Podcast Episodes
Back to Search358 : 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 A…
4 years ago
SPECIAL: Coffee Fest Live! Chicago 2022 Part 2 w/ Marissa Childers, Jess Gulino, and Tony Dreyfuss
Welcome to part two of a live series of interviews conducted on the show floor of Coffee Fest Chicago in June of 2022! In these interviews I sit down…
4 years ago
SPECIAL: Coffee Fest Live! Chicago 2022 Part 1 w/ Luke Waite, Kris Christian, and Perfect Cube
Welcome to part on of a live series of interviews conducted on the show floor of Coffee Fest Chicago in June of 2022! In these interviews I sit down …
4 years ago
Vanity Metrics
In coffee, we like to see ourselves making progress and we check our state against certain metrics and goals that we believe, once reached, will tran…
4 years ago
357 : A Conversation w/ Michael Tan of JWC Roastery in Malaysia
Communicating, educating, and training boils down to how well you can connect with people to walk with them through information and transformation. I…
4 years ago
Don't Hire on a Trial Basis
It happens in cafe all over the world. Baristas are hired on a trial basis to see if they are a good fit for the business. On the surface, this pract…
4 years ago
356: 5 Unseen Barriers to Progress in Your Coffee Shop
Many shops make sense on paper but in practice there is something missing. There are lot's of unseen barriers to progress and success in your shop th…
4 years ago
Do You Need to be the Best Barista in Your Cafe?
I have heard many times from owners that they need to be the best barista in the shop. The idea is that if they are not, then the staff will not resp…
4 years, 1 month ago
355: Baristas! 6 Essential Qualities to Get Yourself Hired
What are some of the qualities that potential employers most value in a barista and why are they important? Today you and I will chat about the answe…
4 years, 1 month ago
Using Slow Times Well as a Barista
We all hate when a shift is slow. It can feel demoralizing, boring, and frustrate even the best barista. What if these times on the bar are not all b…
4 years, 1 month ago