Join Kelsey and Norbert for today's episode with Miranda Caldwell the founder of Coffee MBA. From her roles as COO and green buyer to her impactful public speaking, including a notable presentation at the Re:co Symposium in 2023, Miranda is a powerhouse of knowledge and innovation. Her work spans strategic planning, product innovation, and marketing, underpinned by a passion for design and architecture, courtesy of her art history background. Leading The Coffee MBA, she provides critical business insights to the coffee sector, emphasizing strategic growth and operational excellence. Learn more ..read more

Today we have a behind the scenes episode about building our latest product, Commerce, which was released in January 2024. Last month, Norbert and Kelsey sat down with Cropsterians Leo Cimoch, who is the Product Manager for Commerce and has extensive work experience in both the hospitality and tech industries, and Cassidy Nova, who is our Inside Sales Manager for Commerce and has had many roles in the coffee industry from learning at his family farm in Colombia to roasting to  being “the eCommerce guy” in his last role. Learn more about Cropster: https://www.cropster.com/solutions/ We're ..read more

In this episode, we chat with Connie Blumhardt, who is the  founder and publisher of the award-winning Roast magazine. Connie has spent over 30 years in magazine publishing and has worked in the coffee industry for the past 25 years. She possesses a wealth of knowledge regarding magazine publishing, marketing, design and photography. On a daily basis, Connie serves 1000’s of roasters creating an amazing bird’s eye view of the roasting community. Learn more about Cropster: https://www.cropster.com/solutions/ We're social! Follow Cropster on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cropster/ F ..read more

This episode we chat with Doug Graf and Liz Bishop from Vintage Coffee. Vintage Coffee provides consulting, training, repair and maintenance, plant design, and start up for coffee roasters of every size. Doug Graf has been in the coffee industry for over three decades in his family business whether it’s roasting coffee or helping fix the machines. Liz's coffee career has including being a barista, trainer, roaster, cafe manager, green coffee buyer, and director of coffee. Liz recently became the first female Loring Smart Roaster Service technician in the world. Learn more about Cropster: https ..read more

Matt Brown, Senior Manager of Coffee Operations from Coffee Bar is joining this month's leading coffee industry podcast to chat about his international career in coffee, building out educational programs in cafes and communities, as well as sustainability programs he's implementing in California and Nevada. Learn more about Cropster: https://www.cropster.com/solutions/ We're social! Follow Cropster on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cropster/ Follow Cropster on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cropster Like Cropster on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/cropster Email us: marke ..read more

Nick Castellano is the Creative Projects Manager at Ally Coffee and is based in Medellín, Colombia. Nick was previously the co-host of the Coffee & Technology podcast and now co-hosts a Spanish podcasts called Cafe Se Escribe En Español. Throughout his 5 years in coffee, he’s managed his own projects, worked as part of the marketing team Cropster, and has visited various origins speaking various topics related to technology and data collection. Aside from coffee, Nick enjoys boxing, golfing, and cycling when he’s not behind his desk or traveling. Learn more about Cropster: https://www.crop ..read more

Felix Teiretzbacher is the 2022 World Coffee Roasting Champion from Vienna, Austria. Felix has grown from a home roaster to a world champion in a matter of years and now finds himself a roasting icon around the world. He’ll tell us the journey he took to become world coffee roasting champion and what his post-championship experience has been like. Learn more about Cropster: https://www.cropster.com/solutions/ We're social! Follow Cropster on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cropster/ Follow Cropster on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cropster Like Cropster on FACEBOOK: https ..read more

Kevin Foley is the owner of Valley to Summit Sustainability, a sustainability consultancy based in California. Kevin is driven to help various businesses create and achieve a sustainability program. Kevin defines what is sustainability, his journey in helping Cropster become a B-Corp certified business, and what’s next for Cropster’s journey as a B-Corp. Learn more about Cropster: https://www.cropster.com/solutions/ We're social! Follow Cropster on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cropster/ Follow Cropster on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cropster Like Cropster on FACEBOOK: h ..read more

Andrea Allen is the Co-founder of Onyx Coffee Lab. She is head of operations for all Onyx cafes and for the roastery. She also holds the title of 2021 U.S. Barista Champion and the runner-up in the 2021 World Barista Champion. In her spare time, she is hanging out with her husband and two daughters, an avid runner, and a barrel-racer. In this episode, we’ll discuss her journey competing, her thoughts on innovations in coffee, and the important role that women play in coffee ..read more

Shelby Williamson is the Head Roaster and Colombian Green Coffee Buyer at Huckleberry Coffee Roasters, the 2019 US Roasting Champion, and a certified Q-Grader. Shelby started roasting about 8 years ago, and hasn't looked back since, falling in-love with the international trade and connection of coffee. We’ll discuss the impact her experience competing has had on her career and her journey to becoming a green coffee buyer. Follow Shelby on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sp_son_of_william/ Learn more about Cropster: https://www.cropster.com/solutions/ We're social! Follow Cropster on IN ..read more