Part 5 of 5: Members of the Map It Forward Patreon Discussion Group explore how technology can be used to build trust, strengthen relationships, and create new opportunities throughout the coffee supply chain.
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Part 4 of 5: Members of the Map It Forward Patreon Discussion Group explore pricing, power, confidence, and why helping producers become price setters is far more complicated than it first appears.`
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Part 3 of 5: Members of the Map It Forward Patreon Discussion Group explore data ownership, trust, pricing, and the unintended consequences of asking producers to provide increasing amounts of information.
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Part 2 of 5: Members of the Map It Forward Patreon Discussion Group explore technology adoption, digital literacy, data collection, and whether coffee technologies are being designed with farmers in mind.
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Part 1 of 5: Members of the Map It Forward Patreon Discussion Group explore the role of technology and data in coffee and ask whether the industry is solving the right problems before building new solutions.
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Part 5 of 5: Lee Safar and Nawar Adra explore how coffee businesses are becoming more operationally complex and what that means for innovation, menu strategy, and future growth.
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Part 4 of 5: Lee Safar and Nawar Adra discuss what has changed in the economy, why generic cafe models are now dangerous, and who is best positioned to grow.
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Part 3 of 5: Lee Safar and Nawar Adra discuss how hospitality shapes risk, why saying no can be strategic, and why branding is one of the most consequential bets in coffee.
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Part 2 of 5: Lee Safar and Nawar Adra discuss how mature operators decide what to grow, what to stop funding, and why business data matters more than ego.
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Part 1 of 5: Lee Safar and Nawar Adra discuss how Stitch Coffee used brand investment, retail strategy, and carefully chosen sites to grow during the coffee crisis.
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Part 5 of 5: Isabela Raposeiras from Coffee Lab Brazil and Lee Safar explore why “specialty coffee” may be failing as a value proposition and who gets to define quality in the global coffee industry.
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Part 4 of 5: Isabela Raposeiras from Coffee Lab Brazil and Lee Safar explore how leadership expectations in coffee businesses have fundamentally changed.
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Part 3 of 5: Isabela Raposeiras from Coffee Lab Brazil and Lee Safar explore what truly matters when leading people in coffee businesses today.
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Part 2 of 5: Isabela Raposeiras from Coffee Lab Brazil and Lee Safar explore whether the coffee industry is still relying on outdated business models and assumptions.
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Part 1 of 5: Isabela Raposeiras from Coffee Lab Brazil and Lee Safar explore what the coffee industry is getting wrong about managing quality coffee businesses.
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Part 5 of 5: In episode 5 of this 5-part series with Jan-Cort Hoban, we explore how coffee businesses can begin running leaner, more sustainable operations in a volatile economy.
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Part 4 of 5: In episode 4 of this 5-part series with Jan-Cort Hoban, we explore why leaner coffee businesses may be better equipped to survive increasing economic and industry pressure.
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Part 3 of 5: In episode 3 of this 5-part series with Jan-Cort Hoban, we explore whether becoming bigger in coffee business is actually worth the cost.
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Part 2 of 5: In episode 2 of this 5-part series with Jan-Cort Hoban, we explore the reality of running a coffee business and why bigger doesn’t always mean better.
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Part 1 of 5: Jan-Cort Hoban joins Lee Safar to explore why people get into coffee businesses, the pull of image and growth, and why running lean may be a smarter path.
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