618: Founder Friday! w/ Tim Wendelboe | Oslo, Norway

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It’s Founder Friday and I am so pleased to finally welcome the one an only Tim Wendelboe! 

Tim Wendelboe runs his own roastery and espresso bar in Oslo, Norway where he imports, roast and serve high quality coffees.

Apart from winning 8 Nordic Roaster Competitions with his team, he was the 2004 World Barista Champion and the 2005 World Cup Tasting Champion and has also published several books on coffee. Tim spends a lot of time working together with the producers he buys coffee from in order to improve the quality of their coffees. He is also working on his own coffee farm, Finca el Suelo, in Colombia where he uses his knowledge in soil biology to grow coffee free from pesticides and mineral fertilizers.

This was a great time talking about a wide range of subjects all related to pursuing excellence in operations, trade, leadership, and craft. 

In todays discussion we cover: 

  • Tim Wendelboe’s coffee journey from 1998 to today
  • Importance of systems and standards in coffee shops
  • Competitive Coffee and Professional Growth
  • Long-term relationships with coffee farmers and sustainability
  • Roasting techniques and the shift to lighter roasts
  • Staff training, retention, and creating a team-oriented culture
  • Standards, Leadership, and Human-Centered Management
  • Building Systems for Quality and Consistency
  • The role of customer service and authenticity in coffee
  • Future challenges in coffee quality and climate change
  • Partnerships with Farmers and Sustainability Initiatives
  • The importance of organizational knowledge and leadership
  • The Future of Coffee and Customer Engagement

Links: 

https://timwendelboe.no

https://www.instagram.com/timwendelboe/

Tim Wendelboe on YouTube

 

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