#726 Kyra Kennedy: Success and Leadership In Business
#726 Kyra Kennedy: Success and Leadership In Business

This is the first episode of a 5-part series with recently retired Baratza CEO, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is a co-founder at Baratza and was an integral part of building the business over 23 years when it was sold to Breville in 2020.

In this series, Kyra gives her insight into leadership and success in the past, the present, and into the future.

In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro, Kyra helps us understand what success looks like and the role leadership played as she reflects on her time at Baratza.

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#725 Peter Giuliano: The Next Era of Specialty Coffee
#725 Peter Giuliano: The Next Era of Specialty Coffee

This is the final episode in a 5-part series with SCA Chief Research Officer and Coffee Science Foundation Executive Director, Peter Giuliano. In this series, Peter and Lee will explore "Defining Specialty Coffee".

In this final episode of the series, Peter and Lee discuss the next era of specialty coffee and its evolution.

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#724 Peter Giuliano: Researching Specialty Coffee
#724 Peter Giuliano: Researching Specialty Coffee

This is the 4th episode in a 5-part series with SCA Chief Research Officer and Coffee Science Foundation Executive Director, Peter Giuliano. In this series, Peter and Lee will explore "Defining Specialty Coffee".

In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast, Peter gives us insight into the areas where research is being used to improve specialty coffee.

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#723 Peter Giuliano: A New Cupping Protocol
#723 Peter Giuliano: A New Cupping Protocol

This is the 3rd episode in a 5-part series with SCA Chief Research Officer and Coffee Science Foundation Executive Director, Peter Giuliano. In this series, Peter and Lee will explore "Defining Specialty Coffee".

In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast, Peter and Lee discuss cupping and the difference between subjective (affective) rating and objective (descriptive) rating.

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#722 Peter Giuliano: Specialty Coffee Market Research
#722 Peter Giuliano: Specialty Coffee Market Research

This is the 2nd episode in a 5-part series with SCA Chief Research Officer and Coffee Science Foundation Executive Director, Peter Giuliano. In this series, Peter and Lee will explore "Defining Specialty Coffee".

In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast, Peter answers the question "What is the market research telling us about specialty coffee businesses and their well-being?”

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#721 Peter Giuliano: Defining Specialty Coffee
#721 Peter Giuliano: Defining Specialty Coffee

This is the first episode in a 5-part series with SCA Chief Research Officer and Coffee Science Foundation Executive Director, Peter Giuliano. In this series, Peter and Lee will explore "Defining Specialty Coffee".

In this first episode, Peter and Lee have a lengthy discussion about the definition of Specialty Coffee today as opposed to its previous iterations.

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#720 Muki Yeung: Challenges Ahead for Kenyan Coffee
#720 Muki Yeung: Challenges Ahead for Kenyan Coffee

This is the 5th in a 5-part solo series with Muki Yeung. Muki is a Specialty Coffee Trader based in Kenya with Dormans Coffee. In this series, Muki and Lee Safar discuss Kenyan Coffee post-pandemic and into the future.

In this episode of the series, Muki helps us understand the challenges Kenya is likely to experience in the years ahead in the coffee value chain.

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#719 Muki Yeung: Climate Change and Kenyan Coffee
#719 Muki Yeung: Climate Change and Kenyan Coffee

This is the 4th in a 5-part solo series with Muki Yeung. Muki is a Specialty Coffee Trader based in Kenya with Dormans Coffee. In this series, Muki and Lee Safar discuss Kenyan Coffee post-pandemic and into the future.

In this episode of the series, Muki helps us understand how climate change is impacting coffee production and producers in Kenya in today's market and into the foreseeable future.

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#718 Muki Yeung: Kenyan Coffee Today
#718 Muki Yeung: Kenyan Coffee Today

This is the 3rd in a 5-part solo series with Muki Yeung. Muki is a Specialty Coffee Trader based in Kenya with Dormans Coffee. In this series, Muki and Lee Safar discuss Kenyan Coffee post-pandemic and into the future.

In this episode of the series, we explore the state of Kenyan coffee in today's market. Muki gives us insight into what people are paying and why Kenyan coffees in the future are most likely to get more expensive.

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#717 Muki Yeung: The Perception Of Kenyan Coffee
#717 Muki Yeung: The Perception Of Kenyan Coffee

This is the 2nd in a 5-part solo series with Muki Yeung. Muki is a Specialty Coffee Trader based in Kenya with Dormans Coffee. In this series, Muki and Lee Safar discuss Kenyan Coffee post-pandemic and into the future.

In this episode of the series, Muki aligns our perception of the integrity of the Kenyan Coffee Supply chain.

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#716 Muki Yeung: Kenyan Coffee And The Pandemic
#716 Muki Yeung: Kenyan Coffee And The Pandemic

This is the first in a 5-part solo series with Muki Yeung. Muki is a Specialty Coffee Trader based in Kenya with Dormans Coffee. In this series, Muki and Lee Safar discuss Kenyan Coffee post-pandemic and into the future.

In this episode of the series, Muki gives us insight into how Kenyan producers experienced the pandemic and how the supply chain originating in Kenya was impacted overall.

