Episodes
Richard Masino is the Co-founder and Head Roaster of Me and My Uncle Coffee (MAMU) based in Los Angeles, CA. He's been on the show before to chat about the coffee farm he's been operating with his dad and his career in film, but MAMU is new! We popped in to learn more. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.mamucoffee.com Read the newsletter: ⁠⁠Coffee People Original episode:⁠⁠ https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/p/coffee-people-rancho-delfino Coffee People is presented by...
Published 05/07/24
Erin Nenow is the Founder and Head Roaster of Ascend Roasters in the La Costa neighborhood of Carlsbad, CA. Erin's been on the show before (link below). They've had a lot going on, so we popped in for a quick chat. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.ascendroasters.com • @ascendroasters Read the newsletter: ⁠⁠Coffee People⁠⁠ Original interview: https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/p/erin-nenow-ascend-roasters Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital...
Published 05/07/24
G. Dennis Garsinii and Shane Himmelman are the founders of the West African Farmers Initiative (WAFI). They're primarily based in Los Angeles, CA, but East Coast and International operations are forthcoming. The business partners have a mission to draw attention to the farmers of West Africa. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @westafricanfarmersinitiative • https://www.waficoffee.shop/ Read the newsletter: ⁠Coffee People⁠ Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier...
Published 04/30/24
Ricardo Lopez is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bellwether Coffee in Berkley, CA. Bellwether recently launched a new countertop edition of their electric, ventless coffee roaster. They also offer roast management software and operate a green coffee marketplace. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.bellwethercoffee.com • @bellwether Read the newsletter: Coffee People Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can...
Published 04/23/24
David Foster is the Co-Founder of Kiln Coffee Bar in Grand Junction, CO. He recently published his first children's book with co-author Meghan Foster and illustrator Ben Haver. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BUY Jett Goes To Work With Dad on Kiln Coffee's website. Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at...
Published 04/11/24
Heather Kelly and Miranda Caldwell are the duo behind The Coffee MBA and The Coffee MBA Collective with aims of increasing business education and providing business and creative services in the coffee industry. They join Coffee People host Ryan Woldt to discuss their foray in coffee, managing a transatlantic partnership, and why there is a need for more business education in the coffee industry. Look for the team at the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Chicago in early April. Find...
Published 04/04/24
Inspired by Roastar's Are you going? inquiry, Coffee People host Ryan Woldt heads to New York City for Coffeefest, where he reconnects with the city after 10 years on the West Coast. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn...
Published 03/28/24
Brandon Seabrook Nelson is an artist and the Head Roaster at Bridge City Coffee. BCB was announced as Roast magazine's 2024 Micro Roaster of the Year and is based in Greenville, South Carolina. He joins Coffee People host Ryan Woldt to discuss his coffee origin story, art, music, and so much more. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bridgecity.coffee • @bridgecitycoffee • @seabrookartist84 Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee...
Published 03/21/24
James Harper is the human and voice behind Filter Stories podcast. Based in Berlin, Germany, James takes narrative deep-dives into the history, science, and culture of coffee. He joins Coffee People host Ryan Woldt to discuss his coffee origin story and how creating Filter Stories can change your coffee drinking (and appreciating) experience. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Filter Stories online • @filterstoriespodcast Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing...
Published 03/11/24
Host Ryan Woldt is back for another year of coffee exploration, education, and adventure. Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@roastar on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at...
Published 01/04/24
Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman are the founders of Sprudge and authors of the new book But First, Coffee. They join host Ryan Woldt to share their coffee journey, including the origins of Sprudge, why their partnership works, and how the new book teaches us how to use the great coffee beans we find at local roasters. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ But First, Coffee • Sprudge.com • @sprudge Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on...
Published 12/14/23
Noah Vernick is the Co-founder, Roaster, and Operator of the mobile pop-up cafe and roaster Anomaly Coffee Company in Long Beach, CA. He joins host Ryan Woldt to share his coffee journey. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.anomalycoffeeco.com • @anomaly.coffee.co Check out the ⁠Simply Good Brewer⁠ we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I...
Published 12/07/23
Luke Hales is the Co-founder of Hacea Coffee Source, a specialty green coffee importer based in Anaheim, CA. He joins host Ryan Woldt to share his coffee journey. Find online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://haceacoffee.com/ • @HaceaCoffee Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand....
