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When you start a coffee shop you find yourself doing a lot of the jobs yourself. Scheduling, inventory, event management, training and onboarding, meetings, shift coverage, developing SOPs, hiring etc.
Initially these tasks and others like them are things you want to be involved with, but as time goes on, instead of delegating, we keep the same tasks year after year, and in so doing hold back ourselves, others, and the business from growing the way it needs to.
Today we are going to be chatting about the need for delegation in the cafe and how to overcome the hesitation and fear that keeps many owners on the hamster wheel of endless tasks, too many hats, and inevitable burn out.
Related Episodes:
Don't Just Do it: Shift break on Delegation 267 : The Power of Delegation 362: How to Handle Growth in Your Coffee Shop 261 : The Basics of Managing Managers 475: Essential Tools for Cafe ManagementTHERE IS STILL TIME!!!
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These days a lot of coffee shop owners are thinking about how they can add value for the customer. Of course this is a question that should be asked and right now with costs and competition the desire to add value is at an all time high as we seek to attract and retain customers.
But are we going about it the right way?
Today on Shift Break we will be talking about why you might not need to add any more value than you already offer, and then if you decide you want to add something to your program, what approach should you take to delight your guests.
Related episodes:
BLOG: Soul Searching in the New Landscape of Retail 432 : How to Win in Specialty Retail Coffee 173 : 5 Areas of Focus for Retailers 433: Winning Staff and Customer Loyalty 340 : Encore Episode of “10 Reasons to Love the Customer”! 443: Want Impactful Messaging? Keep it Simple! w/ Author Ben Guttmann 282 : How to Listen to your Customers 016: Raising the Bar on your Customer Experience w/ Michael Butterworth 453 : The Craft of OperationsATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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Besides hiring the right person for the role in your coffee shop, onboarding and training is the most important thing to get right so those you bring on and the customers who trust you brand, are set up for success. It is therefore little wonder why, when training and on-barding are skimped on, the hospitality, quality, and then sales go down as customers lose trust.
Today we are going to be discussing how to approach the development and execution of onboarding and training in a way that creates the best chance for success. I would emphasis that this episode is one among many listed below that I feel need to be listened to in order to bring about an understanding of what tips, steps, and insight make sense to apply to your cafe.
When it comes to operations and building these kinds of programs and systems, the engagement of leadership in curating them to serve their people is a never ending task. It helps to embrace the "always" nature of this part of running a cafe just as much as a barista will always be expected and hopefully take joy in, making and serving drinks.
Related Episodes:
339 : What Good Barista Training Produces 235 : 4 Tips for Training your Staff 191 : Retraining your Staff on new Standards 424: Developing Menu and Hospitality Guides 330 : Establishing Systems in Your Coffee Shop 248 : The 5 Elements of Resourcing your Team 296: Holistic Barista Training w/ David Castillo of Go Get Em Tiger , Los Angeles 271 : Why the Cash Register Controls EverythingTHERE IS STILL TIME!!!
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When we talk about the virtues of hospitality, one of the ones that comes up a lot is kindness. The extension of this grace to others in spite of our mood is a discipline that requires us to find motivation beyond receiving thanks.
Today on Shift Break we will be talking about why, if we are serious about kindness becoming what we are known for amongst other hospitality virtues, we need to support those intentions with consistent and excellent work supported by systems to make that work something people can count on.
Related episodes:
430 : Embracing “Unreasonable Hospitality” w/ Will Guidara | Thank You NYC + The Welcome Conference 424: Developing Menu and Hospitality Guides 330 : Establishing Systems in Your Coffee Shop 293 : Thoughts on Defining ProfessionalismATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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Creating and maintaining an elevated standard of hospitality is no easy task. It not only requires strategies and systems, but it requires that those providing the hospitality also experience it themselves. That people-first focus on employee satisfaction and sustainability matched with a high standard of training and a structure of operations to support and nurture the culture is exactly what today's guests have created in their cafe.
Today we get to talk with the owners of Fount Coffee and Kitchen in Morrisville, NC!
Fount Coffee + Kitchen is owned by two husband and wife teams in Morrisville, North Carolina: Shawn and Kristen Preissner and George and Katie Kilgore. They are two local families that came together with a shared vision and passion for great coffee, food, and hospitality. They initially met in 2015, became great friends, put together a business plan, and opened the doors of Fount in December of 2018. Recognizing the need that existed in the Morrisville/Research Triangle Park community for both specialty coffee and a community gathering space, they sought to meet this need with premium menu offerings, elevated guest experience, and intentional workplace culture on the forefront of their mission.
