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...

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.

Sep 21, 2020

In this episode, Cydni Patterson takes us to Indianapolis and interviews Gya Torres of Foundation Coffee Company to talk about their work fighting food insecurity in their community.

"Foundation coffee is partnered with the Patachou Foundation," Patterson explains, "and they serve delicious coffee while...

Aug 5, 2020

Patterson takes us to the Raleigh-Durham region of North Carolina. There she interviews Areli Barrera de Grodski, founder of Little Waves Coffee Roasters and Cocoa Cinnamon along with Black & White Coffee Roasters founders Lem Butler and Kyle Ramage. “I believe each specialty coffee scene extracts energy and takes on...