094 : How to Map it Forward w/ Lee Safar

We all want a fulfilling career in coffee but often times we feel trapped and disappointed with where we are and cannot see the next move. Enter Lee Safar. Lee is the owner of “Map it Forward” and host of the “Map it Forward Live Podcast”. She has amassed a world of experience and knowledge in her over 15 years of working in coffee and draws on both her expertise and other industry success stories to teach you how you can map out an amazing career, grow you business, and be a true professional.

In this conversation we discuss how she came to start Map it Forward, what surprised her about the state of professionalism in baristas, what dysfunctional behaviors owners and managers engage in that hold themselves and others back, how to stop the blame game, creating a win-win for for both employer and employee, setting goals, and advice for what both baristas and leaders can do immediately to start to Map it Forward and build a successful coffee career.

It was a great time chatting with Lee. She and her work are very much kindred spirits to KTTS on many levels and I hope you find thins episode to be inspiring and helpful.

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After leaving a corporate job of 8 years as a senior business analyst and project manager at IBM, Lee entered the specialty coffee world in the hope of building a career in the coffee industry while launching her music career and record label. 

 

15+ years later, having worked as a long time Barista in some of the busiest shops in Sydney, Australia, as well as a number of shops overseas in America and the UK, Safar is now the owner of ‘ MAP IT FORWARD , ‘Elixir Specialty Coffee’ and the host of The MAP IT FORWARD Podcast.