Boram Um has a unique view into the coffee industry as he and his family own two coffee farms, they roast, export and have a chain of coffee shops in São Paulo, Brazil.  Boram talks about the role of yeast fermentation and his thoughts on how it can improve coffee quality in Brazil.  Listen to the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on coffee shops in Brazil for the last two years.  The conversation finishes with Boram sharing his experience competing at the World Barista Championship in...

Listen to the journey Matt Winton took from Aerospace Engineer into the world of specialty coffee.  Through the dialogue, we deep dive into Matt Winton training for World Brewers Cup.  How he prepared for the competition, blending coffee and his brewing receipe and finding a state of mindfulness.  Matt finishes talking about what's changed for him personally since winning and notes some amazing tips and tricks for home brewers.   Follow David on social Instagram:...

James Boettcher shares his story of Righteous Gelato - growing from a small gelato shop he acquired in 2009 to an internationally recognized brand. An impactful business in the community, Righteous is a B-Corp Certified brand, which produced over 1 million pints of gelato in 2021. In this podcast, James speaks about overcoming adversity and how to make an impact with your business beyond a balance sheet. 1:08 - James' Role at Righteous 2:06 - How James took on leadership at Righteous 15:19...

David sits down with Meredith Root and Alex Parker of Tactic Nutrition. Both Meredith and Alex competed at the CrossFit Games and have transitions into Nutrition coaching for individuals 1 on 1. Perfect timing with the start of 2022 - they dive deep into value of fitness trackers, fad diets they would erase, eating well while on the road. Hear their discussion from transiting from Biological Engineer and Lawyer into the Nutrition coaching. 0:55 - Interview starts 2:48 - The start of...

Samuel Ronzon has made a name for himself as a third-generation coffee producer.  He is the operations manager of La Joya micro-mill based in Veracruz, Mexico.  Samuel has a unique ability to highlight new and interesting flavours in his coffee, through intentional processing.  Samuel and his wife Gloria are at the fore-front of specialty coffee, utilizing modern scientific techniques with sophisticated regenerative farming practices.  0:56s - Interview Starts 5:29 - Did you always want...

Ever wonder who supplies all the cool equipment a barista uses in your favourite cafe?  Jen and Wes from Eight Ounce Coffee started off selling Aeropress and Keepcups to a few cafes to now distributing to over 4000 cafes, roasters, hotels across North America.  Jen and Wes provide insight on when to transition from a 9 to 5 job to going full time with your own business.  Listen to how they balance being married partners, in business together and parents!     Time Stamps are as...

Conrad discusses starting brewing Kombucha at home to growing Truebuch Kombucha to over 500 retail stores across Canada.    Conrad talks about the unique origin story of Truebuch.  He provides advice on starting your own business.  The difficulties of balancing and creating a lifestyle business.  Conrad provides an interesting look into Microdosing for productivity. Time Stamps are as follows: 00:00:54 - Introductions and what is kombucha? 00:10:14 - Brewing kombucha at home to starting...

Ever wonder how green coffee is purchased? Who purchases that coffee? Cole Torode from Forward Specialty Green Coffee Importers discusses just that!   In this episode he talks about the role of the Green Coffee buyer, hierarchy of quality of coffee, visiting coffee farms and what travel looks like, and coffee competitions. Cole has finished 3rd and 5th at the World Barista Championship and is the founder of FWD Coffee. He also has a very unique view on decaf coffee that you should listen too!