This is the 4th in a 5 part series with Anna Abatzoglou. Anna is the Managing Director and Marketing & Membership Manager at Cup of Excellence. Throughout this series, Anna and Lee explore the theme "Cracking The Code Between The Consumer And Specialty Coffee".
In this 4th episode, Anna and Lee explore the challenges cafe owners and coffee roasting brands have with finding the specialty coffee consumers that would be interested in buying their brand.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5 part series with Anna Abatzoglou. Anna is the Managing Director and Marketing & Membership Manager at Cup of Excellence. Throughout this series, Anna and Lee explore the theme "Cracking The Code Between The Consumer And Specialty Coffee".
In this 3rd episode, Anna, a marketing expert, gives us insight into the different ways to approach understanding the information specialty coffee consumers may and may not want about the coffee they're purchasing.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5 part series with Anna Abatzoglou. Anna is the Managing Director and Marketing & Membership Manager at Cup of Excellence. Throughout this series, Anna and Lee explore the theme "Cracking The Code Between The Consumer And Specialty Coffee".
In this 2nd episode, Anna and Lee explore who the specialty consumer is today and how the different types of consumers in specialty coffee define "specialty coffee".
Read MoreThis is the first in a 5 part series with Anna Abatzoglou. Anna is the Managing Director and Marketing & Membership Manager at Cup of Excellence. Throughout this series, Anna and Lee explore the theme "Cracking The Code Between The Consumer And Specialty Coffee".
In this first episode, Anna helps us understand how the term "Specialty Coffee" could be defined in today's world.
Read MoreThis is the final episode in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".
In this 5th episode of the series, Brian and Lee examine what progress needs to be made in specialty coffee to make it more attractive to consumers over the next decade.
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".
In this 4th episode of the series, Brian gives us insight into what he believes specialty coffee is getting right and where it's failing to meet the consumer and invite them into the specialty coffee experience.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".
In this 3rd episode of the series, Brian, a branding expert unpacks the failures of "specialty coffee" to deliver a clear understanding of what specialty coffee is and isn't to the coffee consumer.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".
In this 2nd episode of the series, Brian helps us navigate what intentional specialty coffee consumers are looking for when they choose coffees.
Read MoreThis is the first in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".
In this first episode of the series, we take a deep dive into the specialty coffee consumer. Brian gives us an insight into how he got introduced to specialty coffee as a consumer and how it took him on a journey down a rabbit hole to become "specialty coffee obsessed".
Read MoreThis is the final episode in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".
In this final episode of the series, Jimmy and Lee unpack the important elements of maintaining a harmonious team in coffee that is happy and fulfilled in their employment while meeting expectations at work.
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".
In this 4th episode of the series, Jimmy unpacks how jobs on the consuming end of the coffee value chain will evolve over the next decade.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".
In this 3rd episode of the series, Jimmy and Lee explore what changes in leadership and management are needed to guide teams and decision-making that can adapt to changing circumstances.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".
In this 2nd episode of the series, Jimmy gives us insight into how a company like Starbucks navigated the challenges of the pandemic.
Read MoreThis is the first in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".
In this first episode of the series, Jimmy runs through the different ways the coffee industry has changed from his perspective on commercial and specialty coffee.
Read MoreThis is the final episode of a 5-part series with Veronica Ponce. Veronica is the president of the Australian chapter of the International Women's Coffee Alliance. The theme of this series is aimed at exploring how we can empower women across the coffee supply chain.
In this final episode of the series, Veronica and Lee explore what a coffee industry looks like without women from the perspective of quality, productivity, and business success.
Read MoreThis is the 4th episode of a 5-part series with Veronica Ponce. Veronica is the president of the Australian chapter of the International Women's Coffee Alliance. The theme of this series is aimed at exploring how we can empower women across the coffee supply chain.
In this 4th episode of the series, Veronica helps us gain clarity on how the coffee industry benefits from having women thrive across the coffee supply chain with a particular focus on how coffee quality is improved because of the focus of women.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd episode of a 5-part series with Veronica Ponce. Veronica is the president of the Australian chapter of the International Women's Coffee Alliance. The theme of this series is aimed at exploring how we can empower women across the coffee supply chain.
In this 3rd episode of the series, Veronica and Lee explore the ways that investment can be made now (and into the future) to empower women across the coffee supply chain and remove barriers to limiting them from growth and success.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd episode of a 5-part series with Veronica Ponce. Veronica is the president of the Australian chapter of the International Women's Coffee Alliance. The theme of this series is aimed at exploring how we can empower women across the coffee supply chain.
In this 2nd episode of the series, Veronica breaks down what challenges women on the consuming end of the coffee supply chain are experiencing and draws comparisons with women at the producing end.
Read MoreThis is the first episode of a 5-part series with Veronica Ponce. Veronica is the president of the Australian chapter of the International Women's Coffee Alliance. The theme of this series is aimed at exploring how we can empower women across the coffee supply chain.
In this first episode of the series, Veronica helps us understand the challenges women in coffee-producing origin countries encounter as they work to increase the opportunities available to them and what barriers they encounter in the process.
Read MoreThis is the final episode of a five-part series with Lee Safar focusing on the opportunities ahead for coffee small business owners, entrepreneurs, and employees during the recession.
In this 5th episode of the podcast, Lee explores why now is a perfect opportunity to identify what you don't know, what you'd like to learn more about, and what asset it will bring to your business and/or career in the coffee industry.
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