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.

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June 11, 2025 16 mins

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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Luigi and John Di Ruocco (along with their sister Laura) operate the business Mr. Espresso and the companion business The Caffè by Mr. Espresso. They join the podcast to chat about the company's longevity, their father Carlo Di Ruocco, and where Mr. Espresso is headed. Find them online: mrespresso.com and www.thecaffeoak.comThis bonus interview of the Coffee People podcast was originally slated for Season 13 of the podcast. We ...

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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 Charley Phung, Co-Founder of Chloé Cà Phê in Sacramento, CA. We chat about how he's honoring family connections to the City's Vietnamese coffee culture, their small business roots, and ...

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Enjoy this bonus episode of Nick and Ryan Drink Coffee...IRL! The May edition comes to you from the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX. This podcast airs first on the ⁠R!WC YouTube channel.⁠

Roastar, Inc.'s Nick Schmitt and Ryan Woldt, the host of the Coffee People podcast get together for a cup of coffee. They chat about the coffee industry, their coffee travels, and any other tangent that comes to mind.⁠https://w...

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Enjoy this bonus episode of Nick and Ryan Drink Coffee: April. This podcast airs first on the R!WC YouTube channel.

Roastar, Inc.'s Nick Schmitt and Ryan Woldt, the host of the Coffee People podcast get together for a cup of coffee. They chat about the coffee industry, their coffee travels, and any other tangent that comes to mind.https://www.instagram.com/coffeewithnickhttps://www.instagram.com/roastwestcoastVisit https://www.r...

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April 12, 2025 2 mins

Earlier this season, Chuck Patton of Chuck's Roast Coffee and Patton Consulting joined the pod to share some words of wisdom. Enjoy!

Find online: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.chuckroastscoffee.com/⁠⁠⁠ 

and ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chuckroastscoffee⁠⁠

Coffee People is presented by ⁠⁠Roastar, Inc⁠⁠., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn mor...

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Today's Coffee People podcast guests are Drew and Cat Jeglinski of Little Joy Coffee Bar and Wine Shop in Del Mar, CA. We chat about Drew's path from barista to coffee cart operator to a brick & mortar location, and the addition of Cat's Little Joy Wine shop to the new space. We also cover working together as life partners and why social media isn't their preferred method of connecting with the Del Mar community...

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Earlier this season, Chuck Patton of Chuck's Roast Coffee and Patton Consulting joined the pod to share some words of wisdom. Enjoy!

Find online: ⁠⁠https://www.chuckroastscoffee.com/⁠⁠ 

and ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chuckroastscoffee⁠

Coffee People is presented by ⁠Roastar, Inc⁠., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠http...

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April 8, 2025 51 secs

Earlier this season, Chuck Patton of Chuck's Roast Coffee and Patton Consulting joined the pod to share some words of wisdom. Enjoy!

Find online: ⁠⁠https://www.chuckroastscoffee.com/⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chuckroastscoffee⁠

Coffee People is presented by ⁠Roastar, Inc⁠., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠...

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Today's Coffee People podcast guest is Maggie Iannuzzi, Co-Founder of Precipice Coffee in Ellsworth, ME. We chat about her hospitality journey and the decision she made with her husband Bill Iannuzzi to start a coffee roaster and bakery, using the Bellwether Roasting Machine, and how they've integrated into the fabric of a small town in the Northeast. Plus a little bit about the magic of Acadia National Park. Precipice Coff...

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Coffee With is an offshoot of Coffee People where we have a chat with someone outside the industry. Today's Coffee With Podcast guest is Kevin Lardner from the Rainforest Alliance (RA). We chat about the Alliance's certification program, holding stakeholders accountable for their sustainability commitments, and how his journey through specialty coffee—in particular with Intelligentsia—helps him see the bigger picture in his...

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March 26, 2025 53 mins

Coffee With is an offshoot of Coffee People where we have a chat with someone outside the industry. Today's Coffee With Podcast guest is Ryan Laemel. He is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Protect Our Winters, which is a climate change non-profit based in Colorado. The brainchild of professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones, POW and the POW team address the climate change emergency with a sense of urgency on both big and small scal...

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March 20, 2025 35 mins

Today's Coffee People Podcast guest Fabian Ferrada is the founder of Apis Coffee in Castle Rock, CO. We chat about turning his hobby into a business, reflect on the first year, and envision the empire to come.

Find Online: ⁠https://apiscoffee.com/

See more Coffee People content and read the Coffee People newsletter at: ⁠⁠https://www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company...

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Today's Coffee People Podcast guest Ben Helt is the AST Program Director at the Specialty Coffee Association. He manages and develops educational coffee programming. As a former roastery and cafe owner/operator he brings perspective to the role.

Find Online: https://education.sca.coffee/

See more Coffee People content and read the Coffee People newsletter at: ⁠https://www.roastwestcoast.com⁠

Coffee People is presented by Roastar,...

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March 9, 2025 8 mins

Nicole Bolea and Zach Whitney are the Co-Founders of Coffeewomple in Minneapolis, MN. They recently stepped into the ring for the Espresso Round—a series of arbitrary questions allowing us to get to know them better as humans.Find Online: https://www.coffeewomple.com/ and   / coffeewompleroastery  .See more Coffeewomple content and read the Coffee People newsletter at: https://www.roastwestcoast.comCoffee People is presented by Roa...

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Tim Williams is the founder of Fieldwork Coffee and Director of the World AeroPress Championships. He joins the Coffee People podcast to chat about the growth of of the event, being in the right place at the right time, and why the service part of the cafe experience is so important.

Find Online: https://worldaeropresschampionship.com/https://www.instagram.com/aero.presshttps://www.instagram.com/timstyles/https://linkin.bio/fieldwo...

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February 27, 2025 41 mins

Nicole Bolea and Zach Whitney are the Co-Founders of Coffeewomple in Minneapolis, MN. They recently joined the Coffee People podcast to chat about their goal to create an environmentally sustainable business, using an electric roaster, and exploring the world outside the roastery.Find Online: https://www.coffeewomple.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/coffeewompleroastery/.See more Coffeewomple content and read the Coffee People ne...

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