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
Iron Sharpens Iron is the audio version of a column written for Coffee People Podcast's weekly newsletter by Ben Jones.Read by Coffee People Podcast host Ryan Woldt.Read the column in its entirety here: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/iron-sharpens-iron-at-roast-summit/Ben Jones is a coffee consultant, the 2016 U.S. AeroPress Champion, and he enjoys helping people fulfill their coffee-centric dreams. Link to his much neglected ...
We enjoy a cup of coffee free of evil spirits with Ben Jones. Ben's a former Aeropress champion and all-around coffee person.
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BUY: Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee. A Relative Coffee Co x Coffee People collaborations: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah
The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee....
David Yardley rejoins the show to chat about Roasted At Origin, a new Go Get Em Tiger coffee program featuring coffees roasted by producers. David was previously on the Coffee People podcast during his tenure as Founder of MoonGoat Coffee.
From a recent press release: "As part of the Roasted at Origin initiative, GGET is reducing the amount of raw green coffee shipped to Los Angeles and partnering directly with producers to roast se...
Mitch Fierro of Go Get Em Tiger coffee (Los Angeles, CA) joins the podcast to chat about his unique path into leadership within the industry. We also touch on how the yo-yo taught him invaluable life skills, the risk of mission drift, and why you should stay curious.
Find online: https://gget.com/ • https://www.instagram.com/ggetla/
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A Coffee People interlude: at Quince Coffee House in Denver, Colorado. See you next week.
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BUY: Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee. A Relative Coffee Co x Coffee People collaborations: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah
The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link). https://partners....
Andreas Tischendorf is the Co-Founder of Col Spirit, a coffee import export business with a focus on Colombian coffees. The company was launched in 2016 with his partner Maria Mercedes Grajales whose family coffee farm in Quindío, Colombia needed an outlet for their specialty coffee product. Their growing family-owned business also offers cascara, cacao, fruit infusions, tropical jams, and raw sugar cane.
Find online: https://www.co...
Armando Cardenas is the Co-Founder and Roaster at Quail Street Coffee Roasters in Escondido, CA. The garage-based roasting company is almost to their seven year anniversary. Cardenas opens up about his entrepreneurial motivation, why the name is so important to him, the vulnerability that comes with going all in, and why he's glad he didn't do more research before launching his business.
Find online: quailstreetcoffeeroasters.com •&...
As we move closer to season 20 of the Coffee People podcast (formerly Roast! West Coast), we're increasingly looking back to where we came from. Season one of the podcast featured plenty of great guests, including our long-time Coffee Smarter expert Siri Simran-Khalsa (Lofty Coffee and Color Magic Coffee), Elliot Reinecke (Steady State Roasting), and Steve Rayle (Zumbar Coffee & Tea). These conversations serve as the foundation...
Coffee People podcast host Ryan Woldt met Barista Magazine Co-Founder Kenneth Olson at a local Portland, OR coffee shop to hear his reflections on the magazine's recent IRL Camp Coffee Shop gathering. Camp Coffee Shop was a three day and night gathering for coffee shop professionals held at a summer camp outside of Napa, CA.Find online: https://www.baristamagazine.com/https://www.campcoffeeshop.com/https://enchantedhillsnapa.org/
Edwin and Magda Harrison (and their family) took a break—kind of—from running Curious Roo Coffee Roasters, Artisan Coffee, and Artisan Coffee School to deliver a bag of coffee from London, U.K. to Perth, Australia. The Guinness World Record setting delivery took 199 days. Then they joined the Coffee People podcast.
Find online: https://curiousroo.com/ • https://artisancoffee.co.uk/ • https://artisancoffee.co.uk...
Julian Mamaj joins us from Munich, Germany to chat about his journey through specialty coffee to his current role as VP of Sales and Marketing at SOVDA. SOVDA manufactures equipment designed to improve the workflow of coffee roasters.
Find SOVDA online: https://sovdacoffee.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/sovdacoffee/.
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roas...
The Coffee People Podcast returned to San Diego, CA in April 2026 for the World Of Coffee expo hosted by the Specialty Coffee Association. On the Thursday evening before the event we gathered our very first Coffee Smarter experts together for a chat and a celebration of San Diego's coffee scene.
This episode was recorded at Coffee Cycle Roasting in Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA.
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Coffee People podcast visits past guest Ian Nelson of DOMA Coffee at their Post Falls, ID coffee lab for a chat about music, the evolution of the Q-Grader certification, and the value found in work and silence. Find Doma Coffee online at: https://www.domacoffee.com/
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a ...
Join Nick Schmitt, Specialty Coffee Ambassador for Roastar coffee packaging, and Ryan Woldt, Host of Coffee people as they drink a cup of coffee (and in this case an espresso martini) while catching up in their first real chat since World of Coffee San Diego (April 2026).
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses t...
Jonathan Bass is the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Bellwether Coffee in Berkley, CA. After taking a break from an illustrious career that included stints with Solar City, Tesla, and Wing, he joined the electric roasting manufacturer and green coffee marketplace company to share the stories of people.We previously interviewed Bellwether Coffee Founder Ricardo Lopes. You can find that episode on YouTube...
Jane Lo and Rob Whitten are the Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of p!ng, an autonomous coffee and beverage drive-thru business focused on speed and convenience. They've leaned on robotics, AI, and their technical and product development skills to open the first location in Hudson, NH, with an eye toward future franchise opportunities.
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Jenn Chen is a writer and photographer whose work in specialty coffee has been expansive. We chat about the benefits and challenges of being self-taught and self-employed, not listening to advice from people who've not been where you are or where you want to go, and what opportunities brands might leave on the table if they aren't thinking about their copy, imagery, and identity.
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Disclaimer from Venable LLP: “The information in this podcast is not intended to provide legal advice or opinion. Such advice may be given only when it is related to specific fact situations that Venable has accepted an engagement as counsel to address.”
Maria Sinatra of Venable LLP is an attorney. We met at CoffeeFest NYC 2026, where she was speaking about copyright, trademarks, and intellectual property as it relates t...
Andrew and Christine Houghtaling are the duo behind Kissing Rock Coffee. The roasting company located in Gold Beach, OR near the iconic Kissing Rock rising up next to the ocean joined our podcast in the Roastar packaging booth at World of Coffee San Diego earlier this spring to chat, just a bit, about their journey into coffee and to competition success.
Find Kissing Rock Coffee online: https://kissingrockcoffee.com/
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Kevin Hartley is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cambio Roasters. The company is trying to divert some of the demand for disposable coffee pods into recyclable aluminum pods with compostable internal filters and grounds. Previously, Kevin worked with a smaller company called Green Mountain.*
You may recognize the name as the innovators behind the original coffee pod, which through concept development, acquisition, and the widespread adop...
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