460 Zainab AlMousawi | Starting A Cafe In The UAE - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
460 Zainab AlMousawi | Starting A Cafe In The UAE - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with cafe owner, Zainab Al Mousawi. Zainab is the owner of a Dubai-based cafe and spent 10 years of her career as a barista in Melbourne, Australia. In this series, in the lead-up to World of Coffee Dubai in Jan 2024, Zainab shares her experience of what it's like to start a cafe in an emerging market and how she's managed to survive the past 5 years when most close after 6 months.

In this episode of the series on the podcast, Zainab and Lee explore what it means to start a cafe in the UAE and how it's unique as a market compared to other markets.

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459 Zainab AlMousawi | Coffee In The UAE - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
459 Zainab AlMousawi | Coffee In The UAE - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with cafe owner, Zainab Al Mousawi. Zainab is the owner of a Dubai-based cafe and spent 10 years of her career as a barista in Melbourne, Australia. In this series, in the lead-up to World of Coffee Dubai in Jan 2024, Zainab shares her experience of what it's like to start a cafe in an emerging market and how she's managed to survive the past 5 years when most close after 6 months.

In this episode of the series on the podcast, Zainab helps us navigate what's so special about coffee and the market in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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458 Zainab AlMousawi | The Coffee Scene In Dubai - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
458 Zainab AlMousawi | The Coffee Scene In Dubai - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with cafe owner, Zainab Al Mousawi. Zainab is the owner of a Dubai-based cafe and spent 10 years of her career as a barista in Melbourne, Australia. In this series, in the lead-up to World of Coffee Dubai in Jan 2024, Zainab shares her experience of what it's like to start a cafe in an emerging market and how she's managed to survive the past 5 years when most close after 6 months.

In this first episode of the series on the podcast, Zainab gives us an understanding of the coffee scene in Dubai.

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457 Kyra Kennedy | Challenging Your Leadership Style - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
457 Kyra Kennedy | Challenging Your Leadership Style - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this final episode of the series, Kyra demonstrates what it was like to grow as a leader and challenge herself as she grew with the growth of Baratza.

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456 Kyra Kennedy | Leading When You're Not A Leader - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
456 Kyra Kennedy | Leading When You're Not A Leader - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this episode of the series, Kyra and Lee discuss how someone who's not a leader can find the qualities within them to become a leader by leading themselves and cultivating qualities that grow as they grow as a leader.

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455 Kyra Kennedy | Leading With Empathy - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
455 Kyra Kennedy | Leading With Empathy - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 1000th episode of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. We are honoured to have the good fortune to bring you these discussions on a daily basis and grateful for your continued support. We have grown so much in this first 1000 episodes and the podcast has evolved to something we're exceptionally proud of. We hope you'll continue to champion our growth by sharing our discussions with your community and engage with our guests. Here's to the next 1000!

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this episode of the series, Kyra and Lee discuss the role that empathy plays in leadership and the benefits that come with this kind of leadership style for everyone involved.

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454 Kyra Kennedy | Leading Yourself to Lead Others - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
454 Kyra Kennedy | Leading Yourself to Lead Others - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this episode of the series, Kyra and Lee discuss the concept of leading yourself as a necessary precursor to leading others.

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453 Kyra Kennedy | Principles of Successful Leadership - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
453 Kyra Kennedy | Principles of Successful Leadership - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this first episode of the series, Kyra and Lee explore what the successful principles of a leader are and how success can be defined for a leader.

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452 Tim Cox | Consumer Trends in Coffee - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
452 Tim Cox | Consumer Trends in Coffee - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest in this series is Tim Cox from coffee equipment manufacturer, Franke. In this series of the podcast, Tim and Lee discuss Coffee at Scale.

In this final episode of this podcast series, Tim gives us insight into the current coffee trends and where they may progress into the future.

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451 Tim Cox | Is Specialty Coffee An Expensive Hobby? - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
451 Tim Cox | Is Specialty Coffee An Expensive Hobby? - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest in this series is Tim Cox from coffee equipment manufacturer, Franke. In this series of the podcast, Tim and Lee discuss Coffee at Scale.

In this episode of this podcast series, Lee and Tim explore the question "Is Specialty Coffee a viable business model or is it an expensive hobby?".

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450 Tim Cox | Convenience vs Quality For Coffee Shops - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
450 Tim Cox | Convenience vs Quality For Coffee Shops - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest in this series is Tim Cox from coffee equipment manufacturer, Franke. In this series of the podcast, Tim and Lee discuss Coffee at Scale.

