G. Dennis Garsinii and Shane Himmelman are the founders of the West African Farmers Initiative (WAFI). They're primarily based in Los Angeles, CA, but East Coast and International operations are forthcoming. The business partners have a mission to draw attention to the farmers of West Africa.
Find online: @westafricanfarmersinitiative • https://www.waficoffee.shop/
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Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
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Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast.
Another podcast we love: Filter Stories with James Harper!
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
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Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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Apr 30
33 min
Ricardo Lopez is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bellwether Coffee in Berkley, CA. Bellwether recently launched a new countertop edition of their electric, ventless coffee roaster. They also offer roast management software and operate a green coffee marketplace.
Find online: www.bellwethercoffee.com • @bellwether
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Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe or buy us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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Apr 23
49 min
David Foster is the Co-Founder of Kiln Coffee Bar in Grand Junction, CO. He recently published his first children's book with co-author Meghan Foster and illustrator Ben Haver.
Find online: BUY Jett Goes To Work With Dad on Kiln Coffee's website.
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe or buy us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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Apr 11
29 min
Heather Kelly and Miranda Caldwell are the duo behind The Coffee MBA and The Coffee MBA Collective with aims of increasing business education and providing business and creative services in the coffee industry. They join Coffee People host Ryan Woldt to discuss their foray in coffee, managing a transatlantic partnership, and why there is a need for more business education in the coffee industry. Look for the team at the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Chicago in early April.
Find online: www.thecoffeemba.co • @thecoffeemba
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe or buy us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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Apr 4
49 min
Inspired by Roastar's Are you going? inquiry, Coffee People host Ryan Woldt heads to New York City for Coffeefest, where he reconnects with the city after 10 years on the West Coast.
Find online: www.roastwestcoast.com
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe or buy us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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Mar 28
23 min
Brandon Seabrook Nelson is an artist and the Head Roaster at Bridge City Coffee. BCB was announced as Roast magazine's 2024 Micro Roaster of the Year and is based in Greenville, South Carolina. He joins Coffee People host Ryan Woldt to discuss his coffee origin story, art, music, and so much more.
Find online: bridgecity.coffee • @bridgecitycoffee • @seabrookartist84
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe or buy us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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Mar 21
49 min
James Harper is the human and voice behind Filter Stories podcast. Based in Berlin, Germany, James takes narrative deep-dives into the history, science, and culture of coffee. He joins Coffee People host Ryan Woldt to discuss his coffee origin story and how creating Filter Stories can change your coffee drinking (and appreciating) experience.
Find online: Filter Stories online • @filterstoriespodcast
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe or buy us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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Mar 11
52 min
Host Ryan Woldt is back for another year of coffee exploration, education, and adventure. Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe or buy us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Coffee, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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Jan 4
9 min
Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman are the founders of Sprudge and authors of the new book But First, Coffee. They join host Ryan Woldt to share their coffee journey, including the origins of Sprudge, why their partnership works, and how the new book teaches us how to use the great coffee beans we find at local roasters.
Find online: But First, Coffee • Sprudge.com • @sprudge
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe or buy us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Coffee, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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Dec 14, 2023
57 min
Noah Vernick is the Co-founder, Roaster, and Operator of the mobile pop-up cafe and roaster Anomaly Coffee Company in Long Beach, CA. He joins host Ryan Woldt to share his coffee journey.
Find online: www.anomalycoffeeco.com • @anomaly.coffee.co
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast:
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter at https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe or buy us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Coffee, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
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Dec 7, 2023
55 min
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