Coffee is ME - Start Your Coffee Business

In this episode of the Coffee is Me podcast, Valerian interviews Mabel and Ming from Moonwake Coffee. They discuss their first sip of coffee, their professions, and why they decided to start a coffee…

In the bustling world of specialty coffee, where the beans tell stories and the aromas transport you to distant lands, one brand has been quietly brewing a storm, not just in a cup, but in the entrep…

In this episode, we chat with Erich Joiner, founder of goodboybob coffee in Los Angeles, California. GBB has gained a reputation for sourcing the world's best coffees, including top lots from Cup of …

How and why did Hiver start Chromatic coffee? His origin story is really inspiring. So many people say “this is what I want to do,” but what are you ready to give up? Would you give up your comforts,…

Talking with former student of mine Sebastian Ramirez about his tips for new coffee shop entrepreneurs. 

Cafetal Coffee is a Specialty Coffee shop located near ASU in Tempe, Arizona. offering coffee …

Come explore the specialty coffee scene in India with us and Rahul Reddy. Rahul is the founder of Subko Coffee Roasters, a revolutionary coffee concept that sources the best lots from local farmers f…

In this episode we talk with Eddie Alaniz about his brand Coffee Conspiracy. 

Eddie's brand is a lockdown businesses. While most cafes had to be closed, Eddie offered single origin cold brew to the b…

In December, we held the Roasting Lab PRO Course, where future coffee entrepreneurs study efficient ways of roasting, developing products, packaging and branding, understanding sales channels, not to…

In this episode, Daniel Streetman explains how you can start a coffee roasting business with minimal investment.

After Daniel was laid off during the pandemic, he and his wife Ella looked deep into t…

In this show, I interview Gleason Jones from Opelika, Alabama and founder of Minimalist Coffee. Minimalist Coffee is the brand new venture of this 25-year-old entrepreneurial gentleman, addressing th…

For this episode we asked you, our listeners, to send us questions - and to plug your business.

You sent thought provoking questions which challenged us -- Valerian and Marcus to think outside the b…

Anya and Matt are prime examples of the American dream: they had a dream and they invested all their time, money, and energy to make it a reality. The result has enriched  the L.A. coffee culture and…

In this podcast I interviewed Darren Spicer of Clutch Coffee Bar, a fast-growing coffee drive-through chain.

Drive-throughs are a bit foreign to me. I've never used one and personally I consume coffe…

Last year my business partner William Murad and I offered our coffee roasting company, Unleashed Coffee, for sale over this podcast. You know me by now, I live for experiments like this. I was curiou…

In this podcast I welcome back Marcus Young from Boot Coffee.

This is an episode where we discuss the most common questions we get from our consulting clients. No, you do not have to pay a dime for t…

In this podcast I talked with Lee Pike from the International Women's Coffee Alliance, about the role of women in the industry and what the IWCA does to help improve the life of women coffee producer…

I met Frankie at one of the Q Grader courses at Boot Coffee.  She was 12 and taking part in cupping with us.

In this episode I am talking with Frankie Volkema about her brand, Joven Coffee. Frankie's…