Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPriorities and Deep Thankfulness
This time of year I am thinking about what I am thankful for and also I am thinking about how hard it is to enter into thankfulness vs other more acc…
4 years, 6 months ago
315 : Growing and Connecting w/ Stephen Zinnerman of The Coffee Enthusiast!
Back in 2018 at a Coffee Fest in Baltimore I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Stephen Zinnerman, owner and founder of (along with his wif…
4 years, 6 months ago
RoR #9 Inside the Roaster's Tool Kit w/ Kat Melheim of Black and White Coffee and The Coffee People Zine
Where do we even start when choosing tools for our roastery? There are an incredible number of options from basic and inexpensive -to complex and cos…
4 years, 6 months ago
How You Show Up
In competition we stress about the performance and we practice the skills repeatedly in order to be able to do well on the day. While this approach i…
4 years, 6 months ago
314 : The 6 Essential Qualities of Coffee Shop Leaders
Do you feel like you need to be good at everything in order to be a good leader? That is a pretty common thought but the fact is that this way approa…
4 years, 6 months ago
Getting Over Guilt
Hustle culture teaches us that we should be working pretty much all the time. In order to succeed we need to sacrifice a lot and where the limit is n…
4 years, 6 months ago
313 : Coffee Education and Training w/ Michael Phillips of Blue Bottle Coffee
Training and education is an ongoing process. Not just for those we are training but also for ourselves as trainers and educators. If we adopt the sa…
4 years, 6 months ago
Metrics Mindset
How we think of money and its place in our coffee shop's culture will have huge implications for how your staff either engage or disengage with the s…
4 years, 6 months ago
312 : How to Choose the Right Machine for Your Shop w/ Chad little of La Marzocco
Making a decision on an espresso machine can come with a lot of stress and uncertainty. With so many different options, configurations, styles, and p…
4 years, 6 months ago
Exclusivity is a Bad Strategy
"We are the only coffee shop in our town that serves this!" I will bet that you have thought or said this, or some version of this phrase, yourself a…
4 years, 6 months ago