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University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

University Circle was once again named one of the nation's top ten arts districts in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice competition! Vote daily to help us win!

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Business Spotlight: Entrepreneur Mike Hancock

Posted on 06/29/23 in Greater Circle Business Alliance

This Greater Circle Business Alliance’s (GCBA) business spotlight features local entrepreneur, Mike Hancock. Mike is the owner of Odd Dog Coffee, a local coffee bus that has been operating in University Heights since 2015. Did you know Mike is moving the bus to University Circle? That’s right! Mike and Odd Dog Coffee are joining the University Circle neighborhood this July! Their grand opening is Monday, July 3, 2023, and they will be regularly stationed outside of the Museum of Contemporary Art (moCa) on Euclid Avenue from 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Business Spotlight: Entrepreneur Mike Hancock

GCBA’s Business Coordinator, Anna Zavoda, was able to meet with Mike and get the inside scoop about University Circle’s newest business! Visit their website and follow them on social media!

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Odd Dog Coffee Interview with Mike Hancock

Can you give a brief history of your business?

  • Odd Dog Coffee started as a hobby-turned-roastery in 2015, when I decided to start selling coffee I was roasting from home to my friends and acquaintances. Really it just started as a way to experiment with ecommerce and to see if I could make, market,and sell a product successfully. Over time we realized that it was much easier to sell a product when you are right there in person, and despite my strongest intuitions, we decided an in-person café was the way to go. Fast forward to 2019, Mary-Elizabeth (my wife) suggested setting up a small duo of kitchen carts in our local park in University Heights to sell cups of coffee, and we found immediate support. Over that time, we’ve outgrown two mobile bars, and are now operating out of our mint green school bus. Our mission is to offer a feel-good experience to our local community that recharges them and makes them smile – through our delicious coffee, environmentally responsible operations, and neighborly interaction with our friendly staff.

What attracted you to do business in Uptown/University Circle?

  • We have always loved the Uptown area and all that University Circle has to offer, from the arts to the hospitals and everything in between. I have long wanted to establish a permanent space to operate the coffee bus. The density of the University Circle area is incredibly attractive from a business standpoint, and I was inspired to look into the concept of creating an urban coffee truck experience in Cleveland, somewhat like the trailers you’ll see in Manhattan. All of that put together, we started to zero in on University Circle around November of last year.

What do you enjoy most about the University Circle community/neighborhood?

  • Truly, if you were to ask me last year, I would have told you Case Western Reserve University campus, Wade Oval, and other physical locations. Since getting to know the people who make University Circle so special, I have to say the personality is by far my favorite part. Everyone is so friendly, creative, and engaging. Often times working with local institutions, whether a business, a city or community development corporation (CDC), there can be an impersonal element to those interactions. Working with moCa and UCI (University Circle Inc.) has felt like running out an exciting idea with my friends.

How do you envision the future of the business community in Uptown/University Circle?

  • I’d love to see Uptown start to embrace the urban landscape that exists in the area – street food, boutique shopping, more social establishments,and public art are all elements I think could bring people together in an engaging way and create commercial activity that matches the density of the area.

Who do you serve in our community?

  • We serve local residents, commuters, students, teachers, doctors, nurses, artists, dog lovers, business owners, and anyone else who passes our bus and wants a reason to smile.

Do you have any fun facts about your business?

  • Our yellow dog logo is an insignia of Cody, my long-time sidekick who has been by my side for the last 15 years. He has lopsided ears, turned out feet,and his body is shaped like a yam.

Business Spotlight: Entrepreneur Mike Hancock

Mary-Elizabeth (Mike's wife) and their son Quinn

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