Coffee and Technology Podcast

Shelby Williamson is the Head Roaster and Colombian Green Coffee Buyer at Huckleberry Coffee Roasters, the 2019 US Roasting Champion, and a certified Q-Grader. Shelby started roasting about 8 years ago, and hasn't looked back since, falling in-love with the international trade and connection of coffee. We’ll discuss the impact her experience competing has had on her career and her journey to becoming a green coffee buyer.
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Martin Elwert is the Founder of Coffee Circle in Germany. Coffee Circle is a certified B-Corporation and has been an e-commerce leader of specialty coffee across the DACH region of Europe. Martin comes from a consulting background and has used his experience to grow a successful coffee business. Listen to Martin as he tells the founding of Coffee Circle, funding to scale his business, and the importance of B-Corp to his business.

What does it look like and mean to code for the coffee industry? Nick and Norbert go into the technical minded part of coding for the coffee industry and what that journey has looked like for Cropster and beyond.

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Dale is a well-respected barista, trainer, and consultant with over 15 years of experience in coffee. He is currently the Chief Operations Officer at Ozone Coffee Roasters UK. As a World Barista Champion, Dale has traveled, trained, and learned from experiences in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and is constantly pushing to understand the connections between the global specialty movement and the local differences that help us grow. Lis...

In another conversation between Nick and Norbert, we revisit what Iot means and this time we focus on how it can change the future of cafe's for the better.

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During our 2022 year end episode, Nick and Norbert discuss the importance of data collection at origin and why digitizing data at origin is important. This topic is so important to both of them and has been a recurring theme throughout 2022.

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Matt Swenson is the Nestlé Coffee Partner’s Director of Coffee. He works in the technical and product side of the business, helping plan for the next big innovation in the coffee pipeline. Prior to joining Nestlé Coffee Partners, Swenson was Chameleon’s Chief Product Officer. He is one of only 51 Q Grader Arabica Instructors in the world, and serves on the board of trustees for the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI). Listen in as we di...

Lucas Cuadros is the Co-founder of Unblended Coffee. Unblended Coffee is an importer that specializes on socioeconomic progress of young coffee growers in Colombia. Lucas is a young coffee entrepreneur that comes from a distribution background in the construction industry. We’ll discuss what entrepreneurship means to him in the coffee industry and the challenges/opportunities that come with working with a group of young Colombian c...

Jeffrey Chean is the Co-founder of Groundwork Coffee in Los Angeles, California. Groundwork Coffee roasts certified organic coffee from producing regions around the world. Jeffrey tells us what it means to roast and grow a brand around certified organic coffees and supporting organic coffee producing communities. We even discuss coffee’s tie to hallucinating drug plant varieties and rethinking society's approach to what respon...

Carly Green is the Head of Coffee Education at Cometeer. Cometeer makes a freshly frozen coffee capsule roasted by various roasters and brewed by you at home. Carly tells us what excites her about the frozen capsule market, how data collection is vital to this business, and what the future looks like for Cometeer.

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Ibrahim Al Mallouhi is the Founder of the Espresso Lab in Dubai. Ibrahim has become a leader of specialty coffee in the Middle East and has been an advocate for technology’s role in the coffee industry. Ibrahim tells his story of growing a successful roastery and cafe in Dubai, the importance that tech has had on his business, and the responsibility he has taken as a leader of specialty coffee in the Middle East.

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Wilford Lamastus Jr is the son of a world-renowned Panamanian coffee producer, Wilford Lamastus. Wilford has grown his career as a next generation coffee producer, cafe owner, and coffee competitor. In this storytelling episode, Wilford tells the story of Panama’s growth in coffee, the brand building of Panamanian Geisha, and the role his family holds in the world of specialty coffee production.

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Raphael Studer is the Co-founder and CEO of Algrano. Raphael has a PhD in Economics and has spent a significant amount of time at origin understanding how to empower those in origin. Raphael brings his perspective on the democratization of information in the coffee value chain, the challenges and opportunities of empower producers, and blockchains place/impact in coffee.

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Tim Wendelboe is the Founder of Tim Wendelboe Coffee and is the host of the Tim Wendelboe Podcast. Since his 2004 World Barista Championship win, Tim has become a notable name in the world of coffee. We’ll discuss Tim’s passion for organic farming, his views on transparency, and using tech across the supply chain.

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Matthew Torres is the Founder of Long Beach Coffee Club, a coffee community based in and around the Long Beach/Los Angeles-urban area. Matthew’s social media growth in the local coffee community has grown substantially and we discuss what that means to him and what kind of responsibility that holds for himself. We also discuss ways to continue connecting consumers with the rest of the supply chain.

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Michael Phillips is the Director of Global Education & Engagement at Blue Bottle Coffee. Prior to his work in coffee, Michael worked in the film industry. In this episode, we discuss his journey to the WBC, how coffee retail has evolved, and what the future could be for high-quality instant coffee.

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Sensors, sensors, sensors! In today's IoT connected world, sensors are everywhere collecting all the data that's important to us and our businesses. In the realm of specialty coffee, sensors are an extremely valuable technological tool to collect all the data that affects the way coffee producers, traders, roasters, and cafes run their businesses. Dive into the world of sensors with Nick and Norbert!

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Darrin Daniel is the Executive Director of the Cup of Excellence and the Alliance for Coffee Excellence. Darrin has been at the forefront of coffee auctions around the world to achieve higher prices for producers and connect various roasters and producers worldwide through the Cup of Excellence. Throughout the episode, Darrin discusses his work at ACE and the COE and the opportunities/challenges that have come with the growth of CO...

Jordan Michelman is the co-founder of Sprudge. Sprudge is an online media outlet that focuses on coffee news and coffee culture. Jordan has a passion for not only coffee culture but also the interrelation with food/beverage culture. Jordan speaks about his roots and journey to creating what Sprudge is today and his unique perspective on technology in the realm of journalism and blogging in coffee.

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