Coffee People Podcast
The Coffee People Podcast is part of the Roast! West Coast coffee network. Host Ryan Woldt interviews coffee professionals and shares their stories as they tackle the entrepreneurship, creativity, passion, science, and innovation required to succeed in the coffee industry. Appreciate your morning coffee more by listening to Coffee People, and engage with the growing craft coffee community this podcast aims to uplift.
Episodes
We recap our recent episode with Jing Lin. She is the Founder of Coffee Confessionals. Coffee Confessionals is a Hollywood, CA cafe that focuses on more than the coffee and food they serve. They also encourage customer engagement. Their motto is Spill The Beans! Conversations starter cards dot the tables, and the space is used to host interactive events, including panels, comedy nights, and open mics.
Jing Lin is the Founder of Coffee Confessionals, a Hollywood, CA cafe that focuses on more than the coffee and food they serve. They also encourage customer engagement. Their motto is Spill The Beans! Conversations starter cards dot the tables, and the space is used to host interactive events, including panels, comedy nights, and open mics.
https://coffeeconfessionals.com/pages/upcoming-eventsThe full episode dropped February 18, 20...
Will Reif is the Founder and President of @RoastarBags in Wausau, WI. He joined the Coffee People podcast to share his journey into coffee thru entrepreneurship, a lot of advice for leading a business, and what value digital printing has offered to coffee packaging.
Meet the Roastar Team IRL at:
March 8-10, Coffee Fest NYC - Booth 2716
April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego) - Booth 2443
This is a RECAP of our Bonus Coffee People Coffee With episode featuring Emily Lavalier. She is the Owner and Artist behind EmLavArt, and trip leader at Hammer Residences, where she and a team guide adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on fun-filled vacation adventures.Images provided by: EmLavArt.com The full episode dropped February 4, 2026. Watch and subscribe to @coffeepeoplepodcasts , or for more co...
Will Reif is the Founder and President of @RoastarBags in Wausau, WI. He joined the Coffee People podcast to share his journey into coffee thru entrepreneurship, a lot of advice for leading a business, and what value digital printing has offered to coffee packaging.
Meet the Roastar Team IRL at:
March 8-10, Coffee Fest NYC - Booth 2716
April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego) - Booth 2443
This is a Bonus Coffee People Coffee With episode featuring Emily Lavalier. She is the Owner and Artist behind EmLavArt, and trip leader at Hammer Residences, where she and a team guide adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on fun-filled vacation adventures.Images provided by: EmLavArt.com The full episode dropped February 4, 2026. Watch and subscribe to @coffeepeoplepodcasts , or for more context, subscribe to t...
We recap our recent episode featuring Arda Barlas. He is an owner at Boxx Coffee LA, a specialty coffee roaster and cafe in the Downtown LA Arts district (DTLA). He joined the Coffee People podcast to share his journey into coffee thru entrepreneurship, why he joined an already established business, and how to keep the Boxx Coffee vision consistent with locations on two different continents.
Arda Barlas is an owner at Boxx Coffee LA, a specialty coffee roaster and cafe in the Downtown LA Arts district (DTLA). He joined the Coffee People podcast to share his journey into coffee thru entrepreneurship, why he joined an already established business, and how to keep the Boxx Coffee vision consistent with locations on two different continents.
Images provided by: Boxx Coffee LAThe full episode dropped January 29, 2026. Watch...
A recap of the key takeways from our recent chat with Sam Larobardiere, the Co-Founder and owner/operator of Theory Coffee Roasters and coffee-guy partner in Podium Coffee Club. He joined the Coffee People podcast to share his journey into coffee and entrepreneurship, as well as pass along a bit of advice for future generations of coffee entrepreneurs.
The full episode dropped January 21, 2026. Watch and subscribe to @coffeepeoplep...
Sam Larobardiere, Founder of Theory Coffee Roasters and Podium Coffee Club on Coffee People podcast.
Sam Larobardiere is the Co-Founder and owner/operator of Theory Coffee Roasters and partner in Podium Coffee Club. He joined the Coffee People podcast to share his journey into coffee and entrepreneurship, as well as pass along a bit of advice for future generations of coffee entrepreneurs.
The full episode dropped January 21, 2026. Watch and subscribe to @coffeepeoplepodcasts , or for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People p...The post-show recap of the recent episode featuring the Founder of Coffee Watch Etelle Higonnet. Coffee Watch is a coffee industry watchdog. Their mission:
"Coffee Watch is a nonprofit watchdog organization dedicated to the proposition that we should make the world a better place with each cup of coffee.
We fight to reform the global coffee industry.
Our resolve is unyielding. The coffee industry must change. The dark and bitter ...
Etelle Higonnet founded Coffee Watch, a coffee industry watchdog. She joins Coffee People to share her journey into coffee.
"Coffee Watch is a nonprofit watchdog organization dedicated to the proposition that we should make the world a better place with each cup of coffee.
We fight to reform the global coffee industry.
Our resolve is unyielding. The coffee industry must change. The dark and bitter days of slavery, child labor, de...
At Coffee People, we're looking forward to another year of collaboration with our Presenting Sponsors, Roastar, Inc.
Head to https://www.roastar.com/ to learn more about the coffee packaging company that offers custom bags, tin cans, labels, and beyond. The way custom-printed packaging was meant to be.
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It is the end of Season 15. The end of our fifth year, and the end of 2025.
This effort in coffee podcasting, writing, and community building has been an adventure. I’m constantly surprised by the myriad ways people work through the challenges of entrepreneurship and embrace hospitality for the connection and support it can offer a community.
I’m proud to be a staging ground for the sharing of stories, advice, inspiration, and rea...
Kyle Layton is the cafe GM, Head Roaster, and Co-Owner of Prismatic Coffee in Salem, OR. He joined the podcast for a second time* to share a cup of fancy coffee with us, and talk more about hospitality.
*The first show had some technical difficulties. It is available on www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com and on our YouTube channel. We appreciate you being forgiving of the audio! We're releasing it solely because the conversation is rea...
Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!
Head to www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.
Stay tuned to haceacoffee.com for updates on the 2026 roasting competition.
A note about the passing of Bill Kennedy, the CEO, Owner, Head Honcho of San Franciscan Roaster Company in Carson City, NV.
Find SFR Co. online at www.sanfranroaster.com and @sanfranroaster on social media.
Listen to the full episode of Bill Kennedy on the Roast! West Coast podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cXyQY5Tqv5kJiOvinIqbl
Find the Coffee Roasting Legends Podcast on the SFR Blog: www.sanfranroaster.com...
Taylor Minor and Charles Nick are the Co-Founders and faces of Third Wave Water. Third Wave's mineral supplements are added to distilled water to create a consistent, optimized base for your coffee. We chat about their experience running a successful Kickstarter funding campaign, appearing on Shark Tank, and continuing to grow the business and partnership.
Head to www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com for links from the show, context to ...
Roastar, Inc.'s Nick Schmitt and Ryan Woldt, the host of the Coffee People podcast get together virtually for a sleepy cup of coffee on a cool November morning to chat about the value of packaging, falling leaves, and how quiet the coffee community is at the end of the year.
Head to www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more.
Brad Gutwein is the Co-Founder of Copper Moon Coffee in Lafayette, Indiana and Manatee Coffee in Florida. He joins Coffee People podcast to chat about family role models in entrepreneurship, working with family, and why his businesses seek out projects to support. Head to www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more.Find Copper Moon Coffee online at: www.coppermooncoffee.com, and M...
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