Brooke Bierhaus Sutton is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, food anthropologist, and entrepreneur whose work has catapulted her into remote areas of the globe. Best known for her feature documentary, The Connected Cup (2019), where Brooke spent five years traversing the globe exploring coffee and tea as a language of connection. Brooke believes sharing moments over coffee can create lasting impacts and break down barriers. Her latest documentary with Quapaw Nation, Regeneration of Land and Culture (2022) has been included in national discussion on regenerative agriculture and Indigenous Rights. Brooke’s focus on food anthropology, cultural preservation, human rights, and wildlife conservation has developed into dynamic avenues of entrepreneurship.

Brooke’s work has appeared in National Geographic, Vox Media, PBS, NBC Sports, Arkansas PBS, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, ABC Australia, and more. Brooke has called Northwest Arkansas home since 2020 and is the proud co-owner of Third Space Coffee in Bentonville with her husband and business partner. She is publishing her master’s thesis and first literary work revolving around the importance of third places in society and the cultivation of atmospheres through sensory experience. As a small business owner in the hospitality industry, she is seeing first-hand how special it is to provide intentional space for the community.