Giuseppe Trovato Export Manager Zicaffe’ Spa Marsala, Italy What other coffee jobs have you had? Zicaffe’ is the one and only. What’s your favorite part about working in coffee? Challenges: Letting the world know about […]
Kim Thompson Founder/Managing Director Raw Coffee Company Dubai, United Arab Emirates What other coffee jobs have you had? Previously a Nurse in New Zealand, Diploma in Alternative medicine, mother of three daughters, ran a café […]
If there’s anything that Japanese barista phenom Hiroshi Sawada might be better at than latte art, it’s style and branding. The owner of Streamer Coffee in Tokyo, which are among the hippest specialty coffee cafes […]
James Klapp Barista La Colombe Coffee Philadelphia, Pennsylvania What other coffee jobs have you had? I had never worked in coffee before Ultimo [his employer before La Colombe] besides my involvement in a roaster-retailer concept […]
An article we feature in the current issue of Barista Magazine (February+March 2014) called “Own Your Own: Baristas Turned Café Owners” has resulted in some of the best and most numerous letters to the editor […]
Joe Speicher Founder Ground to Grounds San Francisco, California What other coffee jobs have you had? I’ve had very little experience in the coffee industry here in the United States. In 2007, I worked […]
I’m lucky enough to be in beautiful Paris, France, right now attending the French Coffee Championships. In between watching the talented baristas taking part in the French Barista Championship, Latte Art Championship, Coffee in Good […]
Davide Cobelli Coffee Trainer & Consultant Italy and abroad What other coffee jobs have you had? I was a coffee shop owner from 2005 to 2008 in Verona. From 2009 to 2012, I was Head […]
If you’re anywhere near New York City, we suggest you drop what you’re doing and head over to the Javits Center in New York City to catch Coffee Fest, the best show for indie retailers […]
Patrick Burns Owner Palace Coffee Company Canyon and Amarillo, Texas What other coffee jobs have you had? Well, you have to start somewhere and my somewhere was odd. My first job in coffee was […]
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