We discuss:
The Founding Story of Fount Integration of corporate strategies that benefit small biz Why feedback from team members is crucial for continuous improvement. Fount Coffee's mission: to serve intentionally, excellently, and joyfully. Why the owners hold each other accountable to maintain discipline in operations. Prioritizing team morale and sustainability in the workplace. Celebrating team members' contributions. Why you should focus on financial health to allow for team investments. Efficient scheduling as a key to staff satisfaction. Barista work is more demanding than perceived. Why future growth must align with your values.Links:
www.fountcoffee.com
Instagram : @fountcoffee
Related episodes:
391 : Founder Friday! w/ Megan Wilson of Spuds Coffee in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 343 : Founder Friday! “Curated Edition” | Hospitality + Meeting People Where They Are 194 : Encore Episode! Leadership in the Cafe: 10 Steps to being a People First Leader | Aired January 17 2017 446: Building a People-First Coffee Tech Culture w/ Jason “Double J” Johnson, Black Rabbit Service Co. 472: Why Technical Skill as a Leader is Not Enough w/ Jonathan Raymond, Refound, Author: Good AuthorityATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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As we continue to navigate costs and the increasing competitive landscape of running a coffee shop, focusing on what is essential in your business has never been more crucial. Few guests have given us as salient and focused a treatment on how to prioritize than when we interviewed author and speaker Greg McKeown on his best selling book Essentialism.
Greg is the CEO of McKeown Inc. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine. He is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review and he has been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows including NPR, NBC, FOX, and as a regular guest on The Steve Harvey Show. Entrepreneur voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success.
McKeown is an world renowned public speaker and hosts "The Essentialism Podcast" where he interviews amazing people from all over the world about their experiences practicing essentialism in work and in life.
In today’s conversation we will be discovering how we can take the first steps in spending our time on the vital few -vs- the trivial many.
www.gregmckeown.com
Related Episodes:
436: Stop Burn Out! and Make Work Effortless w/ Greg McKeown | Best Selling Author “Effortless” 318 : Why Your Shop is Key to the Success of Coffee 018: Hiring, Culture, and the Future of your Shop 414: Secret Ingredients for a Successful Coffee Shop 329 : How to Teach Company Values to Your StaffATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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Feedback. It is all too common to use this word. But do many of us actively pursue it as if it is foundational to the success of our businesses? Chances are not really. And in so doing we lose out on connection, relevancy , and have a harder time delivering value that creates momentum with our coffee. All because when we talk about relationship coffee, we tend to leave out the consumer.
Today on this 32nd episode of Rate of Rise, brought to you by our friends at Mill City Roasters, we are sitting down with cofounder of Mirror Coffee Roasters in Bellingham Washington, Mark Kutrovski!
Over the last 10 years, Mark has been running a small creative agency out of Bellingham, WA that helps clients grow their online presence on social media through engaging video and photo content. During that time, he had his coffee enlightenment that peaked my interest in coffee. He picked up a few part time jobs ranging from working at a local roastery to working behind bar just to learn more about the craft. His growing curiosity in coffee paired with his brother's experience in managing several cafes, they decided to join forces to start Mirror Coffee Roasters.
In today's episode we explore the need for all roasters to pursue feedback in how they source, roast, and communicate value to their customers and why it is of particular importance right now!
Links:
https://mirrorcoffeeroasters.com/
Instagram: @mirrorcoffeeroasters
Related episodes:
RoR #25 : Training Up the Next Generation of Roasters w/ Steve Lee of Pocket Knife Consulting + Linea Caffe ROR #23 : How to Close the Industry-Consumer Flavor Gap w/ Phil Beattie, Dillanos Coffee Roasters RoR #1: A Conversation w/ Anne Cooper of Equilibrium Master Roasters 433: Winning Staff and Customer Loyalty 340 : Encore Episode of “10 Reasons to Love the Customer”!Our Sponsor for Rate of Rise!
www.millcityroasters.com
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Sorry to break it to you, but literally nobody who matters cares how you define yourself. In our quest to find belonging and quell the voice of our imposter syndrome, we tend to over define ourselves and posture in a way that limits our ability to run an effective and thriving coffee shop.
Today on Shift Break we will be talking about how our assumptions about where we stand in the industry are not nearly as important to focus on as who we are serving and how we listen to what they and our business needs. Maybe this is just semantics, maybe this will actually open up a new way of thinking for you that bring about a healthier shop. In either case it is worth thinking about if only for the purpose of developing a habit of reflection and understanding.
