Buying social media followers for your coffee brand comes with pros and cons. In this episode of the podcast, we'll explore what they are and what to consider if you're thinking about it.

Communication skills are a game-changer for those who learn, practice, and lean into the discomfort of engaging in difficult conversations. Assertiveness is the practice of clear, concise, and fair communication that is respectful of your rights as the communicator while also being respectful of the rights of the person(s) you're communicating with. As times shift and the landscape changes in the coffee industry, assertiveness may be the tool to help you navigate this new territory in the new coffee industry.

2020 is revealing a time of cultural, political, economic, and governmental revolutions all happening at different paces. Far too often we can avoid getting involved in voting and understanding politics because we either feel that we're uninformed or we feel that our vote won't count. Let's have a chat about why you should exercise your right to vote no matter how challenging the obstacles are ahead of you. PLEASE, exercise your voice with your vote!!

We're hearing many cafe owners complaining about the challenges in trying to find staff in the middle of a global pandemic. Having a strategic approach to firing for your coffee focused business is important. We explore it in this episode of the podcast.

Fatigue, we're all feeling it no matter how motivated or unmotivated we are about the future. 2020 isn't letting up and we'll be dealing with the fallout of it for several years to come in our personal and professional lives. In this episode of the podcast, we'll talk about some resources to help you re-energize yourself and manage the fatigue you're experiencing.

As the unrelenting tsunami that is 2020 rages on and continues to deliver its challenges, there is one asset that, if you had invested in, is paying dividends well beyond our wildest dreams. Can you guess what that is? Check out this episode of the podcast to find out more.

Red Table Talk conversation with Brene Brown https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1413137392209660

Unlocking Us with Brene Brown Podcast. Episode- On My Mind: RBG, Surge Capacity, and Play as an Energy Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-us-with-bren%C3%A9-brown/id1494350511?i=1000492211829

Jordan Peterson, 12 Rules for Life - https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-for-life/

In an effort to encourage more people to open small businesses in the coffee industry when they're more likely to succeed, here are 6 ways you'll know you're ready to go ahead with opening a coffee small business.

Red Table Talk conversation with Brene Brown https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1413137392209660

In an effort to encourage more people to open small businesses in the coffee industry when they're more likely to succeed, here are 5 reasons to delay opening until you're ready.

We've had a habit in the coffee industry of telling people what they should be tasting in the coffee we serve them. This has led to many consumers being intimidated by specialty coffee because of a fear of being judged. In this episode, we'll explore some language around the approachability of taste when inviting our customers (as well as puppy baristas & roasters) into the wonderous variety of flavor experiences coffee has to offer.

With a couple of rumors circulating about the podcast ending when I move back to Australia, I wanted to take this opportunity to set the record straight and let you in on what we have in store for 2021.

Happy International Coffee Day, friends. On this episode of the podcast, I want to invite all of us to recognize the leaps and bounds we've come over the last couple of decades in the way we're engaging with the value chain AND invite you to consider how, in 2020, we could be taking this opportunity as coffee consumer spending habits change, to educate consumers on the quality of the coffee they're purchasing and the importance of responsible supply chain practices for our industry.

Industry-wide we're seeing more and more businesses forced to close because of financial stress. We're also seeing employees in our industry stressed with money issues because of unemployment. In this conversation, we'll talk about how to approach having uncomfortable conversations about money to alleviate the stress and anxiety that comes with these financial woes.

First-time business owners often come into the coffee industry idealistically expecting that stakeholders won't let them down. When agreements are made, you expect that they'll be honored. In this episode of the podcast, we'll explore what happens when stakeholders let you down by not honoring their agreements and how you might move forward.

As the pandemic progresses and rules keep changing around lockdowns and dining, so too does the landscape of the determining whether a business can survive or not. In this current climate, the definition of success is rapidly evolving. Let's explore what that means in this episode of the podcast.