018: Hiring, Culture, and the Future of your Shop

Chris DeferioBusiness, Leadership, Management, Podcast

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! The future of your shop depends one more than just the coffee you serve, it depends on the people you hire and how you engage and lead them. This determines how they care for each other,  your customer, and your business. In this episode I present a talk I normally share at Coffee Fest where I give you tips on …

011 : Founder Friday w/ Maxwell Mooney, Narrative Coffee : hospitality / building relationships / coffee quality

Chris DeferioBusiness, Founder Friday, Leadership, Podcast, Uncategorized

It’s the second edition of Founder Friday and today we get to hear the story and learn from the experiences of Maxwell Mooney who owns Narrative Coffee in Everette, WA. We discuss how he got started in coffee, his driving vision for Narrative, how competitions and the coffee community helped shape that vision, and much more! I hope you enjoy …

009 : How to Approach Data and Metrics w/ Simon Ouderkirk : Simon shows us how we should be thinking of numbers and their relation to our shops, baristas, and businesses

Chris DeferioBusiness, Management, Podcast

Data, Metrics, Measurements…they play a critical role in the success of your shop. But how we approach the information available to us will determine how well we use it. Today Simon Ouderkirk a former coffee professionalwho now works with Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and JetPack) talks to us about how we can best approach data and make it work for …

007 : The 4 Keys to an Effective Checklist 

Chris DeferioBusiness, Management, Podcast

KTTS 007 : The 4 Keys to an Effective Checklist  CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! If you work in coffee you use  a checklist. Some lists are effective and others…not so much. In this episode we explore the 4 keys to making an effective checklist and talk about what role it plays in the cafe and in a baristas professional development. SUBSCRIBE!

006 : Founder Friday #1! Taylor & Shem Doupe of Soleil Cafe in Syracuse, NY

Chris DeferioBusiness, Founder Friday, Leadership, Podcast, Uncategorized

KTTS 006 : Founder Friday #1! Taylor & Shem Doupe of Soleil Cafe in Syracuse, NY CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! This is the first in a monthly interview series highlighting founders of great cafes on the last Friday of each month. This month we are featuring new owners Taylor and Shem Doupe who own Soleil Cafe (So-lay cafe) in Syracuse, NY! …