Erin Young is the owner and founder of Red Buffalo Coffee and Tea in Silverthorne Colorado. Founded in 2009, the café has since won multiple awards, including Best Coffeehouse, Best Small Business, Best Team, Environmental Champion, and most importantly, Best Place to Work. The café is committed to serving the highest quality products with heroic hospitality. It seeks to create a safe and inclusive space of a shared experience.
When a new employee was recently hired, he was asked to explain what drew him to Erin as a box. He said: “Erin is simultaneously the weirdest and coolest person I know.” It is a perfect quote for her. While she is a business owner, a Silverthorne Town Councilwoman, a board member with Early Childhood Options, and a prolific community volunteer, she is also the first, and still only, woman freeski judge for X Games and Dew Tour. You can hear her nerd about coffee science (see the boiling temperature at elevation) and classical music (bringing her staff to Vail Bravo to illuminate them on her favorite pieces).