Something Better Brewing: What I Learned from Prison, Parenthood and Pouring Coffee

Sarah Birnel was not supposed to end up the multi-millionaire owner of a chain of "bikini barista" coffee shops that have attracted national attention.

A child drug addict whose early life was marked by tragedy, Birnel careened through life, looking for escape anywhere she could find it. Living on the streets, doing drugs and engaging in a series of destructive relationships left her pregnant and eventually imprisoned.

But when she was 22 and in prison for the second time, Birnel had the ep...