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#715 Lee Safar: Quiet Quitting
#715 Lee Safar: Quiet Quitting

This is the final episode in a 5-part solo series with Lee Safar on the "Changing Coffee Industry" post MICE (Melbourne International Coffee Expo) 2022 returning for the first time in 3 years, which was the host of the WBC for 2022.

In this 5th episode, Lee discusses "Quiet Quitting" - a concept that has become popular post-pandemic. Find out what it is, if you should do it, what to do if it happens in your workplace, and what the ramifications could be for small businesses and the industry in the medium to long term.

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#714 Lee Safar: Adapt Your Coffee Business Model
#714 Lee Safar: Adapt Your Coffee Business Model

This is the 4th in a 5-part solo series with Lee Safar on the "Changing Coffee Industry" post MICE (Melbourne International Coffee Expo) 2022 returning for the first time in 3 years, which was the host of the WBC for 2022.

In this episode of the series, we ask if now is the time to adapt your business model in preparation for what Lee believes is a significantly challenging time for our industry.

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#713 Lee Safar: The Coffee Industry Is Changing Fast
#713 Lee Safar: The Coffee Industry Is Changing Fast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part solo series with Lee Safar on the "Changing Coffee Industry" post MICE (Melbourne International Coffee Expo) 2022 returning for the first time in 3 years, which was the host of the WBC for 2022.

On this episode of the series, talks about a clear turning point we've reached in the coffee industry in light of the fast-approaching challenges (the Tsunami) that have been talked about on this podcast for the past 18 months. Check out this episode of The Daily Coffee Podcast to learn ways you can prepare today.

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#712 Lee Safar: Coffee Cults
#712 Lee Safar: Coffee Cults

This is the 2nd in a 5-part solo series with Lee Safar on the "Changing Coffee Industry" post MICE (Melbourne International Coffee Expo) 2022 returning for the first time in 3 years, which was the host of the WBC for 2022.

In this episode of the series, Lee talks about the disturbing nature of coffee cults witnessed at MICE, their willingness to lie to coffee industry consumers, and their intention to win you over with new product launches while pretending to advocate for producers in other parts of their business.

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#711 Lee Safar: What I Learned At MICE
#711 Lee Safar: What I Learned At MICE

This is the first in a 5-part solo series with Lee Safar on the "Changing Coffee Industry" post MICE (Melbourne International Coffee Expo) 2022 returning for the first time in 3 years, which was the host of the WBC for 2022.

In this first episode of the series, Lee gives us insight into her discoveries at MICE and what it tells us about how the industry is evolving.

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#710 Cosimo Libardo: The Cafe Model Of The Future
#710 Cosimo Libardo: The Cafe Model Of The Future

This is the 5th episode in a 5-part series with Cosimo Libardo - Consultant, SCA Treasurer, and former SCA at Toby's Estate and Carimali. With 20+ years in specialty coffee, in this week's series of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD, Cosimo and Lee explore "The viability of cafes and roasteries for small business owner's in today's market"

In this 5th instalment of the series, Cosimo and Lee discuss the cafe of the future and what is does and doesn't look like.

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#709 Cosimo Libardo: Innovation In Profitable Coffee Businesses
#709 Cosimo Libardo: Innovation In Profitable Coffee Businesses

This is the 4th episode in a 5-part series with Cosimo Libardo - Consultant, SCA Treasurer, and former SCA at Toby's Estate and Carimali. With 20+ years in specialty coffee, in this week's series of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD, Cosimo and Lee explore "The viability of cafes and roasteries for small business owner's in today's market"

In this 4th episode of the series, Cosimo answers the question "What role does innovation play in increasing the viability of small businesses over the coming decades?" and gives us his insight into what his analysis has uncovered on this subject. He believes that there's one common thread successful innovative specialty coffee businesses all have whether they know it or not.

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#708 Cosimo Libardo: The Most Profitable Supply Chain Link In Coffee
#708 Cosimo Libardo: The Most Profitable Supply Chain Link In Coffee

This is the 3rd episode in a 5-part series with Cosimo Libardo - Consultant, SCA Treasurer, and former SCA at Toby's Estate and Carimali. With 20+ years in specialty coffee, in this week's series of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD, Cosimo and Lee explore "The viability of cafes and roasteries for small business owner's in today's market"

In this 3rd episode of the series, Cosimo and Lee try to answer the question "who's making the most profit in the coffee supply chain?". You may or may not be surprised by the answers here.

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#707 Cosimo Libardo: Barriers to Profitability
#707 Cosimo Libardo: Barriers to Profitability

This is the 2nd episode in a 5-part series with Cosimo Libardo - Consultant, SCA Treasurer, and former SCA at Toby's Estate and Carimali. With 20+ years in specialty coffee, in this week's series of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD, Cosimo and Lee explore "The viability of cafes and roasteries for small business owner's in today's market"

In this 2nd episode of the series, Cosimo and Lee explore the barriers to profitability in specialty coffee small businesses and why those barriers are becoming more amplified as global economic, supply chain, cultural, and geopolitical pressures increase.

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