Former Olympians Turned Entrepreneurs: Shannon Bahrke

Friday, 17 August 2012 04:00

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Skier Shannon Bahrke earned Olympic glory when she won the silver medal in the moguls during the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. Bahrke followed that up eight years later in Vancouver, winning the bronze medal and becoming the first U.S. freestyle skier to win multiple medals.

Five years later, Bahrke and her husband, Matt Happe, launched Silver Bean Coffee Company, which features their own signature “ski” blends. The company also has a line of Athlete Blends, each named after a skier, including Olympic gold medalist Billy Demong and silver medalist Jeret Peterson. For every bag of coffee sold, $1 goes back to a charity of the athlete’s choice.