Dec 15, 2021

Patterson and Yeo talk about the Kore Directive, the Singapore coffee community, and so much more. "Since last year, I got so much more comfortable with discussing the uncomfortable with people," Yeo tells Patterson. "I'm always the girl with anti-racism in her bio and talking about it all the time. Since being back...

Nov 1, 2021

Cydni Patterson interviews Thurmond Buckelew. Buckelew is the coffee educator and head trainer at Carrboro Coffee Roasters in Carrboro, North Carolina.

Patterson and Buckelew discuss coffee training, leadership, and management. “Being aware of our impact, on our origin partners, our coffee community as a whole, our...

Sep 21, 2021

In this episode, Patterson interviews Jake King of Atlanta, Georgia. Jake King is the co-founder of GYST Coffee Training, manager at PERC coffee in Atlanta, a competition-level barista, Sprudge Twenty honoree, and Glitter Cat alum. Patterson and King talk about how Atlanta's coffee scene is anchored in craft,...

Jan 20, 2021

Cyndi Patterson interviews Joseph Gonzales, co-founder of Espresso State of Mind in New York City. 

"I am so honored to have been able to chat with a leader in one of the most expansive coffee communities in the world, New York City," says Patterson, "with a little under 5,000 shops serving around eight million people,...

Nov 25, 2020

In this episode, Patterson takes us to San Francisco and interviews Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters co-founder and TikTok viral sensation Nick Cho.

This episode is sponsored by Seattle Coffee Gear.