Caleb Benoit is the founder and CEO of Connect Roasters, a mission-driven coffee company that operates a coffee roastery and brick-and-mortar cafe.

Connect’s mission and giveback model have funded tens of thousands of meals for people in need, both domestically and internationally, and its business partnerships include companies like Goose Island Beer Co. and the Chicago Cubs. Before founding Connect, Caleb worked in software and journalism, and he’s worked internationally in both Europe and Canada. He, his wife and their two children live in Kankakee, Ill.