SCAD where Lotti was introduced to PERC, she now has found her home in Idaho where she trains for Ultra/Trail races and operates a design consultancy with her husband. Last year she won the Grindstone 100k, a Golden Ticket race, earning her way into the 2024 Western States 100. This season, Lotti won The Big Alta 50k and the Gorge Waterfalls 100k.
Isaiah Newkirk
Isaiah Newkirk is the owner of Training Edge Coaching out of Colorado. He is an endurance coach with nearly 20 years of experience working with athletes from all over the world. He also travels the world with a variety of professional athletes and teams as part of their performance team. His daily routine includes frequent one-on-one conversations with athletes. A cup of PERC coffee is the perfect beverage to inspire great conversations and collaborations.
Project Echelon
Project Echelon is a UCI Continental Professional Cycling Team that educates, equips, and empowers veterans and their communities through physical activity and self-discovery. As an organization, Project Echelon removes the barriers to healing by fostering relationships between veterans, their communities, and professional athletes through mentorship, structure, and the promotion of long-term health and well-being through endurance sports.
SCAD Cycling
As you can see from some of our other Ambassadors, athletes love (and need) coffee. Their love of coffee leads to them trying a lot of it, which leads to them knowing where to find the good stuff. PERC started in Savannah. Back then, it was Philip with a coffee roaster, a bike, and a dream. So, we were thrilled when the opportunity to support the SCAD cycling team arose. Many SCAD team members and other cyclists already started their days at PERC.
Sierra Sims
Sierra holds a Master's degree in exercise physiology and is an elite cyclist, coach, and data analyst. She has ridden mountain bikes with her family in cool places: Moab, Crested Butte, and Brevard. She won the Queen of Pisgah in 2023 after a year on the USA MTB Devo team. She currently races for Team Winston-Salem and has completed the Redlands Stage Race, Unbound 200, and Pro Road Nationals. Sierra has bikepacked the West Fjords loop in Iceland with her mom and relies on PERC's instant coffee!
Jason Green
Jason Green is an ultrarunner who’s completed over 150 trail ultras, from 50Ks to 100 milers. He splits his time between Appalachian hollers and the volcanoes of Washington state, blurring the line between trail running and mountaineering—minus the tent (he’s allergic). Jason founded Yeti Trail Runners, an off-center trail cult that hosts races from Virginia to Washington and welcomes every runner with open arms. He’s also a dedicated zine collector—if you make one, send it his way. Jason wakes up every day with PERC.
Abby Hobbs
Abby is a former professional mountain bike racer turned running junkie. She is a current graduate student in atmospheric chemistry, Abby lives for data, miles, and that first morning buzz (powered by that morning cappuccino). Coffee isn’t just fuel—it’s her second hobby, and PERC’s delicious beans are her go-to. Inspired by PERC’s commitment to authenticity and inclusivity, she’s thrilled to be an ambassador for a company that brings people together through flavor, creativity, and community.
Jourdan Delacruz
A 2X Olympian, she represented Team USA in Weightlifting at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. Jourdan holds a bachelor's in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Northern Colorado and is pursuing her master's in sports nutrition. Jourdan founded Herathlete, a brand committed to supporting female athletes through education and community. When Jourdan's not studying or lifting weights, she loves to spend time at PERC, the library, and the rock climbing gym in ATL.
Victoria “Viggy” Kolasinski
Victoria “Viggy” Kolasinski is a ukulele teacher and performer with a passion for crafting videos for all things ukulele. Viggy has built an audience of over 300,000 fellow ukers across her social platforms as @jiggywithviggy. She tours the country, teaching and performing at festivals such as the Reno Ukulele Fest, Los Angeles Ukulele Festival, Allegheny Ukulele Soirée, Port Townsend Uke Fest, and more. As a native New Yorker, she knows her cawfee and loves to fuel her music with a PERC!
Crystal Kovacs
Crystal Kovacs is a gravel cyclist and founder of Dirt Squad, a community built on resilience and connection. Riding the rolling roads of southwest Wisconsin, she finds strength in long miles, early mornings, and the simple ritual of coffee that fuels both her rides and the friendships formed along the way.
Heidi Bourque
Heidi is a photographer and videographer with a focus in the watersports industry, which requires lots of travel, lots of boats, and lots of coffee (rip and drips have become her best friend). In her free time, she is finding the nearest film camera and documenting her life and travels on her own. If she isn’t on a plane or holding a camera somewhere, she is likely making a cortado with the PERC Juggernaut.
Kimerie Swift
I’m Kimerie, an Atlanta-based cyclist drawn to movement, ritual, and the communities that form along the way. On gravel, single track, or road, I ride for connection, curiosity, and the belief that space on two wheels is for everyone. Bike life is presence and shared effort, shaped by small moments. I’m proud to ride as an ambassador for PERC Coffee, fueling early starts, long rides, and the conversations in between.
Deb kocourek
Deb has been a bike mechanic for five years. She got her start at a local bike shop and quickly noticed the lack of women supporting other women in the cycling industry. Determined to change that, Deb made it her mission to uplift and support female cyclists. She serves as the personal mechanic for pro gravel cyclist Lauren De Crescenzo, and can be seen working with USA Cycling and neutral support.
Shaila Azad
Shaila is an Atlanta-based hybrid athlete and former competitive bodybuilder turned endurance runner. She began her running journey with her neighborhood PERC run group in 2021 and was immediately hooked. She is now a certified run coach with Atlanta Track Club and a run lead/admin for Atlanta Trail Runners, hosting group runs from various Atlanta PERC locations. Strong coffee, shared miles, and supportive community—PERC brings it all together.
Ariana Furrie
Ariana Furrie is a multidisciplinary artist blending color, ritual, and craft. Through her brand Sacred Vision, she creates intricate reverse-dyed textiles and hand-thrown ceramics. After nearly two decades as a competitive golfer, she now channels that same discipline and flow into her art. A lifelong athlete turned full-time creative, she begins her mornings with PERC Coffee. She shares her vibrant process with a community of 200,000.
Maggie & Jackson
Savannah musicians Maggie and Jackson live a life of shared passions. For over twenty years, they have headlined clubs from JZ Club (China) to The Jazz Corner (SC). Their shared love of gravel racing includes The Rift (Iceland) where Jackson placed top ten (2023) to the Southeast Gravel Series (SC) where Maggie won the series overall (2024). Late nights and early mornings require large amounts of coffee, and PERC is ready to fuel their unique lifestyle.
Scottie Rowell
Scottie Rowell (They/Them) is a Queer, Agender, Atlanta-based artist. Scottie is building community via events like Atlanta Puppet Jam. Scottie also performs their bonkers Cardboard Silly Show at groovy arts venues. As owner of Teller Productions, Scottie creates tactile experiences using sustainable materials (fueled by coffee and cruchwraps from Perc Grant Park). Clients include the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, National Symphony Orchestra, and Center for Puppetry Arts.
Betsy Welch
Betsy is an intrepid traveler, outdoor adventurer, and storyteller. You may know her from her work as a journalist at Outside, where she covered cycling for half a decade. She now writes as a freelancer, still reporting on cycling and outdoor recreation but also covering news and issues in Colorado in the Rocky Mountain West. While she considers herself to be open-minded, she is particular about a few things, one of which is thoughtfully sourced, well-roasted, deliciously brewed coffee.
