066: Shaping and Developing your Team w/ Beth Garrison

Chris DeferioLeadership, Management, Podcast, Training

Leading and developing your staff depends on how well you understand what gives rise to their behavior in the cafe. Today we talk with Behavior Analyst, Beth Garrison and will discuss the basics of behavior analysis, the 5 behaviors of a healthy team, the role environment plays in encouraging or discouraging behavior, and more! Links: www.shapingdevelopment.com www.operantcoffee.com www.abainternational.org Beth Garrison …

052 : Solving Coworker Conflict w/ Tom Henschel

Chris DeferioCareer, Leadership, Management, Podcast, Training, Uncategorized

Conflict at work is inevitable but it does not have to take a negative turn. Hard conversations and confrontations handled well can actually enhance your relationships, the team in the cafe, and benefit our industry as a whole. This week it is an absolute privilege that we get to learn from world renowned executive coach and communications expert, Tom Henschel. …

043 : Founder Friday w/ Kathy Turiano: Joe Bean Coffee Roasters

Chris DeferioCareer, Founder Friday, Leadership, Management, Podcast, Uncategorized

This Founder Friday we talk with Kathy Turiano, Co-Owner of the award winning, Joe Bean Coffee Roasters in Rochester, NY. In this episode you will hear the epic story of how Joe Bean embraced radical change to come back from major set backs early on in the life of the business. I know you will find their example of over …

042 : Supplying and Selecting Equipment w/ Steve Rhinehart: Prima Coffee

Chris DeferioBarista Craft, Leadership, Management, Podcast, Uncategorized

There are many hands that contribute to specialty coffee ecosystem. In addition to farmers, green coffee importers and roasters supplying our shops we all rely on specialty coffee equipment suppliers to get the gear we need to make great coffee. Just like sourcing great coffee, the best suppliers are very particular with what they stock and offer. Today to explore …

039 : Lessons from the Restaurant Industry w/ Eric Cattiatore : The 6 traits of the most successful restaurant professionals

Chris DeferioBarista Craft, Career, Leadership, Management, Podcast

Eric Cacciatore is the host of the #1 Podcast for the restaurant industry, Restaurant Unstoppable! A podcast that brings together some of the best and most successful hospitality professionals and seeks to draw out wisdom, advice, and insights to help us also be successful in our hospitality careers. In this weeks show Eric is sharing with us the top 6 …

033 : Founder Friday w/ Katie Startzman / Owner of Native Bagel Co. Berea, KY

Chris DeferioFounder Friday, Leadership, Management, Podcast

KATIE STARTZMAN Click to SUBSCRIBE! Katie Startzman was raised in the northeast but has called Berea, Kentucky home for more than 20 years. Before founding Native Bagel Company, she worked in the nonprofit world, organized a large community garden, and wrote “The Knitted Slipper Book.” She decided to explore the food business because nothing makes her happier than handing people something …

032 : Making Order out of Chaos : Dealing with Groups Ordering in the Cafe

Chris DeferioBarista Craft, Hospitality, Management, Podcast, Training

Fear, frustration, stress…we all have experienced one or more of these feelings when we deal with groups in the cafe. Be they a family, friends, or study group we can sometimes have trouble managing the group dynamic and the chaos that can often accompany it. In spite of all this though the group does not represent a hurdle to jump over …