House Coffee Podcast

Today Maggie does a deep dive into her personal values for Welcome Home Co. She talks about how "fast furniture" is a problem for our planet circular design, and why sustainability is a pillar of her business. Key takeaway: "You can control what you buy."

Sources mentioned:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/fast-furniture-problem-for-our-planet/index.html

IKEA Buyback & Resell Program:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/customer-servic...

This episode Maggie gives us a lesson on staging vs interior design. Why would you ever need staging? Is it even worth it? We discuss examples from Maggie's personal experience staging houses and it's impact on the owner's bottom line. She also touches on how her staging business operates with all of her inventory, and what allows her to stage multiple houses at once. At the end of this episode, (1:01:55) Rich asks Maggie what her ...

Today we have the pleasure of hearing Rich's Coffee Manifesto! This stream of consciousness, written in April 2023, are Rich's core coffee values and the DNA of what drives him. Rich believes coffee should provide a "sensational exceptional experience." He strives to elevate broader standards of expectations surrounding specialty coffee. The experience of coffee should be modern and be beneficial to both business and our culture, "...

Today's episode we discuss home trends for 2024 including the emerging popularity of the eclectic grandpa trend that is taking over homes. Spoiler alert: Maggie has been staging and decorating with eclectic grandpa for years now and she's here to tell you how you can get the look in your home.

Link to the article we discussed: https://theeverygirl.com/eclectic-grandpa-home-decor-trend/

Do you have a staging or decorating question fo...

This week the one and only TJ McMaster joins us to talk about all things coffee. We get into a heated discussion about coffee accessibility, coffee beans, coffee grinders, milk steamers and making specialty coffee at home. Rich makes a great point that we are not here to "yuck someone's yum", but have an open discussion. TJ talks about the best most affordable way to get espresso at home. Maggie talks about her past methods of stea...

We're baaaaack!!! And we are THRILLED to be launching a new season and new direction of House Coffee. Consider this show to be two podcasts in one, packed with all things Coffee (Rich) and all things House (Maggie). This episode starts with what we've been listening to and transitions to a summary of how we plan to structure House Coffee into our respective realms of Staging/Real Estate and Specialty Coffee/Hospitality.

Rich and I ...

Our final episode of 2023 brings you our valuable lessons learned from this year. From becoming parents, closing chapters, learning the hard way and asking ourselves: "As a business owner, to what degree is your presence required to affect your business?" Maggie puts Rich on the spot and asks: "What is your dream?"

With the most sincere thanks to YOU our listener who has listened to us for the past 33 episodes. We hope to serve yo...

We begin this episode with some news from Rich about a change he's making to shift his focus and presence at Storied. Maggie shares a timely quote by James Clear: "It is not too late to do what you want to do—if you stop waiting for the time to be right."

The conclusion to our 4 part series of Business Model Basics using the Business Model Canvas as our template starts at 22 minutes. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0cUBWTgpY) We...

Maggie & Rich take a break from their Business Model Basics series to catch up post-holiday break and riff on the question, "how do you stay inspired"?

Also at one point Rich says "non-fiction' but he means "fiction." ;)

We'd love to hear your feedback! Email us at housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)com. Special thanks as always to the amazing TJ McMaster for producing and editing our show! Shoutout to Grizzly Beats for our intro music,...

"Your customers (or custys as Rich says) do not exist to buy. You exist for them." We can't stop talking about The Business Model Canvas video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Zryr_cTb7apRk3fc&v=IP0cUBWTgpY&feature=youtu.be)

We begin with what we are listening to and a happy ending update to the $5 bill that went missing last week. Speaking of revenue, we compare ways that Storied Coffee and Welcome Home Co bring income in...

BMB: B2B, DTC? WTH (what the heck) does it all mean?? In the second of our Business Model Basics (BMB) convos we talk sales channels and how Maggie's 100% referral-based staging business compares with Rich's retail and consulting business. Rich has a hot-take moment explaining the coffee beverage known as a "flat white" and Maggie shares what she does when $5 goes missing.

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The way we live is different from the way we sell and we are pumped to talk about how that relates to our business models. Guided by a video from The Business Channel on YouTube titled: "The Business Model Canvas - 9 Steps to Creating a Successful Business Model - Startup Tips" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0cUBWTgpY, Rich and Maggie begin a conversation on how to think about their real estate, staging, and coffee shop business...

We kick off the episode right away with what we've been listening to. Rich shares a song that is most relatable to his life right now by the Decemberists. Maggie shares another limited podcast series that has her laughing out loud.

Our main topic today is all about furniture! Is thrifting and second hand items gaining a second life in popularity? We discuss the rise of the thrifting from Cheap Old Houses, estate sales, furniture to...