Coming up on today’s Masters of the Risk Universe, a woman whose name you may not have ever heard of. But a woman whose invention and innovation, a large majority of you will have used at some point. Melitta Bentz – the inventor of the paper coffee filter. Melitta Bentz - the creator of a coffee empire that, to this day, still exists. And Melitta Bentz – a woman whose innovative workplace policies set the tone for the benefits we take for granted today. There is nothing more inspiring than an everyday risk master. Someone who saw a problem. Spotted the gap. Innovated the gap. Throttled the opportunity that followed. And didn’t stop, even when she had ‘made it’. Stories like that of Melitta Bentz are the stories that ought to inspire everyone that, they too, can be risk masters. On today’s episode, the incredible story of innovator and disruptor, Melitta Bentz. The Risktory Podcast is created, written, hosted and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin. All rights reserved. Bibliography https://www.melitta.com/melitta_journey_through_time_en.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melitta_Bentz https://www.seriouseats.com/coffee-history-melitta-bentz-inventor-of-the-paper-filter http://www.edubilla.com/inventor/melitta-bentz/ https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/who-invented-the-coffee-maker.html https://www.company-histories.com/Melitta-Unternehmensgruppe-Bentz-KG-Company-History.html