COVID-19 Focus w/ Maxwell Mooney, Narrative Coffee, Everette, WA

Chris DeferioPodcast, Uncategorized

As we continue our focus series on the COVID-19 crisis and it’s impact on specialty coffee, we get talk someone who has been leading the charge for business agility, staff/customer safety, and creating systems to support it all. Maxwell Mooney is the Owner of the award winning shop, Narrative Coffee in Everette, WA. A past guest on the show, Maxwell …

COVID-19 Focus w/ Lauren Crabbe of Andytown Coffee Roasters

Chris DeferioCOVID-19, Leadership, Podcast, Uncategorized

  So happy to sit down with Lauren Crabbe Co-Founder of Andytown Coffee Roasters for this episode of our COVID-19 Focus Series. Lauren was a past Founder Friday guest and has a wonderful style of leadership that prioritizes people and focuses on facilitating their success. In this conversation Lauren details how the crisis has impacted Andytown and what they are …

196 : Understanding Customer Preferences w/ Peter Giuliano

Chris DeferioPodcast, Uncategorized

    Learning about consumer trends and preferences keeps us sharp and relevant. How well our shops do will have a huge impact on everyone in the value stream of coffee and in order to do our best work we need to be paying attention to what the research says as well as doing our own research locally. Thankfully the …

185 : Exploring the La Marzocco Cafe w/ Amy Hattemer and Carolyn Reddy

Chris DeferioManagement, Podcast, Uncategorized

  One of the world’s most compelling cafes is also run by one of the world most iconic and trusted espresso machine companies. Located in the lobby of KEXP, the La Marzocco Cafein Seattle, WA has been operating for almost 4 years. Every 4-6 weeks the cafe is taken over by different world-renowned roasting companies who design a full experience that …