Welcome to part on of a live series of interviews conducted on the show floor of Coffee Fest Chicago in June of 2022! In these interviews I sit down with stellar presenters and lecturers to dig deep into a range of relevant and important topics that will help make you and your coffee business better.  Today we will be talking with Luke Waite of The Lev Co and Pomelo Coffee Consulting all about how roasting operations can increase profitability and clarity around their mission.  Learn more about Luke's work here: The Lev Co Pomelo Coffee Consulting Next we chat with Kris Christian who is the founder of Chicago French Press. In our conversation we discuss her story of building a business to make coffee more accessible, black entrepreneurship, and the need for resourcing to continue to see that sector of small business thrive.  Learn more about Kris and Chicago French Press here: Chicago French Press IG @chicagofrenchpress Lastly we get to sit down with Mark Calhoun and Jim Starcev of Perfect Cube. Mark and Jim have been on the show before to talk about data and metrics and in this interview we focus on how and where businesses can get started on the right track to financial tracking and health.  Learn more about perfect cube here: www.perfectcube.co 302 : Data’s Roll in the Success of your Shop w/ Mark Calhoun and Jim Starcev of Perfect Cube   Be sure to tune in to part 2 of this series where we talk with another three wonderful coffee minds at Coffee Fest! HEY! If you are looking for resourcing, clarity, inspiration, and just a really fun experience then I would suggest attending Coffee Fest Trades Shows!  You can get 50% off your registration by using the code KEYS when registering you and your team at www.coffeefest.com