Published 11/30/23
Ben Wilde is the Founder of Pacifica Renew Green Coffee Importers, Chinatown Coffee Roasters, and Quichapa Coffee. He joins host Ryan Woldt to share his coffee journey including his passion for the coffees from the Yunnan region of China and working with his family. Find online: www.pacificarenew.com • www.chinatowncoffeeroasters.com • www.quichapacoffee.com Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small...
Published 11/22/23
Bryant Banker-Scanell is the Founder and Head Roaster of Relative Coffee Co. and part of the coffee education team at Mill City Roasters. He joins host Ryan Woldt to share his coffee journey including his path to education after a career in hospitality. Find online: ⁠linktr.ee/relativecoffeeco • millcityroasters.com Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more...
Published 11/16/23
Matthew Bryce is the founder and coffee educator behind Seven Sleepers Coffee Labs. He joins host Ryan Woldt to share his coffee journey including his path to education after stops working in coffee on both coasts. Find online: @sscoffeelabs on Instagram Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow...
Published 11/09/23
Jared Linzmeier is the founder and original head roaster of Ruby Coffee Roasters a.k.a. Ruby Colorful Coffees and he joins us for the third episode of Coffee People Season 9. He joins host Ryan Woldt to share his coffee journey including his path from the Midwest to Los Angeles to the Pacific North West and back. Find online: @rubyroasters on Instagram or online at: https://rubycoffeeroasters.com/⁠ Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee...
Published 11/02/23
Double J (Jason Johnson) is the Co-Founder of Black Rabbit Service (Portland, OR & Los Angeles, CA) and the Coffee Breath TV Show is the 2nd guest of Season 9 on Coffee People. He joins us to chat about his coffee journey including his path to entrepreneurship following in his family's hospitality footprints, discovering his love for coffee at Stumptown Coffee, and why even he was surprised the new Coffee Breath TV show looks so good. Find online: Watch Coffee Breath on YouTube...
Published 10/26/23
Welcome back! In the first episode of Season 9 on Coffee People, Meg Le Vu is the Founder and Head Roaster of BLK City Coffee in Chino Hills, CA. She joins us to chat about her decision to be a hobbyist instead of a professional and why it is easier for her to be in front of the camera producing content than it is to roast your coffee. Meg shares her coffee journey with host Ryan Woldt. Find online: @BLKCITYCOFFEEROASTERS on YouTube  ⁠ • @⁠⁠BLKCityCoffee on Instagram •...
Published 10/19/23
Coffee People is on break for a few more weeks. Check out this episode of our other show Coffee Smarter. Chris O'Brien of Coffee Cycle Roasting joins host Ryan Woldt to break down some of the top tips for brewing coffee at home from the first two seasons of Coffee Smarter. Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at...
Published 10/04/23
Host Ryan Woldt shares a few thoughts to close out season 8 of the Coffee People podcast.. Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@roastar on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or...
Published 09/06/23
Masa Higashida, CEO and President of NuZee, Inc, a coffee co-packer in Vista, CA joins us for the last Coffee People podcast of Season 8. Masa shares his coffee journey with host Ryan Woldt. Find online:  https://mynuzee.com/ • @nuzee_copacking on Instagram • https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/11/stone-brewing-skips-into-coffee-space-through-nuzee-deal/ Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small...
Published 08/31/23
Coffee People hit the road to visit Coffee Fest Anaheim 2023 where we interviewed visitors to the Hacea Coffee Source vendor booth on the expo floor. Listen a bunch of quick meet and greets with coffee people from around the industry, including Mill City Roasters, BLK City Coffee, Black Rabbit Service, and more. Find online: https://haceacoffee.com/ •  @haceacoffeesource⁠ on Instagram •  Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging....
Published 08/17/23
Katy Szapa, Production Roaster at Ruby Colorful Coffees, joins us from Nelsonville, WI for this Coffee People podcast. Katy shares her coffee journey with host Ryan Woldt, and her vision for the future of the industry. Find online: https://rubycoffeeroasters.com/ •  @rubyroasters on Instagram •  Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at...
Published 08/09/23
Dani Taube, Marketing Coordinator and Sustainability Czar at Roastar joins us from Wausau, WI for this Coffee People podcast. Dani and host Ryan Woldt discuss the infinite number of considerations that come into the packaging versus sustainability equation and how the coffee shop experience is just as important as the coffee itself. Find online: ⁠⁠www.roastar.com •  @roastar on Instagram • https://linktr.ee/roastar/ Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing...
Published 08/03/23