In this episode of this podcast series, with significant experience in convenience store businesses as well as specialty coffee, Tim helps us understand how the business models vary and whether there may be some overlap between the two.

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449 Tim Cox | The Value of Data for Coffee Businesses - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
449 Tim Cox | The Value of Data for Coffee Businesses - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest in this series is Tim Cox from coffee equipment manufacturer, Franke. In this series of the podcast, Tim and Lee discuss Coffee at Scale.

In this episode of this podcast series, Tim and Lee unpack the value of data for coffee businesses and how it can help a business make decisions about scaling.

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448 Tim Cox | Automation and Specialty Coffee - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
448 Tim Cox | Automation and Specialty Coffee - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest in this series is Tim Cox from coffee equipment manufacturer, Franke. In this series of the podcast, Tim and Lee discuss Coffee at Scale.

In this first episode of this podcast series, Tim and Lee explore the roles that Automation plays in scaling a brand.

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447 Ana Vizcaino | The Problems Coffee Solves - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
447 Ana Vizcaino | The Problems Coffee Solves - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Guatemalan coffee producer, Ana Vizcaino from Two Birds Coffee. In this series of the podcast, Ana and host, Lee Safar, are exploring the different challenges coffee producers face when solving problems at origin.

In this final episode of the series on the podcast, Ana explores some of the great solutions coffee brings for the challenges life presents producers and the people who work for them.

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446 Ana Vizcaino | Obstacles to Solving Problems at Coffee Origin - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
446 Ana Vizcaino | Obstacles to Solving Problems at Coffee Origin - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Guatemalan coffee producer, Ana Vizcaino from Two Birds Coffee. In this series of the podcast, Ana and host, Lee Safar, are exploring the different challenges coffee producers face when solving problems at origin.

In this episode of the series on the podcast, Ana explains two major challenges for coffee producers, primarily featured around conversation, in Guatemala. The first is the seriousness of water pollution, and the second is deforestation and land alleged theft from neighbours.

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445 Ana Vizcaino | The Value of Coffee Certifications - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
445 Ana Vizcaino | The Value of Coffee Certifications - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Guatemalan coffee producer, Ana Vizcaino from Two Birds Coffee. In this series of the podcast, Ana and host, Lee Safar, are exploring the different challenges coffee producers face when solving problems at origin.

In this episode of the series on the podcast, Ana deconstructs the challenge of assessing certifications for coffee farms and the intricate nature of stacking certifications to make them interdependent.

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444 Ana Vizcaino | Coffee Pricing is a Crisis for Producers - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
444 Ana Vizcaino | Coffee Pricing is a Crisis for Producers - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Guatemalan coffee producer, Ana Vizcaino from Two Birds Coffee. In this series of the podcast, Ana and host, Lee Safar, are exploring the different challenges coffee producers face when solving problems at origin.

In this episode of the series on the podcast, Ana and Lee explore the harrowing burden the current coffee pricing models place on smallholder producers and Ana's innovative approach to solving this problem for her farm, Two Birds Coffee.

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443 Ana Vizcaino | Labor Challenges For Coffee Producers - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
443 Ana Vizcaino | Labor Challenges For Coffee Producers - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Guatemalan coffee producer, Ana Vizcaino from Two Birds Coffee. In this series of the podcast, Ana and host, Lee Safar, are exploring the different challenges coffee producers face when solving problems at origin.

In this first episode of the series on the podcast, Ana gives us insight into the issues producers face related to labor on the farm.

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442 Eren Hasan | The Future of Coffee Business Models - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
442 Eren Hasan | The Future of Coffee Business Models - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with London-based coffee business consultant, Eren Hasan from Catersales. In this series of the podcast, Eren and host, Lee Safar discuss the difference between the big and independent coffee brands.

In this final episode of the series on the podcast, Eren helps us navigate his perspectives on the future of these two sectors of the coffee industry globally.

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441 Eren Hasan | Taking Care of Coffee Customers - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast
441 Eren Hasan | Taking Care of Coffee Customers - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with London-based coffee business consultant, Eren Hasan from Catersales. In this series of the podcast, Eren and host, Lee Safar discuss the difference between the big and independent coffee brands.

In this episode of the series on the podcast, Eren and Lee discuss who takes better care of the coffee consumer/customer, the big brands or the independent coffee brands.

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