915 Hassan Almasalmeh: Coffee, Tech, AI, and The Future | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series with Gen Z Coffee Professional and Director of Coffee at Lulu's in Bath, UK, Hassan Almasalmeh. In this series of the podcast, Hassan and Lee explore "The Future of the Coffee Industry From the Perspective of Gen Z" in the hopes of shedding some light on how the upcoming generation of business owners and professionals hope to mold and grow the industry and the coffee supply chain.

Gen Z is the first generation to grow up with technology from birth. In this episode of the series, Hassan gives us insight into what role he believes technology will play in the future of the coffee industry and the cafe experience.

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914 Hassan Almasalmeh: Will Everything Change In Coffee? | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series with Gen Z Coffee Professional and Director of Coffee at Lulu's in Bath, UK, Hassan Almasalmeh. In this series of the podcast, Hassan and Lee explore "The Future of the Coffee Industry From the Perspective of Gen Z" in the hopes of shedding some light on how the upcoming generation of business owners and professionals hope to mold and grow the industry and the coffee supply chain.

In this episode of the series, Lee asks Hassan how he sees the coffee industry changing over the next decade and what the main motivations are for Gen Z as they grow within businesses and the coffee industry.

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913 Hassan Almasalmeh: Gen Z's Perspective on The Coffee Industry | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5 part series with Gen Z Coffee Professional and Director of Coffee at Lulu's in Bath, UK, Hassan Almasalmeh. In this series of the podcast, Hassan and Lee explore "The Future of the Coffee Industry From the Perspective of Gen Z" in the hopes of shedding some light on how the upcoming generation of business owners and professionals hope to mold and grow the industry and the coffee supply chain.

In this first episode of the series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward, Hassan (having asked many Gen Z'ers/Zoomers for their perspectives in prep for the show) shares his perspective on how they perceive the coffee industry as it stands today.

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912 Martin Mayorga: Sustaining Profitability in Coffee | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5 part series with Mayorga Coffee Founder, Martin Mayorga. Martin is a highly successful coffee entrepreneur and mentor in the coffee industry. In this series, Martin and Lee explore the theme "Are Specialty Coffee Businesses Profitable?"

In this final episode of the series, Martin and Lee explore how to achieve sustainable profitability in specialty coffee businesses.

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911 Martin Mayorga: Leadership That Delivers in Coffee Businesses | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5 part series with Mayorga Coffee Founder, Martin Mayorga. Martin is a highly successful coffee entrepreneur and mentor in the coffee industry. In this series, Martin and Lee explore the theme "Are Specialty Coffee Businesses Profitable?"

In this episode of the series, Martin breaks down his leadership style and the importance of demonstrating leadership in business (and the industry) today.

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910 Martin Mayorga: Exposing the Dark Side of Specialty Coffee | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd in a 5 part series with Mayorga Coffee Founder, Martin Mayorga. Martin is a highly successful coffee entrepreneur and mentor in the coffee industry. In this series, Martin and Lee explore the theme "Are Specialty Coffee Businesses Profitable?"

n this episode of the series, Martin, a finance-educated entrepreneur, explains the importance of being financially literate when starting and scaling a coffee business. Further, we explore the darker elements of how financing plays a role in corrupting and monopolizing the supply chain.

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909 Martin Mayorga: Scaling Specialty Coffee And Profitability | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5 part series with Mayorga Coffee Founder, Martin Mayorga. Martin is a highly successful coffee entrepreneur and mentor in the coffee industry. In this series, Martin and Lee explore the theme "Are Specialty Coffee Businesses Profitable?"

In this episode of the series, Martin discussed the challenges of scaling a specialty coffee business as well as the viability of achieving profitability expectations when scaling a specialty coffee business.

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908 Martin Mayorga: Specialty Coffee: Broken Business Models | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5 part series with Mayorga Coffee Founder, Martin Mayorga. Martin is a highly successful coffee entrepreneur and mentor in the coffee industry. In this series, Martin and Lee explore the theme "Are Specialty Coffee Businesses Profitable?"

In this first episode of the series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward, Martin and Lee discuss the business models in specialty coffee with specific reference to businesses in the United States.

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907 Marianella Baez Jost: Successful Direct Trade Coffee | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th of a 5-part series with Costa Rican Coffee Producer, Marianella Baez Jost. Marianella is the co-owner of Café con Amor and a member of The Farmers Project which exports coffee out of Costa Rica into the United States of America. The theme of this series is "The Reality of Direct Trade Coffee From the Perspective of The Coffee Producer"

In this final episode of the series, Marianella gives us insight into what successful direct trade experiences look like for producers.

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906 Marianella Baez Jost: Myths About Coffee Producers | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th of a 5-part series with Costa Rican Coffee Producer, Marianella Baez Jost. Marianella is the co-owner of Café con Amor and a member of The Farmers Project which exports coffee out of Costa Rica into the United States of America. The theme of this series is "The Reality of Direct Trade Coffee From the Perspective of The Coffee Producer"

In this episode of the series, Marianella dispels some myths about coffee producers that are widely circulated at the consumer end of the supply chain.

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905 Marianella Baez Jost: Failures of Direct Trade Coffee | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd of a 5-part series with Costa Rican Coffee Producer, Marianella Baez Jost. Marianella is the co-owner of Café con Amor and a member of The Farmers Project which exports coffee out of Costa Rica into the United States of America. The theme of this series is "The Reality of Direct Trade Coffee From the Perspective of The Coffee Producer"

In this episode of the series, Marianella outlines the failure of direct trade coffee from the perspective of coffee producers.

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904 Marianella Baez Jost: Financial Realities of Direct Trade Coffee For Producers | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd of a 5-part series with Costa Rican Coffee Producer, Marianella Baez Jost. Marianella is the co-owner of Café con Amor and a member of The Farmers Project which exports coffee out of Costa Rica into the United States of America. The theme of this series is "The Reality of Direct Trade Coffee From the Perspective of The Coffee Producer"

In this episode of the series we explore the financial reality of direct trade for coffee producers. (Please note this is further explored in the final episode of the series)

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903 Marianella Baez Jost: Defining Direct Trade Coffee | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first of a 5-part series with Costa Rican Coffee Producer, Marianella Baez Jost. Marianella is the co-owner of Café con Amor and a member of The Farmers Project which exports coffee out of Costa Rica into the United States of America. The theme of this series is "The Reality of Direct Trade Coffee From the Perspective of The Coffee Producer"

In this first episode of our series with Marianella on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward, we deep dive into what "Direct Trade Coffee" means.

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902 Rana Hassanieh: Coffee Professionals in Lebanon | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th of a 5-part series with Lebanese coffee professional and cafe owner Rana Hassanieh. Rana is the co-founder of Edda Arabica Coffee in Beruit, Lebanon, certified SCA AST, certified Q Grader, and the Founder of Barista Hustle Arabic. In this series, Rana breaks down what it's been like running a cafe in an environment of hyperinflation.

In this final episode of the series, Rana gives us insight into the specialty coffee professional in Lebanon and how opportunities are presenting themselves as the industry gains momentum.

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901 Rana Hassanieh: Coffee Consumers in Lebanon | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th of a 5-part series with Lebanese coffee professional and cafe owner Rana Hassanieh. Rana is the co-founder of Edda Arabica Coffee in Beruit, Lebanon, certified SCA AST, certified Q Grader, and the Founder of Barista Hustle Arabic. In this series, Rana breaks down what it's been like running a cafe in an environment of hyperinflation.

In this episode of our series, we explore the coffee consumer in Lebanon and their relationship with specialty coffee.

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900 Rana Hassanieh: Lebanese Specialty Coffee Industry | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd of a 5-part series with Lebanese coffee professional and cafe owner Rana Hassanieh. Rana is the co-founder of Edda Arabica Coffee in Beruit, Lebanon, certified SCA AST, certified Q Grader, and the Founder of Barista Hustle Arabic. In this series, Rana breaks down what it's been like running a cafe in an environment of hyperinflation.

In this episode of our series, Rana takes us through the landscape of specialty coffee as an industry in Lebanon.

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#899 Rana Hassanieh: Cafes Surviving Hyperinflation | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd of a 5-part series with Lebanese coffee professional and cafe owner Rana Hassanieh. Rana is the co-founder of Edda Arabica Coffee in Beruit, Lebanon, certified SCA AST, certified Q Grader, and the Founder of Barista Hustle Arabic. In this series, Rana breaks down what it's been like running a cafe in an environment of hyperinflation.

In this episode of our series, Rana helps us understand the challenges of surviving as a business in a hyperinflationary environment as well as the other ongoing crisis' in Lebanon causing chaos for business owners.

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#898 Rana Hassanieh: Hyperinflation in Lebanon’s Coffee Industry | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first of a 5-part series with Lebanese coffee professional and cafe owner Rana Hassanieh. Rana is the co-founder of Edda Arabica Coffee in Beruit, Lebanon, certified SCA AST, certified Q Grader, and the Founder of Barista Hustle Arabic. In this series, Rana breaks down what it's been like running a cafe in an environment of hyperinflation.

In this first episode of our series with Rana on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward, we explore the impacts of hyperinflation on the coffee value chain in Lebanon.

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#897 [ENCORE] Lena Parker: Becoming Energy Secure in Coffee | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the final episode in a 5-part series with Lena Parker (Lee's twin sister) joining the podcast for the first time to discuss her expertise, energy security, transition, emissions, transfer, and sustainability in the coffee industry.

In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, the final episode of the series, Lena takes us through 3 steps business owners will need to consider in their initial path to energy security.

Connect with Lena here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenaparker/

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#896 [ENCORE] Lena Parker: Energy Transition and Coffee | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series with Lena Parker (Lee's twin sister) joining the podcast for the first time to discuss her expertise, energy security, transition, emissions, transfer, and sustainability in the coffee industry.

In this episode of the series, we unpack the importance of understanding the process the coffee industry will need to embark on to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy "behind the meter".

Connect with Lena here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenaparker/

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