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
Sundar Chellapa is the founder of Yeri Coffee in Harlem, NY. His search for the unique flavor profiles found in the coffee of his upbringing in India finally inspired him to leave the tech industry to start a coffee company that focuses on India specialty coffees.
Find online at: https://yericoffee.com/
The full episode dropped May 27, 2026. Recorded at CoffeeFest NYC in March 2026.
Anu Menon is the Co-Founder of Driftaway Coffee Roasters. Along with their partner, they've been running the business in Brooklyn, NY since 2014. A lot has changed in Specialty coffee since then, including Driftaway being named Roast Magazine's 2026 Roaster of the Year.
Find online at: https://driftaway.coffee/
The full episode dropped May 21, 2026. Recorded at CoffeeFest NYC in March 2026.
Yoshawn Smith of The Pour Up LA (coffee and barista education) and Califia Farms (alternative milk options) rejoins the podcast at CoffeeFest NYC to talk about how baristas and coffee shops should approach alt milks, the vibe in New York, and why we need to be aware of the wattage demands of our coffee equipment.
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Dr. Gregory Marcus is the Associate Chief of Cardiology for Research at UCSF Health and an Associate Editor of JAMA. JAMA is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published online daily and in print weekly. He joined Coffee People when I reached out to him after reading his co-authored paper Acute Effects of Coffee Consumption on Health among Ambulatory Adults (2023).
In it, I read this line, "CONCLUSIONS: In t...
Watch the full interview on Coffee People podcast featuring Bruce Hathaway, the nattily dressed gentleman behind The Coffee Lamp. We chat about having an entrepreneurial idea and following it through.
The full episode dropped April 30, 2026. Recorded at CoffeeFest NYC in March 2026.
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For a half an hour, we turned the Coffee People set at CoffeeFest NYC into the Tea People set. Watch the full interview on Coffee People podcast featuring Marino Baca (Sales and Education) of @RishiTeaUSA . We chat about the overlapping language connecting the specialty coffee and tea communities, and how Rishi has been at the forefront of the specialty tea rise in the United States.
Find online at:
https://www.rishi-tea.com/
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The full interview on Coffee People podcast featuring Megan Kranzler, the Graphic Designer and Founder behind Olive Ridley Studios, a creative branding agency that works with small businesses in the coffee industry and beyond.
Find online at:
https://oliveridleystudios.com/
https://www.instagram.com/oliveridleystudios/
https://www.roastar.com/resources/designers/olive-ridley-studios
Enjoy the full interview on Coffee People podcast featuring Taka (Brian) Kirstein, a coffee media personality who creates and develops content for brands in the coffee space.
Find online at: https://takayoshi.pixieset.com/
The full episode dropped April 24, 2026. Recorded at CoffeeFest NYC in March 2026.
The full episode dropped April 22, 2026. Recorded at CoffeeFest NYC in March 2026. Watch and subscribe to ...
John Wilt is the Co-Owner and Operator of Maiden Coffee Roasters in Asbury Park, NJ. The mostly wholesale coffee roaster recently introduced tin cans sourced from Roastar, Inc. as a way to simplify their packaging's environmental impact and be able to offer a new refill program that provides steep discounts for repeat customers.
Find online at: https://maidencoffee.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/maidencoffee
The full episo...Ibrahem Dalatte, Barista, Entrepreneur, and Latte Artist, was at CoffeeFest NYC supporting the Mooala alternative beverage booth. He took a break to join Coffee People podcast to share some thoughts on an era of lost hospitality that we can (and need) to bring back.Find online at: @ibrahem_dalatte and www.handson.coffee. Find Mooala at: https://mooala.com/
The full episode dropped April 22, 2026. Recorded at CoffeeFest NYC in March ...
Brianna Stefano is the Cortado Queen of Connecticut, and also a coffee consultant, coffee roaster, and Vice President of the Connecticut Coffee Collective. By the time you read this, she'll probably have added another title.
Find online at: https://www.brewingwithbrianna.com/
https://www.instagram.com/brewing_with_brianna/
https://www.instagram.com/coffeeinconnecticut/
The full episode dropped April 20, 2026. Rec...
Miguel Flores Burgos is a Green Coffee Importer with List + Beisler Coffee. Originally from Honduras, he has a coffee farm background and now gets a different perspective, in particular, on who is taking the risks and when as coffee moves through the supply chain.
Find online at: https://www.list-beisler.coffee/
The full episode dropped April 20, 2026. Recorded at CoffeeFest NYC in March 2026.
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Story and Soil Coffee is based in downtown Hartford, CT. Founder Michael Acosta joined the Coffee People podcast to talk about how a college job led to his coffee career, Hartford as a coffee hotbed, and what it meant to be on the list.
Find online at: https://www.storyandsoilcoffee.com/ • @storyandsoilcoffee
The full episode dropped on YouTube on April 9th, 2026.
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Jaye Cheray is building a community where people can just be without the pressure of the dating scene. Coffee For Singles is a meet-up opportunity for organic connection between humans.
Find online at: https://www.coffeeforsingles.com/ • @coffeeforsingles
The full episode dropped April 8th, 2026.
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Joe On The Go Co-Founder Nathan Claycomb joined the Coffee People podcast at CoffeeFest NYC to chat about the quick growth of his family owned company, and how moving from a truck to brick-and-mortar location changed the business.
Find online at: https://www.joeonthegocoffeeco.com/ • @joeonthegocoffee
The full episode dropped April 8th, 2026.
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Valley Mobley joins Coffee People podcast at CoffeeFest NYC to talk about how early coffee diner experiences led her down the path to entrepreneurship and community in Crozet, VA.
Find online at: https://theyellowmug.com/
The full episode dropped April 7th, 2026.
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Jackie Newman joins Coffee People podcast at CoffeeFest NYC to talk about joining the family business and working with big clients like Jack Daniels and I Heart NY.
Find online at: https://www.worldofcoffeeinc.com/
The full episode dropped April 6th, 2026.
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Maddie and Marianna dropped by our CoffeeFest NYC booth collaboration with Roastar Coffee Packaging to talk up Gaia Coffee Co. in Lewes Delaware.
Find online at: https://www.gaiacoffeeco.com/
The full episode dropped April 5th, 2026.
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Gio Barreto is the Co-Founder of Running Latte in Bergenfield, NJ. We chatted at CoffeeFest NYC 2026 about the new business he opened with his sisters.The full episode dropped April 1st, 2026.
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Tori Mininni is in the beginning phases of opening their first coffee shop on the Jersey Shore. Tentatively named Flourish, Tori aims to open a space that lets the customers express their personalities. Follow https://www.instagram.com/torimininni/ to follow their journey.The full episode dropped March 30, 2026, and was recorded at Coffeefest NYC in March 2026.
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