Podcast Episodes
Back to Search449: Convenience and Automation in Coffee w/ Tim Cox of Franke Coffee Systems
The coffee market is much bigger than just specialty coffee. In fact specialty makes up just a fraction of coffee consumed globally. The advent of co…
2 years, 5 months ago
448: Founder Friday! Part 2 "Switching Gears" | w/ Doug Zell of Intelligentsia and The Meteor!
In this second part of our 2 part Founder Friday we switch gears with Doug Zell, founder of the iconic coffee company Intelligentsia Coffee. In the y…
2 years, 5 months ago
448: Founder Friday! Part 1 "Switching Gears" | w/ Doug Zell of Intelligentsia and The Meteor!
The landscape of specialty coffee has been influenced by many people and companies over the last few decades. The foundations of the standards and me…
2 years, 5 months ago
SHIFT BREAK : It's OK to Have Reasonable Tolerances
The pursuit of excellence drives us to create very stringent standards for our coffee, service, and businesses. There is nothing wrong with this, exc…
2 years, 5 months ago
447: Understanding the Business of Coffee w/ Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
The world of coffee trade and commerce is complex to say the least. The difference between a business that succeeds and one that flounders is largely…
2 years, 5 months ago
SHIFT BREAK: How to Approach Holiday Hospitality
The holiday rush is in full swing and many of us (most of us) are trying our best to just survive the frenzy. Shops are full of customers as well as …
2 years, 5 months ago
446: Building a People-First Coffee Tech Culture w/ Jason "Double J" Johnson, Black Rabbit Service Co.
As the tools we use to craft coffee multiply, so too does the need for companies to keep the machines running well. Service techs are an essential se…
2 years, 5 months ago
SHIFT BREAK: We Need Inconvenient Coffee
We are obsessed with innovation that tends to solve problems that are increasingly inconsequential to the customer. A race to put coffee in virtually…
2 years, 5 months ago
RoR #27 : Scaling and Relationships in a Small Roastery w/ Cody Gordon, Cerberus Coffee
Taking what you have learned over many years of working in coffee and creating your own roasting and cafe business is no easy task. It requires a str…
2 years, 5 months ago
445: Evolution of the Barista-Machine Relationship w/ Ryan Willbur, Middleby Coffee
The magic baristas can render from coffee relies on not just their skill and the incredible efforts from producers and roasters, but also on the qual…
2 years, 5 months ago