Warmth, hospitality, community, kid songs...this episode has it all! Today we get the chat with the founder of Pinhole Coffee, JoEllen Depakakibo! JoEllen's shop, Pinhole Coffee, is an amazing little cafe nestled in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Fransisco. For four years now she has been living her dream of owning a coffee shop that is also conduit and hub for art and community.
We talk about her coming up in coffee, how she decided to open her own place, the challenges of getting started, the values that drive her, how they show hospitality to each other and the customer, hiring, and her advice on how to create a solid community focused business.
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Architect : bcooperative.com
It is often the little things that we allow or that escape our attention that will ruin the specialty experience for our customers in our shops. Today we discuss ways that we create unnecessary roadblocks to customers having a truly great experience in the cafe and what to do about it. We give you a framework to use in rooting out issues and cover some of the main points that are likely hiding in plain sight. When we give these behaviors a pass or let these details slip over time, we end up holding our industry back from being truly effective at the store level in representing specialty coffee well.
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"We got slammed!", "Today was intense!", "It was crazy!" ...If you have ever said this then today's episode is for you. In the cafe we all experience rushes differently based on how well prepared we are. A sudden pop of business or sustained time of having a line out the door can be either the time to shine or to shift into survival mode. A rush is one of the most critical times for your business to make a great and lasting impression. Today we will explore some helpful tips and best practices that will give you more of an opportunity to embrace those times with confidence and crush the rush!
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Episode 2 "Mastering Your Workflow" w/ Ryan Soeder
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I love recommending great books! In this episode we talk about 6 books that I think are critical to your professional development. They cover everything form hospitality, coffee knowledge, operations, management, personal growth, and vocational calling and should be a part of your library. I want to do more episodes like this so keep an eye and ear out for tools focused episodes and a "Round 2 " of books for you to read.
It is my hope that at least one if not all these books have profound impact on your work and life. I know they have in mine.
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What role does delivery of flavor, knowledge, and consistency play in giving your company the depth and soul needed to truly execute on a high level of quality over the long haul? Is specialty coffee scaleable? How do we think and act in order for our businesses to succeed long term?
Great questions that we get answers to and more as we welcome Cosimo Libardo, Managing Director of Toby's Estate Coffee to the show!
Cosimo's role in the industry has been one of leading innovation both in the way we work with coffee and think about it. His expertise in the business of specialty really shines through as we discuss things that are crucial to not only our business success but the success of specialty as a concept in the global market.
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