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Joey Stazzone is the President (and Chief Coffee Hunter) of Cafe Kreyol. In 2012 Stazzone took his experience with chemistry, cross breeding, and backyard botany, and began working in developing count ... -
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Sales, Two Leaves and a Bud Hannah is a former barista who has a passion for beverage crafting: specifically tea-based beverages! She has been with the Two Leaves and a Bud team since December 2021, a ... -
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Jackie Nguyen is a first-generation, daughter of a Vietnam war refugee. Jackie lived in New York City for over 10 years as a Broadway actor. However, due to the pandemic, the arts took a huge pause, l ... -
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Kenneth Davids has observed, documented, described and participated in the specialty coffee movement continuously since its inception over 45 years ago. He has published four books on coffee: Coffee: ... -
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Lauren is the Director of Education at Mill City Roasters®. She served as a Head Judge and National Coordinator for the US Coffee Championships from 2015-2023 and has worked with Pacific Barista Serie ... -
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PerfectCube Mark Calhoun and Jim Starcev are serial entrepreneurs. They have started and sold multiple businesses over the last 16 years, ranging from technology to gelato. Their latest company, Perfe ... -
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Manish Shah is the owner of Maya Tea Company, a Tucson, Arizona-based manufacturer and distributor of fine loose leaf tea blends. He began his tea company in 1996 with a single product, and has since ... -
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Kristen Hjelm is a Regional Account Manager for the Bunn-o-Matic corporation. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, their two young children and a wild Cattle Dog. Kristen rec ... -
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Paul co-founded Birch Coffee, a New York City-based coffee company, in 2009. Since then, the company has grown to 14 locations and is doing 10x the revenue it was doing by the end of year three. Paul ... -
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Kenneth R. Olson (he/him) is co-founder and publisher of Barista Magazine the worldwide trade magazine for the professional coffee community. He has written extensively about specialty coffee, travele ... -
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Chris Deferio is an award-winning coffee professional and coffee shop consultant. With 23 years in the retail specialty coffee industry, he has held numerous training, management, and leadership roles ... -
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Culture & Community Ambassador, Dillanos Mike Miller has been in the Coffee industry for over 15 years. He has owned 3 coffee businesses including a coffee shop in the Virgin Islands, a Drive-Thru in ... -
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PerfectCube Mark Calhoun and Jim Starcev are serial entrepreneurs. They have started and sold multiple businesses over the last 16 years, ranging from technology to gelato. Their latest company, Perfe ... -
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Gefen Skolnick is the founder and CEO of Couplet Coffee, Gen-Z's favorite coffee brand. In a nutshell, Couplet Coffee is aiming to make specialty coffee more fun and approachable. In Gefen's past life ... -
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David is currently the CEO for La Terza Artisan Coffee Roasterie, a full service coffee resource that provides the highest quality coffee for consumers, equipment and education for restaurants and cof ... -
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Marketing Director, Lotus Energy Drinks With 10 years of marketing experience, from working with brands to becoming a digital marketing consultant, Hannah's journey has led her to becoming the Marketi ... -
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2021 Oct/Nov Barista Magazine Featured cover and article. Competitor in the Barista League Online (S2). Going on year 10 in the coffee industry, in which I've pushed for creativity in signature bevera ... -
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I am a father, music lover and coffee professional tapping into 11 years of experience as a barista, leader, and trainer. My goal is to assist in the ongoing creation of a compassionate, inclusive & a ... -
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Jake Leonti is a writer and Cafe Guru working in New York City. He has worked in the food + beverage industry for over 20 years. Designing and creating cafes, branding and marketing packages while hel ... -
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Julie is the owner of GreenPod Coffee Packing, a revolutionary compostable coffee pod manufacturer specializing in co-packing for other specialty roasters. As small-batch roasters first, Julie and her ... -
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Erica Escalante has spent 14 years in the specialty coffee industry, owning and operating her own cafe from 2013-2021 in Portland, OR. She is currently the Director of Operations for Goodboybob Coffee ... -
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Currently the owner of Copa Vida Café (10 locations) as well as it’s sister roasting company, True Beans Coffee Roasters and it’s parent, HNF & Associates, Steve Chang has been in the Food Service bus ... -
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Account Executive, Caffe Umbria Terika Raak has been in the industry for more than 17 years and continues to get excited about learning new things each day. Over the past few years Terika has enjoyed ... -
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Brennan Pothetes is the Co-Founder and CEO of Butter Insurance, which offers a more accessible and efficient insurance experience for coffee shops coupled with a safety program, making them more susta ... -
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Experiences Coordinator, Monin Ryan has been with Monin since 2008, taking a small 5-year break to teach Middle School English. She came back to the coffee world in 2020 and dove right into marketing. ... -
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Director of Brand Development, Barista 22 Syrups & Sauces Beginning her coffee career in 1997 as a barista, Anna currently manages the Barista 22 line of syrups, sauces and powders. Having extensive e ... -
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Working at Cafe Kreyol has given me the opportunity to know what it feels like to make a difference in the world. Our choices are guided by the knowledge that thousands of farmers will directly benefi ... -
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Owner, Birch Coffee Jeremy co-founded Birch Coffee, a New York City-based coffee company, in 2009. Since then, the company has grown to 14 locations and is doing 10x the revenue it was doing by the en ... -
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Christopher is a coffee professional with 10+ years of experience centered in operations, leadership, and barista work in the industry. Along with partners, he opened Little Lunch Coffee in Venice Bea ... -
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Stephanie Alcala is a trader specializing in sustainable coffee supply chains. She works for RGC Coffee, a family-owned importer whose robust in-house supply chain sustainability program enables her t ...
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