Podcast Episodes

Emotions, Self-Sabotage, and Telling Ourselves the Truth

The coffee shop is a can be a stressful place. There are no shortage of challenges big and small that confront us daily whether you are a barista of …

3 years, 6 months ago

376: Career, Coffee Quality, and Advancing the Industry w/ Mat North, of Raw Material

Some interviews we have on the show touch on so many deep, important, and impactful subjects that it is hard to stop the conversation. This was one o…

3 years, 6 months ago

375 : Founder Friday! w/ Roland Horne of WatchHouse

I am so happy to share with you this Founder Friday episode that takes a hard look at what is possible when you want to offer excellence at scale in …

3 years, 7 months ago

Some Tips on Signature Drinks

It is that time of year where cafes are all but expected to have the ubiquitous PSL in their menus. But there is so much more. Beyond this staple dri…

3 years, 7 months ago

374: Opening a Coffee Shop: Fantasy vs Reality (w/ bonus commentary)

Should you open a coffee shop? How hard could it be anyway? Thousands of people around the globe have a dream to open a cafe. Once open however that …

3 years, 7 months ago

RoR #16 : Ideal Resting Times for Roasted Coffee w/ Joey Stazzone of Cafe Kreyol

How long should you let your coffee age after roast? Is freshest always best? How can we ensure our customers get the coffee at its peak? These are s…

3 years, 7 months ago

What Sanding Taught Me About the Cafe Refinement Process

The work of running a cafe seems to never be quite complete. While we know that chasing “ perfection” is not the goal, we would do well to embrace th…

3 years, 7 months ago

373 : The Owner's Role: 5 Behaviors for Effectiveness

The coffee shop is made up various tasks and roles that all work together to create something magical. Wen those roles are not clear or followed thro…

3 years, 7 months ago

A Shift Break...on Shift Breaks

Finally. It is time to get meta and have a Shift Break conversation about...shift breaks. 

We all go to work with a finite amount of energy to use on…

3 years, 7 months ago

372 : Milk Steaming Master Class: Science + Craft w/ Morten Munchow and Emilee Bryant!

Every day on bars across the globe baristas are using milk to create amazing drinks. For almost as long as coffee has been served in coffee shops, mi…

3 years, 7 months ago