The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. While wandering we ran into Phil McKnight, the President of Global Specialty Coffee at Breville Group. He was excited to share the new Baratza Encore Pro grinder.The stepless machine is an upgraded version of their popular Encore grinder and features single does and timed grinding with an intuitive user experience.Find Online: https://www.baratza.com/en-us/product...Coffee People is not sponsored by Baratza and does not receive compensation if you click the baratza.com link above.Our Presenting sponsor is 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 Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products... Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com...Buy us a cup of coffee! https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/s...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, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to www.roastwestcoast.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 Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features Brigid Shaw, Co-Founder of Orgullo Coffee Company based in Austin, TX. We chat about the company focus on Honduran coffee, relocating from NYC, traffic in Austin, and how she knew that she and her Co-Founder and Husband Marco could work together on a growing side hustle.Find them Online: https://www.orgullocoffee.com/The Orgullo Coffee Company packaging is produced by the Coffee People Podcast's presenting sponsor 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 Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: ⁠https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah ⁠Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: ⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠Buy us a cup of coffee! ⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠Coffee 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, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to ⁠www.roastwestcoast.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 Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features the passionate Brandon Ivan Pena, Co-Founder and CEO of 787 Coffee. 787 Coffee is a farm in Puerto Rico, cafes and carts in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Puerto Rico, and an effort to create unique caffeinated humans.Find them Online: https://www.787coffee.com/ and @787coffee on Youtube.

The 787 Coffee packaging is produced by the Coffee People Podcast's presenting sponsor 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 Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: ⁠https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah ⁠Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: ⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠Buy us a cup of coffee! ⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠Coffee 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, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to ⁠www.roastwestcoast.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 Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features Elizabeth Heller, Co-Founder of Paper Frog Coffee in Connecticut. We chat about her motivation to start a coffee company after a burgeoning career in music therapy, finding a passion for art, and the effort needed to seek sustainable small business options. Also, we meet Clyde the frog.Find them Online: https://paperfrog.coffee/

The Paper Frog Coffee packaging is produced by the Coffee People Podcast's presenting sponsor 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 Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase.

Buy Now: ⁠⁠https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah ⁠⁠Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: ⁠⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠⁠

Buy us a cup of coffee! ⁠⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠⁠

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, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to ⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.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 Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features Kenzel Fallen, Co-Founder of Three Keys Coffee based in Houston, TX. We chat about starting a business with a partner, the multi-sensory experience found in a Three Keys Coffee cafe, and their Jazz Flavor Color Wheel.Find them Online: https://threekeyscoffee.com/

The Three Keys Coffee packaging is produced by the Coffee People Podcast's presenting sponsor 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 Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase.

Buy Now: ⁠https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah ⁠Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: ⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠

Buy us a cup of coffee! ⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠

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, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to ⁠www.roastwestcoast.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.

Luigi and John Di Ruocco (along with their sister Laura) operate the business Mr. Espresso and the companion business The Caffè by Mr. Espresso. They join the podcast to chat about the company's longevity, their father Carlo Di Ruocco, and where Mr. Espresso is headed. Find them online: mrespresso.com and www.thecaffeoak.comThis bonus interview of the Coffee People podcast was originally slated for Season 13 of the podcast. We delayed the recording after the passing of the family patriarch and founder of Mr. Espresso, Carlo Di Ruocco. He had an outsized impact on coffee, in particular in the Bay-area, his legacy continues with the family and team who are continuing to share the Mr. Espresso mission with the coffee community and beyond.From Mr. Espresso:"Luigi and John Di Ruocco are the driving forces behind Mr. Espresso, a pioneering coffee company rooted in a rich family history. Their father, Carlo Di Ruocco, brought the craft of wood-roasting coffee from Salerno, Italy, to Northern California, establishing Mr. Espresso as a staple in the region’s earliest farm-to-table establishments. This legacy of exceptional espresso, intertwined with their family's dedication and passion, is what Luigi and John continue to honor and advance."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 Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roastBuy us a cup of coffee! https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribeCoffee 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, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to www.roastwestcoast.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 Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14.

This episode features Charley Phung, Co-Founder of Chloé Cà Phê in Sacramento, CA. We chat about how he's honoring family connections to the City's Vietnamese coffee culture, their small business roots, and why spending time with their daughter inspired such a great leap into coffee.

This episode on roastwestcoast.com.Find them Online: https://chloe-caphe.com/The Chloé Cà Phê packaging is produced by the Coffee People Podcast's presenting sponsor 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 Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roastBuy us a cup of coffee! https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribeCoffee 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, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to www.roastwestcoast.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.

Enjoy this bonus episode of Nick and Ryan Drink Coffee...IRL! The May edition comes to you from the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX. This podcast airs first on the ⁠R!WC YouTube channel.⁠

Roastar, Inc.'s Nick Schmitt and Ryan Woldt, the host of the Coffee People podcast get together for a cup of coffee. They chat about the coffee industry, their coffee travels, and any other tangent that comes to mind.⁠https://www.instagram.com/coffeewithnick⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/roastwestcoast⁠Visit ⁠https://www.roastwestcoast.com/⁠ to sign up for the newsletter that shares the Coffee People and Coffee Smarter podcasts. Or Search for Coffee People on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to great podcasts.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 Try Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee: ⁠https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah⁠

Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: ⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠Buy us a cup of coffee! ⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe