068 : A Conversation w/ Rita Kaminski & Ant Walach of Snowdrift Coffee : Barista training, roaster training, teaching the fundamentals, why it's ok to make mistakes, creating a compassionate in the coffee classroom | Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders Podcast

013 : Leadership & Managment Master Class w/ Eva Attia : Leadership / Managment / Hiring / Career / Coffee / Barista Competitions: So you want to be a better leader or manager? Have we got a show for you! On this episode Eva Attia, the Director of Retail Operations for Portland Roasting Coffee, is our guest. Eva is just an amazing professional... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

65 min listen

006 : Founder Friday! Taylor & Shem Doupe of Soleil Cafe talk coffee, entrepreneurship, management, and core values: This is the first in a monthly interview series highlighting founders of great cafes on the last Friday of each month. This month we are featuring new owners Taylor and Shem Doupe who own Soleil Cafe (So-lay cafe) in Syracuse, NY! They started their... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

63 min listen

028 : Why it's OK to be the Boss w/ Bruce Tulgan : A guide for defining and fighting the under-management epidemic in your so you can be the manager your baristas, staff, and shop need.: Today we are talking with noted author, speaker, and researcher, Bruce Tulgan about his powerful book, "It's Ok to be the Boss". We talk about the myths that managers believe that lead to what Bruce calls "The Under-Management Epidemic" and the very... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

51 min listen

001: Intro & What to Expect: Greetings! In this episode I get to formally introduce myself and what you can expect here at Keys to the Shop. Plus I discuss the philosophies and values that drive the show. WELCOME!!! by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

12 min listen

004 : Leadership in the Cafe: 10 Steps to Being a People First Leader: 10 Steps to being an People First Leader in the Coffee Shop by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

46 min listen

008 : Finding Joy in Coffee w/ Nathanael May : Practical advice for baristas, managers, and generally all humans: How to cultivate joyfulness in your work in the shop by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

41 min listen

010 : How are Competitions Relevant ? w/ Jess Steffy : Barista Competitions / Coffee Shops / Employee Engagement / Professional growth: Are barista competitions relevant what I do on the bar every day? How does my business benefit from sending staff to compete? These questions are asked by almost everyone at one time or another when they consider a coffee competitions. Today Jess... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

58 min listen

002 : Master Your Workflow w/ Ryan Soeder: Learning how the improve your workflow for maximum efficiency, consistency , and speed by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

72 min listen

005 : Baristas Speak! Barista Interviews from Coffee Champs in Knoxville, TN: This weekend I got to go to Coffee Champs in Knoxville, qualifying event for the United States Coffee Championships. While at an event party hosted by Wild Love Bakehouse I sat down with 5 baristas to get their unique take on coffee service, career... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

73 min listen

019 : 10 Reasons to Love the Customer : Lists of what baristas “Hate” abound. What do we love? Here’s a list of things that we should love about our customers.: What do you think of when you think of "The Customer"? All too often it brings to mind annoyance, challenges, irritation, and even anger. I recently read an old article that was being newly shared around social media that was the catalyst for... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

33 min listen

003 : World Barista Champion, Pete Licata: The Role of Mentorship in Specialty Coffee: We get to talk with World Barista Champion, Pete Licata, about how we can use mentorship to grow our coffee careers as well as help others in their careers. by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

47 min listen

009 : How to Approach Data & Metrics w/ Simon Ouderkirk : Simon shows us how we should be thinking of numbers and their relation to our shop, or baristas, and the business' mission in general: Data, Metrics, Measurements...they play a critical role in the success of your shop. But how we approach the information available to us will determine how well we use it. Today Simon Ouderkirk a former coffee professional who now works with... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

58 min listen

012 : Lauren Airola of Onyx Coffee Lab : A Journey Into Managment & Back : Leadership, Barista Work, Managing, Career, Customer Service, Employee Engagement: Going from barista work to take on a management role can be a tough transition. It can also be a very rewarding one both personally and professionally. On this episode we talk with Lauren Airola about her experiences as a barista and a manager at Onyx... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

42 min listen

011 : Founder Friday! w/ Maxwell Mooney, Narrative Coffee / Barista community, hospitality, entrepreneurship, building relationships, and coffee quality: It's the second edition of Founder Friday and today we get to hear the story and learn from the experiences of Maxwell Mooney who owns Narrative Coffee in Everette, WA. We discuss how he got started in coffee, his driving vision for Narrative, how... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

51 min listen

014 : A Barista's Guide to Advancing: How to take full advantage of where you are and set yourself up for success in coffee: We all want to make progress and be fulfilled in our work. For many of us though frustration in our jobs causes us to not take full advantage of our current role to help us get to where we want to be. Today we are talking about some basic (but... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

31 min listen

017 : Founder Friday! w/ Jonathan Rubinstein of Joe Coffee : Entrepreneurship, Coffee, Business, Hiring, Barista Culture, Growth: Jonathan Rubinstein, President & Founder of Joe Coffee in NYC and Philadelphia joins us on the show today to talk about coffee business, Hospitality, the keys to their success in growing from 1 store in 2003 to 16 locations today, the recent... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