Related episodes:
317 : Encore Episode: Death by Comparison 227 : Connecting with Hearts and Minds 230 : Making room for Community in your Shop 181 : Organizational Self-Knowledge Your peers are not your Customers Who do we Serve?ATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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In order to move to the next level of maturity and capacity, both as people and as a company, a coffee shop and its staff but be pursuing more than just checking off the day's work. Pursuing professional development is essential to bring efficiency, effectiveness, fulfillment, and even abundance into the conversation when we look at our operations. But what might that look like?
Today we are going to be exploring how we can embrace professional development and provide consistent opportunities for growth to our staff as a way of investing both in them and the health of the coffee shop.
In th midst of the price increases across the industry, this is yet another way to lean into relationships that will yield higher returns for all involved.
We cover:
Why professional development is essential for the growth of coffee shops How a leaner, well-trained team can provide better service How raising prices requires raising standards in quality and service Investing in staff training for better customer experience Why baristas should be treated as professionals, not just workers Systematic training as a crucial component for consistency and quality Business skills are just as important as coffee skills for success Leadership development is necessary for effective management Why we need to pursue a culture of excellence that benefits both staff and customers Remaining committed to developing profesionalization programsRelated episodes:
296: Holistic Barista Training w/ David Castillo of Go Get Em Tiger , Los Angeles Leaner Teams, Better Results 472: Why Technical Skill as a Leader is Not Enough w/ Jonathan Raymond, Refound, Author: Good Authority 426: Fostering a Culture of Continuous Improvement 339 : What Good Barista Training Produces 191 : Retraining your Staff on new Standards 489: Tips for Creating a Resilient CafeATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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Now is the time to start redirecting our gaze from competitions and accomplishing greatness on a stage serving judges that do not matter to our shops, and refocusing our attention on the judges that truly matter. Our customers.
Today on Shift Break we will be talking about the phrase "Every customer is a judge". I used to hear it being spoken when I was involved in competitions in the early 2000s. How can we use the same energy we would put into a championship performance on behalf of of the customer and the experience they have in our shop?
Related episodes:
340 : Encore Episode of “10 Reasons to Love the Customer”! 298 : A Trophy, or Atrophy? 151 : How to Respond and React to Negative Feedback : 5 Step Process 259 : Solving Toxic Customer Service Culture 181 : Organizational Self-Knowledge Icing on the Cake: Competitions vs. the ShopATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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We suck at fulfilling the implied or explicit promises we make through our coffee shop marketing. Smiling faces with beautiful drinks and a clean environment with plenty of verbiage about values and mission. Lots of good vibes. That all tends to fall away once the customer gets in the space and experiences the reality of our operations. This disconnect and over promise/underdeliver cycle is why customer lose trust in brands. The good news though is that we don't have to continue playing this well branded, poorly executed game.
Today we are re-airing an episode from way back that is just as relevant as ever. We talking about how we ruin the specialty experience and what can be done to fix this so you can build trust back with customers and have more confidence in your self and your cafes ability to deliver what our marketing says we are about.
Related episodes:
321 : Marketing and Moral Injury w/ Josh Tarlo of Kiss the Hippo 432 : How to Win in Specialty Retail Coffee 406 : Five Ways to Immediately Improve Your Coffee Quality Curbing their Enthusiasm : How we put a damper on the customer's experience and what to do insteadATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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The search for a "superstar" barista seems to never die. It is a desire born from our tendency to attribute success and power to one person in-spite of the evidence around us that pretty obviously points to the opposite. But oh if we just hire a champion, a coffee person, a lightning rod of a personality, then all will be well!
Today on Shift Break we will be talking about why this idea should die a quick and unceremonious death, and in its place we need to build a system of collective accountability to high standards that, unlike the weak and faltering light of the superstar, equips our whole team and allows us to actually shine.
Related episodes:
Bottling Your Best Barista
SHIFT BREAK! With or Without Experience? Hiring the Best Baristas
Icing on the Cake: Competitions vs. the Shop
Curse of the Favorite Barista?
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Over the years, our collective philosophy and approach to coffee has taken many forms as we learn more about what the industry needs to thrive. We as individuals evolve our thoughts and views of coffee often starting with hubris and a strict puritanical view, then opening up to a wider, simpler, generous, and maybe even humble stance on the various ways coffee can be enjoyed and communicated.
Today we are talking about one such journey with the Founder of Fieldwork Coffee and Director of the World Aeropress Championships, Tim Williams!
Tim Williams is the director of the World AeroPress Championship, and founder of Melbourne’s Fieldwork Coffee.
Since the early 2000's, Tim’s worked across a range of roles, including Workshop Coffee and Square Mile Coffee Roasters in London, and Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea in Los Angeles.
On the sidelines, Tim’s collaborated on a number of coffee initiatives including helping to develop Maison Kitsuné’s ’Cafe Kitsuné, launching the Gitesi Project, and as a founding member of Coffee Common.
Today, Tim lives in Melbourne and divides his time between Fieldwork Coffee, the World AeroPress Championship, running a small charity in rural Rwanda, and raising three kids with his partner, Leah.
We talk about:
Tim's journey into coffee The exploding London coffee scene The shaping forces of competitions and camaraderie Absolutism in coffee culture and its pitfalls. Understanding coffee requires recognizing its agricultural nuances. Tim emphasizes the importance of hands-on experience in coffee roasting. Cupping coffee critically is essential for quality control. Tim's philosophical shift from conquering coffee to celebrating its complexities. Why specialization allows for deeper expertise in coffee. Innovative approaches can streamline coffee release processes. Customer expectations are shaped by consistent quality. Why critical feedback is s necessary for growth in the coffee industry. How the World Areopress Championships champion fundamentals. The argument for taste as the most important aspect of coffee. Understanding brewing variables enhances coffee quality. How nuance in coffee brewing leads to better results.Links:
www.worldaeropresschamionship.com
@aero.press
@fieldworkcoffee
Related episodes:
242 : A Conversation with James Hoffmann 448: Founder Friday! Part 1 “Switching Gears” | w/ Doug Zell of Intelligentsia and The Meteor! 448: Founder Friday! Part 2 “Switching Gears” | w/ Doug Zell of Intelligentsia and The Meteor! 365 : Spilling the Beans on Global Coffee Culture w/ Lani Kingston 309 : A Conversation w/ Sarah Allen and Ken Olson of Barista Magazine 306 : A Conversation w/ 2004 U.S. Barista Champion, Bronwen Serna! 092 : Tony “Tonx” Konecny of Yes Plz : Consumer Accessibility, roasting, 3rd wave, subscriptionATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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Coffee shops are created through intention and reflect the values and often the personality of first the ones who begin them, and then those who work in them and the community that makes it their regular destination. There is a mix of service and transaction, with various layers of relationship built on trust.
Today on Founder Friday we explore the story of one coffee shop and roastery that does a great job embodying these elements to serve both the locals and tourists with warmth and provide a sustainable and fulfilling vocation for their staff.
Thrilled to welcome to the show, Bow Smith of Rowan Coffee!
Bow Smith is a coffee professional in Asheville, NC with nearly a decade of experience of barista work, roasting, and cafe management. Smith founded Rowan Coffee in 2020 with the goal of building a cafe and roastery grounded in integrity, hospitality, and creativity, while fostering fulfilling and lasting coffee careers.
In this conversation we talk about:
Bow's Experience as a Coffee Pro and Teaching Coffee The Ephemeral Nature of Coffee The Collaborative Efforts in Establishing Rowan Trust Is Crucial and Leadership in Coffee Shops Why Empathy in hiring is crucial for enhancing customer experiences Why Consistency in product is important, but experience is equally vital. Creating a Unique Cafe Experience Resilience in Community After Helene Building Culture in BusinessLinks:
www.rowancoffee.com
Instagram: @rowancoffee
Related and recommended episodes:
420: Design Meaningful Roles in the Cafe 483: Encore: 6 Essential Qualities of Coffee Shop Leaders 067 : 6 Truths About Power : The Responsible Approach to Power Dynamics in the Cafe 430 : Embracing “Unreasonable Hospitality” w/ Will Guidara | Thank You NYC + The Welcome Conference 492: How to be The Best Coffee Shop SHIFT BREAK! Building Trust CreditATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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Want a beautiful coffee shop? All your hard surface, stone, Tile and brick needs!
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The world loves plant based beverages and baristas love the Barista Series!
www.pacificfoodservice.com
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We all know that in order for a business to be sustainable, it has to be profitable. We need financial margin in order to deal with the unexpected expenses and events, provide opportunities for others, fund growth as needed, and yes, pay ourselves! But what other kinds of margin are there in the cafe that can be just as important?
Today on Shift Break we will be talking about why you need to maintain margin both in you finances and also with your energy and focus. In order to even begin benefiting from a thriving coffee shop, you and your people need to personally thrive.
