It goes without saying that most of us want our shops to be a place that attracts and fosters community. The question though is how exactly to we intentionally build our spaces to accomplish that. If we are honest, probably not as much thought or effort get put into setting up a space to purposely create community as is necessary. …
365 : Spilling the Beans on Global Coffee Culture w/ Lani Kingston
Coffee is more than just a drink. It is an expression of cultural values and a vehicle through which we experience many different facets of this rich life. No matter where you are from, it is easy to think only of the our own way of enjoying coffee and then to never really explore how deeply rooted and significant coffee …
RoR #15 : Managing LTL Freight and the Nuances of green Shipping w/ Evan Gilman of Royal Coffee
How our coffee gets to us after purchase can sometimes be a confusing thing. These days, with global supply chain issues abounding, the need to understand, track, and finesse all aspects of logistics is at an all time high. One of the main areas to be aware of is LTL freight as well and planning for any issues that may …
358 : Changing Coffee Through Proportional Pricing w/ Andy and Nanelle Newbom of Torque Coffee
The system works exactly the way it was designed to work…and it needs to be broken. This is the goal of a new model of coffee trade introduced by Andy and Nanelle Newbom through their company Torque Coffee. Andy and Nanelle Newbom are life long coffee professionals who have been foundational in helping establish the standards for transparency and excellence …
349 : Talking About 21st Century Coffee w/ Kenneth Davids
How specialty coffee has evolved, been understood, and enjoyed has changed greatly over the past 50 years. Today get to talk someone whose career has not developed in parallel with the coffee industry but has been instrumental in advancing some of the best aspects of it. I’m thrilled to have bene able to sit down with the great Kenneth Davids! …
338: A Conversation w/ Martell Mason of The Sepia Coffee Project, Detroit, Michigan
In order to have clarity on how to operate effectively in coffee we need to view it thought a global lens. The tapestry of people and cultures that make up our industry are rarely represented and even less often do they benefit from coffee culture. The answer to this problem is something that today’s guest calls “The Sepia Coffee Project”. …
335: A Better Business Model for Coffee Farmers w/ Thaleon Tremain of Pachamama Coffee
Most of us would say we represent farmers with our work. Few of can say we literally work for farmers. Increasingly we see the need for business models that don’t just give financial reward to farms but that shift the power balance to them. This is where the example and work of Pachamama Coffee shines as an example of …
321 : Marketing and Moral Injury w/ Josh Tarlo of Kiss the Hippo
How we market our values to potential employees and the consumer is often at odds with what we actually do. In a past episode we called this the “Values – Action Gap”. Question is, what is the result of this gap on the people who sign on with us and believe our marketing only to discover it was insincere at …
319 : A Conversation w/ World Barista Champion, Diego Campos of Colombia!
This year the World Barista Championship was held in Milan, Italy. The winner of that competition accomplished not only a historic win as the first world champion to hail from Colombia, but accomplished a life long dream born from a long history of developing as a person and a professional all to better serve others. Today we get to talk …
318 : Why Your Shop is Key to the Success of Coffee
The pressure and business of the daily work can easily blind us to the impact that we have on the greater reality of the “Industry”. We often think of the industry as existing outside our own shops but the reality is that our we are the industry and ever decision we make as individual professionals and cafes cultivate wha the …
