Kyle has worked in specialty coffee since 2014 and co-founded Round Mountain Coffee in 2016. Kyle’s pallet is one of the best around, and he uses it to dial in all of our drinks as the quality control manager and coffee roaster. In his spare time Kyle loves talking about theology, good music, and soccer, and will marry his fiancee, Rachel Ford, this summer. He graduated with a BS in Health Science from UCA before opening RMC.
Scott William Forbush has worked in the coffee industry for 10 years now. He gained his experience through Starbucks, Pound the Hill, Jaspers Java, Barista Camp, and Blue Sail Coffee before starting his very own shop, Round Mountain Coffee. As owner of RMC, his dream is to grow the business and coffee industry in Conway and beyond. In addition to working at RMC, he also owns and runs a small AcroYoga business, Arkansas AcroYoga. He trains and teaches when not at RMC.
Our coffee roaster and wholesale specialist. This loud and genuine-hearted guy loves his job. His passion is expressed in the volume of energy he gets from learning new coffee techniques and inspiring others to love our craft at RMC. He has been roasting at RMC for a little over a year now and wants to continue making coffee his primary job. His wonderful wife, Alex Brock, is a hairstylist and keeps all of us at RMC looking good.
Nicole has been working at RMC the longest. She is a barista and our art curator. She uses her position as a barista to meet and encourage the RMC community to value their various artistic crafts and put them on display at the shop. Nicole is currently studying graphic design and absolutely loves learning the craft of coffee with the team. Her time with RMC has taught her to love hard work and to make a family out of strangers - that's why she's here!
When it comes to coffee, Rachel McIndoe is the Lead Avenger, Strongest Avenger, and most clumsy Avenger. On the rare occasion that Rachel isn't saving the world, she enjoys long walks on the beach, Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain. Rachel also offers free dad jokes with each cup of coffee served. She considers it her civic duty to guarantee a smile with every latte. Rachel is a professional high-fiver, so stop by RMC to get yours.
Our summer camp counselor! Drew Dodge is everything you would want as your kids camp leader. Wise and thoughtful in decisions, someone who wants to hear all sides and views of a situation. A kind heart, caring, loving man of God who strives to love others around him.
"AND ACTION!” Sydney is a film production major at UCA. She has worked on most of the videos we have conjured up at RMC. Sydney loves everything, Jesus, cinema, and coffee are just a few of her passions. Jokes go over her head, but it creates some of the best bonding moments. With a hard work mentality, she is sure to make you smile and enjoy your time at RMC.
The one behind it all. Do you love our crafty drinks? What about our stickers, shirt design, and in house graphic design of RMC? Well, Elizabeth has her hands in all of those things! She is always capturing RMC’s finest moments. She loves all things coffee but the black brew is her go-to. Her husband Garrison Thomas is our LumberJack spokesman and sketch artist!
A listener, she loves to hear people’s stories and learn how to see the world through them. She is a writer, a poet, and she has a published piece of work in Coffee People Zine, Issue 08. She loves to laugh a lot and drink coffee with the friends she creates stories with.