Be sure to listen to the episodes linked below...
Related episodes:
436: Stop Burn Out! and Make Work Effortless w/ Greg McKeown | Best Selling Author “Effortless” 258 : Prioritizing your Mental Health in the New Year w/ Dr. Lara Pence 341: How to Think About SuccessATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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Workflow and bar presence are the necessary foundation on which coffee shines.
Lately I have been doing a lot of cafe design and training work. One of the central themes of training and design is that both the space and the people using it are effective in their role. Once the bar is built, it falls on us to bring it to life with our actions. Having a great bar presence and workflow is not just about efficiency, it is part of the substance of what our businesses are built on and without it, we are frustrated and held back in our ability to receive and give a great experience in the coffee shop.
Today I want to share with you some tips on how you can conduct yourself and train your team to have workflow that works and a presence behind the bar that keeps you in control, confident, and able to communicate to the customer what you intend to communicate, not the desperate and frenetic feeling we tend to broadcast when or shops are busy.
Coffee and coffee people's success both rely on professionals to dial in their tools AND themselves to produce something of worth that grows in demand and sustains the whole.
How we work matters and I hope today's episode helps!
Related episodes:
002: Master Your Workflow w/ Ryan Soeder 084 : Crushing the Rush : Tips and Best Practices for Busy Times 167 : Handing off the Shift : 4 Tips to Avoid ChaosATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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If you are a cafe owner and want to work one on one with me to bring your shop to its next level and help bring you joy and freedom in the process then email
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As most of you know, Starbucks has once again coopted a traditional drink and introduced it to their menu as a part of their "Back to Starbucks" campaign. The cortado, a 4 oz espresso and milk drink originating in Spain, has been a staple menu item in specialty coffee for decades. Only now it appears on the Starbucks menu as an 8oz drink. Of course we are all bracing for the wave of customers requesting a Starbucks fun-house- mirror version of this drink, much like the macchiato. But there is a whole lot more to discuss than just the bizarro versions of drinks we have to navigate.
Today on Shift Break we will be talking about why this attempt at winning back trust with new drinks and branding efforts is a hollow but very familiar practice not reserved only for corporate giants who have lost their way. We too engage in this activity more than we'd care to admit. Let's go beyond the commiseration and talk about what we can learn from this moment in coffee and use it for the greater good
Related episodes:
SHIFT BREAK! Should You Up-Charge for Alternative Milks? 502: Creating Meaningful Coffee Experiences Building Trust-Credit 433: Winning Staff and Customer LoyaltyATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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The Key Holder Coaching Group master-mind are now taking new applicants for our 4th cohort launching in March 2025!
Click below to fill out your application now!
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INTERESTED IN CONSULTING AND COACHING?
If you are a cafe owner and want to work one on one with me to bring your shop to its next level and help bring you joy and freedom in the process then email
of book a free call now:
https://calendly.com/chrisdeferio/30min
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Many, dare I say, all of us, who fell in love with coffee can trace our beginnings to a moment when something we experienced in the cup surprised us with its depth and character. It was a catalyst that set us off in the pursuit of understanding and experiencing that kind of moment again and again.
People are the same.
Ubiquitous en mass, until you get to know the individual and through relating their stories and experiencing their character, we are often surprised by a depth that begins to teach us that there is more to them and we can, if we allow ourselves, begin to pursue that experience again and again in our own conversations, or by providing a platform for those conversations to take place. Like a coffee house. Or in the case of today's guest, a podcast.
Ryan Woldt is a Wisconsin-born author, entrepreneur, and creative maker. He is currently the producer and host of the Coffee People and Coffee Smarter podcasts and a brand ambassador for Roastar, Inc., a coffee packaging company.
Ryan is a self-described creative raccoon, always reaching for the next shiny creative project to add to his current collection. Having grown up in a family restaurant, he has continued to keep a foot in the door of the hospitality space for more than three decades.
His passion for collaboration overlaps with his desire to make things. He is particularly drawn to projects in the hospitality space and recently launched a coffee collaboration celebrating the language of the Midwest called Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee with Minneapolis-based roaster Relative Coffee Company.
(Ryan currently lives with his wife and dog in Southern California, where he procrastinates before deadlines by drinking coffee, riding his bicycle, or reading a book.)
Today we get to hear Ryan's story of hospitality, creative pursuits, personal challenge and victory, and what he has learn creating a platform for the story behind the people of coffee.
