This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with specialty coffee professional and management consultant from Caravela Coffee, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee are exploring whether specialty coffee is a viable business model or simply an expensive hobby.
In this first episode of the series, Brian and Lee discuss the difference between specialty coffee and commercial coffee business models.
Read MoreThis is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with long-time coffee expert Kosta Kallivrousis. In this series, Kosta and Lee discuss the more philosophical elements of tasting coffee.
In this final episode of the series, Kosta and Lee ask whether taste can be re-imagined in coffee or if we're stuck with the perspective we have.
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with long-time coffee expert Kosta Kallivrousis. In this series, Kosta and Lee discuss the more philosophical elements of tasting coffee.
In this episode of the series, Kosta and Lee ask whether the role that taste plays in our industry creates a power dynamic across the value chain.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with long-time coffee expert Kosta Kallivrousis. In this series, Kosta and Lee discuss the more philosophical elements of tasting coffee.
In this episode of the series, Kosta and Lee examine how financial value is assigned to coffee based on its subjectivity.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with long-time coffee expert Kosta Kallivrousis. In this series, Kosta and Lee discuss the more philosophical elements of tasting coffee.
In this episode of the series, Kosta and Lee explore whether the taste of coffee can be defined as objective or subjective.
Read MoreThis is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with long-time coffee expert Kosta Kallivrousis. In this series, Kosta and Lee discuss the more philosophical elements of tasting coffee.
In this first episode of the series, Kosta gives us insight into the history of how the taste of coffee was defined.
Read MoreThis is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast with Miranda Caldwell from The Coffee MBA. In this series, Miranda and Lee explore global business principles for coffee businesses and why they seem lacking in our business models.
In this final episode of the series, Miranda provides practical ways in which we can implement the change needed to transition to confidence in business growth and development.
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast with Miranda Caldwell from The Coffee MBA. In this series, Miranda and Lee explore global business principles for coffee businesses and why they seem lacking in our business models.
In this episode of the series, Miranda gives us some strategies for getting well-versed in global business fundamentals and preparing a mindset for change.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast with Miranda Caldwell from The Coffee MBA. In this series, Miranda and Lee explore global business principles for coffee businesses and why they seem lacking in our business models.
In this episode of the series, Miranda and Lee explore the reason there is resistance by small business owners to adopt fundamental business principles.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast with Miranda Caldwell from The Coffee MBA. In this series, Miranda and Lee explore global business principles for coffee businesses and why they seem lacking in our business models.
In this episode of the series, Miranda and Lee explore whether the way small business does business needs to change and why.
Read MoreThis is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast with Miranda Caldwell from The Coffee MBA. In this series, Miranda and Lee explore global business principles for coffee businesses and why they seem to lacking in our business models.
In this first episode of the series, Miranda helps us understand what global business principles are and what value they hold in the industry.
Read MoreThis is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Yousef Alzayer, founder of Leanitai Coffee in Saudi Arabia. Recently, Yousef and Lee both presented at the World Coffee Conference (WCC) in Bangalore, India. This was Lee's first time in India and Yousef's third time. Yousef imports coffee into Saudi Arabia from India. This series's theme is exploring Indian Coffee and WCC from Yousef and Lee's perspective.
In this final episode of the series, Yousef and Lee consider the future of India as a coffee market and how it's set to be a major player following what they witnessed at WCC.
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Yousef Alzayer, founder of Leanitai Coffee in Saudi Arabia. Recently, Yousef and Lee both presented at the World Coffee Conference (WCC) in Bangalore, India. This was Lee's first time in India and Yousef's third time. Yousef imports coffee into Saudi Arabia from India. This series's theme is exploring Indian Coffee and WCC from Yousef and Lee's perspective.
In this episode of the series, Yousef and Lee discuss the emerging coffee consumer market in India and how different it is from other emerging and established markets.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Yousef Alzayer, founder of Leanitai Coffee in Saudi Arabia. Recently, Yousef and Lee both presented at the World Coffee Conference (WCC) in Bangalore, India. This was Lee's first time in India and Yousef's third time. Yousef imports coffee into Saudi Arabia from India. This series's theme is exploring Indian Coffee and WCC from Yousef and Lee's perspective.
In this episode of the series, Yousef and Lee explain the unique elements of India as a coffee origin compared with their (albeit limited) origin experiences in other countries.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Yousef Alzayer, founder of Leanitai Coffee in Saudi Arabia. Recently, Yousef and Lee both presented at the World Coffee Conference (WCC) in Bangalore, India. This was Lee's first time in India and Yousef's third time. Yousef imports coffee into Saudi Arabia from India. This series's theme is exploring Indian Coffee and WCC from Yousef and Lee's perspective.
In this episode of the series, Yousef helps us understand the Indian green coffee market from his perspective as a green coffee trader.
Read MoreThis is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Yousef Alzayer, founder of Leanitai Coffee in Saudi Arabia. Recently, Yousef and Lee both presented at the World Coffee Conference (WCC) in Bangalore, India. This was Lee's first time in India and Yousef's third time. Yousef imports coffee into Saudi Arabia from India. This series's theme is exploring Indian Coffee and WCC from Yousef and Lee's perspective.
In this first episode of the podcast series, Yousef and Lee give their accounts of their experience at WCC.
Read MoreThis is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with California coffee entrepreneur, Nick Kassouf from Tru Bru Coffee. With cafes in both California and Las Vegas, Nick employs over 60 staff and is feeling the current day challenges of staffing. In this series, we'll explore how to hire, maintain, and motivate staff in the current economic climate.
In this final episode of the series, Nick shares Tru Bru's successful best practices for hiring staff for coffee businesses in today's challenging labour market.
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with California coffee entrepreneur, Nick Kassouf from Tru Bru Coffee. With cafes in both California and Las Vegas, Nick employs over 60 staff and is feeling the current day challenges of staffing. In this series, we'll explore how to hire, maintain, and motivate staff in the current economic climate.
In this episode of the series, Nick shares how his perspectives on automation have changed as human labour has begun to impact his business in ways he didn't expect during and after the pandemic. He goes on to explain how this will impact things in the future.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with California coffee entrepreneur, Nick Kassouf from Tru Bru Coffee. With cafes in both California and Las Vegas, Nick employs over 60 staff and is feeling the current day challenges of staffing. In this series, we'll explore how to hire, maintain, and motivate staff in the current economic climate.
In this episode of the series, we ask Nick to break down the most challenging aspects of running a cafe in 2023 and beyond.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with California coffee entrepreneur, Nick Kassouf from Tru Bru Coffee. With cafes in both California and Las Vegas, Nick employs over 60 staff and is feeling the current day challenges of staffing. In this series, we'll explore how to hire, maintain, and motivate staff in the current economic climate.
In this episode of the series, Nick breaks down the role different generations (X, Y, and Z) play in this labour crisis the hospitality industry is experiencing.
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