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Erica Escalante knows cafés and she’s not afraid to tell you what actually works or what doesn't.

In this episode, Cait sits down with Erica to talk about her years of experience in coffee, what she’s learned from operating cafés, and how that experience led to her newest venture, The Cafe Operator. They get into leadership, building better systems, the realities of running a café, and the value of having someone in your corner who can cut through the noise and give you clear, honest advice.

If you own a café, manage one, or just love the behind-the-scenes of how coffee businesses actually work, this one’s for you.

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This week on Tiny Sidecar, I’m joined by Keri Roberts and truly, this was one of those conversations I had a hard time editing down because I wanted to keep all of it.

We chat about all the roads that the first years of building a business takes you on: sourcing, community, learning to roast, building meaningful business relationships and a touch of everything else.

It’s thoughtful, funny, honest, and full of the kind of little side topics that make a conversation feel less like an interview and more like sitting down with someone you really want to keep talking to.

I loved this one. Come hang with us.

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Kat Melheim is the creator of Coffee People Zine, an independent publication built around the art, stories, and creativity of people working in coffee.

In this episode, Kat and Cait talk about where Coffee People came from, building something outside the traditional rules of the coffee industry, and what it takes to keep an independent creative project going. They get into making space for other people’s voices, the importance of creativity and play, and what can happen when you stop waiting for permission and just make the thing you want to exist.

It’s a conversation about coffee, art, community, and creating something that feels entirely your own.

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