Links:
Roast! West Coast Newsletter* - Signing up is the best way to support our effort.
R!WC Youtube - video podcasts coming soon. 1st release 1/22/2025
Coffee People on Spotify
Coffee People on Apple Podcasts
Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee (Direct Link on Relative shop)
Coffee + Cactus Coloring Book
One Wild Life Co.
Roastar
Related episodes:
112 : The Power of Story w/ James Harper of Filter Stories Podcast 391 : Founder Friday! w/ Megan Wilson of Spuds Coffee in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 380 : Founder Friday! w/ Cary and Cindy Arsaga of Arsaga’s Coffee RoastersATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar....
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The Key Holder Coaching Group master-mind are now taking new applicants for our 4th cohort launching in march!
Click below to fill out your application now!
KEY HOLDER COACHING APPLICATION
INTERESTED IN 1:1 CONSULTING AND COACHING?
If you are a cafe owner and want to work one on one with me to bring your shop to its next level and help bring you joy and freedom in the process then email
of book a free call now:
https://calendly.com/chrisdeferio/30min
Want a beautiful coffee shop? All your hard surface, stone, Tile and brick needs!
www.arto.com
Visit @artobrick
The world loves plant based beverages and baristas love the Barista Series! www.pacificfoodservice.com
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Whether it started purely as a quest for efficiency, or as a way to achieve consistency in a blend, pre-blending green coffee is a pretty staple practice for coffee roasters. The alternative, and perhaps original way of blending is the classic post-roast blend whose adherents tout its ability to give them ulitmate control of each coffee and thus better quality.
Whether you do one or both of these methods of blending in your roastery, it always helps to explore the why behind them, and talk about the possible benefits and drawbacks of each.
To help us understand this more I am thrilled to bring on to the show roasting educator extraordinaire and founder of Relative Coffee Co., Bryant Banker-Scannell!
Bryant has helped launch the coffee careers of hundreds of new roasters through his work as lead roasting instructor and the heart of the in-house roastery at Mill City Roasters®. He also owns and operates Relative Coffee Co. which combines his passion of roasting, design, and photography to create a fun and tasty coffee brand.
We discuss: Bryant's Beginning in Coffee Education Based in Reality The Art and Science of Coffee Roasting The State of Blending Coffee Omni-Roasting vs. Individual Characteristics Pre-Blending vs. Post-Roast Blending The importance of Quality Balanced with Efficiency The Importance of Heat Management in Roasting Post-Roast Blending: Advantages and Considerations
Based in Minneapolis, Bryant has worked in cafe and roasting positions since 2011. With over a decade of roasting experience, he believes coffee should be approachable, fun, and unique to your experience in the industry.Links:
www.relativecoffeeco.com
Instagram: @relativecoffeeco
Related episodes:
ROR #24 : Perspectives on Roasting for Espresso w/ Jaroslav Tuček of Doubleshot, Czech Republic RoR #5: Time and Color in Roasting w/ Morten Munchow of Coffee Mind” ROR #8 How Post-Harvest Processing Impacts Flavor w/ Siva Subramanian and Byron Holcomb of Olam Food Ingredients RoR #4: Practical Thermal Dynamics w/ Candice Madison of Royal Coffee / The Crown OakOur Sponsor for Rate of Rise!
www.millcityroasters.com
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Does this sound familiar? "You should shop here because we are local! ...or we support this cause! ...or we have this association!"?
While our identity and associations in the community are beautiful and add depth to what customers might love about you, too often we can use these things as means to solicit support in ways that are as though we are guilt trip on people. There are many issues that arise from this that could damage not only your business but the thing you may want to support or represent.
Today on Shift Break we will be talking about why no matter the nuances of your unique business, your success and value proposition needs first be the quality of how you serve in the cafe, then the nuances and details of the why will be best represented.
When you get the order correct, this leads to a better chance of serving that cause and the community you want to support or reach.
Related episodes:
"Local" does not Equal Quality Make Your Problems More Specific 406 : Five Ways to Immediately Improve Your Coffee Quality 502: Creating Meaningful Coffee Experiences Differentiation Takes Time!INTERESTED IN CONSULTING AND COACHING?
If you are a cafe owner and want to work one on one with me to bring your shop to its next level and help bring you joy and freedom in the process then email
of book a free call now:
https://calendly.com/chrisdeferio/30min
Thank you to out sponsors!
Everything you need for back of the house operations https://rattleware.qualitybystainless.com/
The best and most revered espresso machines on the planet: www.lamarzoccousa.com
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