This is the 4th in a 5-part series with Houston, Texas-based General Manager of Blending Coffee House, Aaron Atkinson. In this series, we'll explore "The role of a General Manager in a coffee workplace".In this episode of the podcast series, Aaron explains his strategy as a General Manager for cultivating the kind of great coffee professionals that fit a thriving professional specialty coffee business. Connect with Aaron and Blendin Coffee House here:Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thekoffieguy/ and https://www.instagram.com/blendincoffeeclub/ https://www.mapitforward.coffee ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? This episode is brought to you by Map It Forward's first on-demand online workshop "How To Become a Coffee Consultant" available now through Coffee Knowledge Hub's digital learning platform. Find out more here: https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••?Support this podcast, watch this episode without sponsor messages by becoming a paid member of this youtube channel or joining our community on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Looking for a consultant for your coffee business? Contact us here: https://mapitforward.coffee/consulting ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Want to become a coffee consultant? Read this: https://mapitforward.coffee/blog/should-you-become-a-coffee-consultant ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Check out the audio version of our podcast here:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3LgSXio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/34ILPus Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/34mzcVV Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3J2sOSg ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Watch the podcast on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3ouyFYW ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with us:? email: support @ mapitforward.org? Website https://mapitforward.coffee/contact ? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffee/ ? Join our mailing list: https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast