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    Frank La

    Co-founder & Co-owner, Be Bright Coffee

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    Portrait of Frank La

    Portrait of Frank La

    i. Biography

    Frank La is the co-founder and co-owner of Be Bright Coffee in Los Angeles, a coffee company he launched with his wife, Michelle La, in 2020 and later expanded from a subscription roasting business into a Melrose Avenue cafe. He won the 2024 U.S. Barista Championship in Rancho Cucamonga and represented the United States at the World Barista Championship in Busan, South Korea.

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