57 min listen

024 : Chermelle D. Edwards, The Coffeetographer : Documenting art and culture through the lens of Specialty Coffee. Barista culture, consumer experience, movements in coffee culture: Cheremelle D. Edwards, Founder of "The Coffeetographer" joins us today to talk about all she has learned and observed through her work documenting arts and culture through the lens of specialty coffee. We talk about the critical role of the small... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

45 min listen

023 : U.S. Barista Champion, KYLE RAMAGE! We chat with Kyle about his recent victory in Seattle and explore the details of his presentation, his thoughts on specialty coffee, and the lessons he’s learned on the road to winning the U.S. title!: Fresh off his victory in Seattle, Kyle Ramage of Mahlkonig USA took some time to talk with us about the competition. We get into the details of his routine, his drinks, his presentations message, his dry ice frozen coffee and the challenges/lessons he... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

55 min listen

007 : The 4 Keys to an Effective Checklist : Increase morale, generate buy-in, and get things done!: Checklists get things done!!! If you work in coffee you use a checklist. Some lists are effective and others...not so much. In this episode we explore the 4 keys to making an effective checklist and talk about what role it plays in the cafe... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

34 min listen

066 : Shaping and Developing Your Team w/ Beth Garrison: Leading and developing your staff depends on how well you understand what gives rise to their behavior in the cafe. Today we talk with Behavior Analyst, Beth Garrison and will discuss the basics of behavior analysis, the 5 behaviors of a healthy team,... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

54 min listen

040 : Pour over & Batch Brew Pt. 2 w/ Ryan Soeder : Exploring the pros, cons, and important guidelines for successfully in implementing both coffee brewing methods in our cafe: Pour over & batch brew. Each method of brewing has it's strengths and weaknesses and depending on what message you want to communicate in your shop you will likely find one to be better suited to assist you in that cause. Today in Part 2 of... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

77 min listen

015 : w/ Anne Nylander : What to do if you Don't Advance: How to take the next step in your barista / coffee career: Sometimes, in spite of doing all the right things and taking all the right steps, advancement just does not happen. Today we talk with Anne Nylander about how to navigate the tricky terrain of leaving your job in pursuit of the next step in your... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

43 min listen

021 : How to Leverage Your Performance Review : 7 Tips for how a barista can make to most out of the review process: Reviews can be a great experience. They can also be frustrating and challenging. They key is in how you go into the review and how you respond to the feedback given. Today we will cover 7 tips that will help you leverage the review to your... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

36 min listen

016 : w/ Michael Butterworth : Raising the Bar on Your Customer Experience: The customer experience can make or break your cafe. There are so many seemily small things that can derail the customers enjoyment of your shop. How can we raise the bar and focus our energy on the places that really count? What are some of the main... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

49 min listen

081 : Founder Friday! w/ David Schomer, Espresso Vivace / Seattle, WA : 30th Anniversary! How he started, Focus, pursuit of perfect espresso, tons of advice to shop owners, traits of a great barista, latte art, business advice: It's Founder Friday!!! I am honored to have David Schomer of Espresso Vivace join us on the show as his company celebrates it's 30th year. Since it's founding in 1988 Espresso Vivace has been home to David's groundbreaking and paradigm shifting... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

54 min listen

078 : Exploring Green Buying & Sensory Analysis w/ Amanda Juris : 2014 U.S. Cup Tasters Champion, Amanda Juris talks with us about her experiences as a green buyer, the role it plays in the value chain, developing skill in tasting coffee, best practi: Tasting coffee gives us a window into where the coffee came from and what it's potential can be. Those who work in green buying and sensory analysis are tasked with tasting the truth of a coffee and deciding how it will turn up on retail shelves the... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

53 min listen

039 : Lessons From the Restaurant Industry w/ Eric Cattiatore : The 6 traits of the most successful restaurant professionals and how we can apply them to our career in coffee: Eric Cacciatore is the host of the #1 Podcast for the restaurant industry, Restaurant Unstoppable! A podcast that brings together some of the best and most successful hospitality professionals and seeks to draw out wisdom, advice, and insights to help... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

59 min listen

018 : Hiring, Culture, and the Future of Your Shop: The future of your shop depends one more than just the coffee you serve, it depends on the people you hire and how you engage and lead them. This determines how they care for each other, your customer, and your business. In this episode I... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

41 min listen

025 : Dave Stachowiak / Mastering the Art of Training : Coaching, leadership, education, and how to communicate your coffee and barista knowledge so it sticks: Training. At some point in your coffee career you will be called on to train or teach in some form. As well as we might know the craft of coffee, it is often the case that we struggle to find the best way to teach that craft. If you are at all... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

67 min listen

043 : Founder Friday! Kathy Turiano / Joe Bean Coffee Roasters / A tale of overcoming challenges, new beginnings, and building a strong team, business, and community through coffee: This Founder Friday we talk with Kathy Turiano, Co-Owner of the award winning, Joe Bean Coffee Roasters in Rochester, NY. In this episode you will hear the epic story of how Joe Bean embraced radical change to come back from major set backs early on... by Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

74 min listen

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