Sam Larobardiere is the Co-Founder and owner/operator of Theory Coffee Roasters and partner in Podium Coffee Club. He joined the Coffee People podcast to share his journey into coffee and entrepreneurship, as well as pass along a bit of advice for future generations of coffee entrepreneurs.

Find online at: www.theorycoffee.com and @theorycoffeeroasters on Instagram, or https://podiumcoffeeclub.com.

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠.

⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Buy Eli And Jane Books: ⁠https://www.onewildlifebooks.com/⁠

Stay tuned to ⁠⁠⁠haceacoffee.com⁠⁠⁠ for updates on the 2026 roasting competition.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠

Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.

Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

The post-show recap of the recent episode featuring the Founder of Coffee Watch Etelle Higonnet. Coffee Watch is a coffee industry watchdog. Their mission:

"Coffee Watch is a nonprofit watchdog organization dedicated to the proposition that we should make the world a better place with each cup of coffee.

We fight to reform the global coffee industry.

Our resolve is unyielding. The coffee industry must change. The dark and bitter days of slavery, child labor, deforestation, and pesticide-soaked monoculture must end."

Find online at: https://coffeewatch.org/

https://bsky.app/profile/coffeewatch.bsky.social

https://www.instagram.com/coffeewatchorg

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.

⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Buy Eli And Jane Books: https://www.onewildlifebooks.com/

Stay tuned to ⁠⁠⁠haceacoffee.com⁠⁠⁠ for updates on the 2026 roasting competition.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow @roastar on Instagram.

Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.

Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Etelle Higonnet founded Coffee Watch, a coffee industry watchdog. She joins Coffee People to share her journey into coffee.

"Coffee Watch is a nonprofit watchdog organization dedicated to the proposition that we should make the world a better place with each cup of coffee.

We fight to reform the global coffee industry.

Our resolve is unyielding. The coffee industry must change. The dark and bitter days of slavery, child labor, deforestation, and pesticide-soaked monoculture must end."

Find online at: https://coffeewatch.org/

https://bsky.app/profile/coffeewatch.bsky.social

https://www.instagram.com/coffeewatchorg

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.

Follow @roastar on Instagram.

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠ for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Buy Eli And Jane Books: https://www.onewildlifebooks.com/

Stay tuned to ⁠⁠haceacoffee.com⁠⁠ for updates on the 2026 roasting competition.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow @roastar on Instagram.

Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.

Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

At Coffee People, we're looking forward to another year of collaboration with our Presenting Sponsors, Roastar, Inc.

Head to https://www.roastar.com/ to learn more about the coffee packaging company that offers custom bags, tin cans, labels, and beyond. The way custom-printed packaging was meant to be.

You can help in a few simple ways.

• Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/

• Subscribe to our ⁠ ⁨@coffeepeoplepodcasts⁩ ⁠ YouTube channel. We need 400 more subscribers to unlock some new growth opportunities.

• Become a paying newsletter subscriber. It is as little as $5 per month for an annual subscription. You give, and you get in return. See the list of benefits and options here: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/subscribe

•Share your favorite episodes and posts with others. Heck, buy them a gift subscription!

• Drink good coffee. That goes without saying. It is good for the vibes.

Interested in a bigger collaboration?

• Become an Industry Supporter or Friend of Coffee People. Our collaborative partners like Hacea Coffee Source, Relative Coffee, and Sivitz Roasting Machines help us keep the metaphorical podcast (and literal home studio) lights on. Please work with us to build a mutually beneficial partnership that delivers a Win-Win-Win scenario that uplifts the coffee industry.

*Buy Eli And Jane Books: https://www.onewildlifebooks.com/

*The link to the Simply Good Coffee Brewer can be found here: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/simply-good-coffee-brewer-review/

Our direct affiliate link for the brewer is: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast

Coffee Smarter shares the collected wisdom of the coffee industry, and is an offshoot of the Coffee People podcast. Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.

Head to www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.

Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/.

*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

It is the end of Season 15. The end of our fifth year, and the end of 2025.

This effort in coffee podcasting, writing, and community building has been an adventure. I’m constantly surprised by the myriad ways people work through the challenges of entrepreneurship and embrace hospitality for the connection and support it can offer a community.

I’m proud to be a staging ground for the sharing of stories, advice, inspiration, and real-world engagement for people at all stages of their coffee journey.

And as fun and rewarding as it has all been, we need more help creating a sustainable future for the Coffee People platform.

You can help in a few simple ways.

• Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/

• Subscribe to our ⁨@coffeepeoplepodcasts⁩ YouTube channel. We need 400 more subscribers to unlock some new growth opportunities.

• Become a paying newsletter subscriber. It is as little as $5 per month for an annual subscription. You give, and you get in return. See the list of benefits and options here: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/subscribe

•Share your favorite episodes and posts with others. Heck, buy them a gift subscription!

• Drink good coffee. That goes without saying. It is good for the vibes.

Interested in a bigger collaboration?

• Become an Industry Supporter or Friend of Coffee People. Our collaborative partners like Hacea Coffee Source, Relative Coffee, and Sivitz Roasting Machines help us keep the metaphorical podcast (and literal home studio) lights on. Please work with us to build a mutually beneficial partnership that delivers a Win-Win-Win scenario that uplifts the coffee industry.

This podcast is Presented By: www.roastar.com, coffee packaging for businesses of all sizes. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.

Buy Eli And Jane Books: https://www.onewildlifebooks.com/

The link to the Simply Good Coffee Brewer can be found here: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/simply-good-coffee-brewer-review/

Our direct affiliate link for the brewer is: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast

Coffee Smarter shares the collected wisdom of the coffee industry, and is an offshoot of the Coffee People podcast. Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.

Head to www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.

Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/.

*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Kyle Layton is the cafe GM, Head Roaster, and Co-Owner of Prismatic Coffee in Salem, OR. He joined the podcast for a second time* to share a cup of fancy coffee with us, and talk more about hospitality.

*The first show had some technical difficulties. It is available on www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com and on our YouTube channel. We appreciate you being forgiving of the audio! We're releasing it solely because the conversation is really good even if the audio is not. Check that out next!

Find Prismatic Coffee online at: www.prismatic.coffee and @Prismatic.Coffee on Instagram.

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.

Follow @roastar on Instagram.

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠ for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Buy Eli And Jane Books: https://www.onewildlifebooks.com/

Stay tuned to ⁠haceacoffee.com⁠ for updates on the 2026 roasting competition.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow @roastar on Instagram.

Coffee Smarter shares the collected wisdom of the coffee industry, and is an offshoot of the Coffee People podcast. Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.

Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Stay tuned to haceacoffee.com for updates on the 2026 roasting competition.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Follow @roastar on Instagram.

Coffee Smarter shares the collected wisdom of the coffee industry, and is an offshoot of the Coffee People podcast. Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.

Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

A note about the passing of Bill Kennedy, the CEO, Owner, Head Honcho of San Franciscan Roaster Company in Carson City, NV.

Find SFR Co. online at www.sanfranroaster.com and @sanfranroaster on social media.

Listen to the full episode of Bill Kennedy on the Roast! West Coast podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cXyQY5Tqv5kJiOvinIqbl

Find the Coffee Roasting Legends Podcast on the SFR Blog: www.sanfranroaster.com/blog or on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qSdigAyvxsrGfOpfasuoo?si=35be383e724541c3

We'll reshare all the links and the full interview with Bill on www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com.