Coffee People Podcast

Coffee People Podcast

The Coffee People Podcast is part of the Roast! West Coast coffee network. Host Ryan Woldt interviews and shares the stories of coffee professionals as they tackle the entrepreneurship, creativity, passion, science and innovation required to succeed in the coffee industry. Appreciate your morning coffee a little bit more by listening to Roast! West Coast and engage with the growing craft coffee community this podcast aims to uplift.

Episodes

October 8, 2025 17 mins

Roastar, Inc.'s Nick Schmitt and Ryan Woldt, the host of the Coffee People podcast get together for a cup of coffee at Roast Summit in Portland, Oregon. They share thoughts on the water in coffee, if hearses should be able to us the HOV lane, and attempt to walk like cool guys.See more on: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/ Or Search for Coffee People on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to great podcasts.Coffee...

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Roastar, Inc.'s Nick Schmitt and Ryan Woldt, the host of the Coffee People podcast get together for a cup of coffee at Roast Summit in Portland, Oregon. A behind the scenes clip.See more on: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/ Or Search for Coffee People on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to great podcasts.Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printi...

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Nick Schmitt from Roastar guest hosts the Coffee People podcast. He chats with Coffee People's Ryan Woldt and the Co-Founder of The Pinery Coffee Company, Nolan Baker, about their recent coffee collaboration to support the Ice Age Trail Alliance and the trail system in Wisconsin. They cover the collaboration's origin story, the value of the partnership as entrepreneurs, and what music best exemplifies drinking this Costa Ri...

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Host Ryan Woldt chats with Sarah Driscoll. She is the Institutional Giving Manager for the Ice Age Trail Alliance in Wisconsin. We chat about the growth and value of the trail system over a cup of coffee. We recently collaborated with The Pinery Coffee Company and Roastar in Wausau, WI to produce the Ice Age Trail Boots Edition coffee that benefits the IATA's efforts to maintain, grow, and create awareness for the Ice Age Trail...

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Host Ryan Woldt chats with Joe Raya, the Co-Founder of Bittermilk Bottling Co. and Tippleman's Coffee Syrups about their entrepreneurial journey, building a company in the Charleston, S.C. region, and how his partner pushes him to think beyond.https://tipplemans.com/ • https://bittermilk.com/Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gig...

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Host Ryan Woldt chats with Shonali Paul, the founder of Paul John Caffeine Co., based in Tampa, FL, about their entrepreneurial journey, the coffee growing region of India, and why getting a job for someone else just wasn't an option.https://pauljohncaffeine.com/https://www.instagram.com/pauljohncaffeineCoffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables ...

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Two out of three of the Rusty Dog Coffee operators join this bonus episode of Coffee People during our visit to their Madison, WI roasting facility. We chat about growing from a hobby business into a full-fledged coffee operations.Online: https://www.rustydogcoffee.com/ • https://www.instagram.com/rustydogcoffeeThanks for connecting us with the dogs, Joe! https://www.capehorncoffee.com/Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., t...

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REPLAY FROM APRIL 27, 2023

The first episode of the Coffee With Podcast features Matthew Hankes, Heart Transplant Recipient. Matt is a pretty normal guy who experienced an extraordinary thing. He spent an hour talking about finding out he had a heart condition known as ARVC—Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy—at age 15, the lead-up to the transplant, and what it looks like from the other side. Matt asked that if anything...

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Brothers Lee Lizotte and Dana Lizotte join the Coffee People podcast to chat about the community and hospitality of True Love Coffee Co. in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The shop mantra is "Warm, Sweet, Kind." They live up to the billing. Thanks for watching and drinking good coffee. Don't forget to tip your baristas!Online: truelovecoffee.co • @truelovecoffeecoCoffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffe...

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Ben Saur is the Owner of 10 Speed Coffee Bar in Hood River, Oregon, USA. We chat about his journey from barista to manager to owner. How his leadership style has changed over time, and why he keeps the menu simple with blender free recipes. Thanks for watching and drinking good coffee. Don't forget to tip your baristas!https://www.instagram.com/10speedcoffeebar/

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Laura Lawson Visconti of Drink Coffee Do Stuff joins the Coffee People podcast to chat about the growth of the business, adjusting to life with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and managing the overlap between personal and working life when your business partner is your spouse. Thanks for watching and drinking good coffee. Don't forget to tip your baristas!https://www.drinkcoffeedostuff.comThe interview with Laura's spouse Nick V...

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Samir Benouar is the Founder Milka Coffee in Sacramento, CA (www.milkacoffee.com). During the Free Coffee Tour we sat in the Milka cafe housed in a historic home in downtown to chat about the businesses namesake, the value of a social space to a community, and balancing a growing busines with a growing family. Thanks for watching and drinking good coffee. Don't forget to tip your baristas!

www.milkacoffee.comCoffee People is pre...

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Roast! West Coast is collaborating with Solana Beach, CA based coffee roaster Marea Coffee to release On The Road Edition, a single-origin Mexico coffee sourced from Finca Muxbal. Find it online at: https://mareacoffee.com/collections/shop/products/roast-west-coast-collabThis is one in a series of small business roaster collabs meant to uplift the community aspect of coffee, promote cooperation among businesses, and offer customers...

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Jillian Quint is the Co-Founder/Owner of Deltina Coffee Roasters (www.deltinacoffeeroasters.com) with locations in Oceano and San Luis Obispo, CA. We sat in the new SLOE cafe near Cal-Poly University for a Coffee People conversation. We chatted about developing a relationship with a community, balancing work and family life, and why they chose the name Deltina. Thanks for watching and drinking good coffee. Don't forget to tip y...

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Chadwick Harman is the General Manager of Regent Coffee (www.regentcoffee.com) in Los Angeles, CA. He's also a writer, director, and Producer. We a relaxed Coffee People conversation on the bench in front of the Regent Coffee on York BLVD. We covered his coffee origin story, bourbon-barrel cold brew, and why he doesn't feel the need to be a coffee gatekeeper.

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The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. While wandering we ran into Phil McKnight, the President of Global Specialty Coffee at Breville Group. He was excited to share the new Baratza Encore Pro grinder.The stepless machine is an upgraded version of their popular Encore grinder and features single does and t...

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The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features Brigid Shaw, Co-Founder of Orgullo Coffee Company based in Austin, TX. We chat about the company focus on Honduran coffee, relocating from NYC, traffic in Austin, and how she knew that she and ...

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The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features the passionate Brandon Ivan Pena, Co-Founder and CEO of 787 Coffee. 787 Coffee is a farm in Puerto Rico, cafes and carts in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Puerto Rico, and an effort to create...

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The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features Elizabeth Heller, Co-Founder of Paper Frog Coffee in Connecticut. We chat about her motivation to start a coffee company after a burgeoning career in music therapy, finding a passion for art, a...

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The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features Kenzel Fallen, Co-Founder of Three Keys Coffee based in Houston, TX. We chat about starting a business with a partner, the multi-sensory experience found in a Three Keys Coffee cafe, and their ...

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