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  • With 15+ years marketing in industries ranging from fashion, retail, nonprofit, restaurant and public health, Angie came to specialty coffee in 2018 to empower small business owners in building and gr ...
  • Anita Tam is the Founder and Owner of Slow Pour Supply - a specialty coffee equipment distribution company based in Houston, TX. Anita serves as the interim Chairperson for the United States Coffee Ch ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Owner, Keys to the Shop Podcast and Consulting Chris Deferio is an award-winning coffee professional and coffee shop consultant. With 23 years in the retail specialty coffee industry, he has held nume ...
  • Born and raised in the Lone Star State, Chris began his coffee journey in 2017 with the opening of Purefi Coffee Roasters. Located in Spring, TX, PCR’s focus is to use the service of specialty coffee ...
  • With a degree in journalism from University of Georgia and a career in film/video production under his belt, Christian has spent the last 5 years exploring opportunities to engage the local community ...
  • Claire Harriman is Business Development Director at Roast, managing advertising sales and new business opportunities for Roast and Daily Coffee News with a focus on building successful partnerships in ...
  • Lease Consultant, The Lease Coach Dale Willerton is The Lease Coach, a professional lease consultant who has helped thousands of Tenants for over 25 years. The Lease Coach exclusively works for Tenant ...
  • Head of Sales and Marketing, Dillanos Coffee Roasters Dave is the Head of Sales and Marketing for Dillanos Coffee Roasters. After a successful career at Nordstrom, Dave has served for over a decade in ...
  • 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 ...
  • David Palazuelos started his journey in Specialty Coffee as a barista at Presta Coffee Roasters in the sunny city of Tucson, Arizona. He slowly worked his way up through other roles within the company ...
  • Customer Service Manager, Toddy Cold Brew Devon Powers is the Customer Service Manager at Toddy, a company at the forefront of cold brewing since 1964. Devon spends much of his time talking to coffee ...
  • 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 ...
  • Erin-Kate has an extensive background in business leadership, sales and operations. Her sales and operations backgrounds have helped her to be a sought-after consultant and coach, helping brands to gr ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Jack has founded multiple restaurant tech startups and is currently the CEO of Dripos, an all in one POS built specifically for Coffee Shops. Dripos powers coffee shops all across the country and unde ...
  • 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 ...
  • James Weiler (he/him) has worked in the specialty-coffee industry since 2003 primarily as a field tech and a commercial equipment servicer. He has worked in this capacity for Intelligentsia Coffee in ...
  • VP of Sales, Two Leaves and a Bud Jen is an Iowa girl who has been slinging tea with Two Leaves and a Bud for over 15 years now. When not talking tea you may find her as a cheering sideline soccer mom ...
  • Jen manages the Sales Team at Dillanos Coffee Roasters. She has been in the coffee industry for over 30 years, 19 of those years have been at Dillanos. Over the years she has owned, managed, bought, f ...
  • 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 ...
  • Serving Coffee to Others for 20 years Roasting Coffee for Others for 18 years Training Baristas for 18 years Consulting New Coffee Shops for 18 years Consulting New Coffee Roasters for 15 years Managi ...
  • 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 ...