Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRoR # 22 : Master Insights on Roaster Maintenance and Care w/ Doug Graf, Vintage Coffee
Setting up and maintaining a roaster for functionality, safety, and quality output is perhaps the biggest challenge of roasting. There are many varia…
3 years, 2 months ago
412 : Founder Friday! w/ Lem Butler and Kyle Ramage of Black and White Coffee Roasters
It's Founder Friday! Partnerships in coffee bars can be tricky things. You really have to make sure you have complimentary character traits as well a…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Myth of Hands Off / Automated Leadership
There is a shortcut for everything these days. Automation, templates, and other tools would give you the impression that you can automate of be hands…
3 years, 2 months ago
411 : Excellence, Approachable Coffee and Always Learning w/ Kenneth Thomas of Umble Coffee and Coffee 101 Podcast
Opportunities for specialty coffee still abound in certain areas of the American South. With those opportunities comes challenges of communicating co…
3 years, 2 months ago
Don't Forget Relationships
The foundation of the building determines the stability of what is built on it. When it comes to building a coffee shop business your growth cannot o…
3 years, 2 months ago
410 : A Conversation w/ 2023 U.S. Barista Champion, Isaiah Sheese of Archetype Coffee!
Tenacity, humility, and curiosity. Whether you are working as a barista, competing, opening your own shop and roastery, these are character traits th…
3 years, 2 months ago
Embrace the Fallout
It is not so much the fear of change that keeps us from moving forward in the areas we know are necessary. It is the fear of what will happen when we…
3 years, 2 months ago
409 : The Science of Optimizing Your Espresso w/ Samo Smrke
One of the hardest things to make consistent in the coffee shop is your espresso. There are so many variables that contribute to the final product, n…
3 years, 2 months ago
Avoid These Cafe Meeting Mistakes
Like you, I have been to and conducted my fair share of cafe meetings. And also like you, I have seriously questioned the effectiveness of these get …
3 years, 3 months ago
408: Coffee Tools, Music, and Serving the Community w/ Anita Tam of Slow Pour Supply Co.
The world of coffee is saturated with suppliers of tools and equipment. Most are seeking the transaction and chasing the opportunity the current mark…
3 years, 3 months ago