I'M NOT A BARISTA: Voices of the Coffee World

Paola Campana’s story is one of tradition, values, family, and passion. Slipping into the world of coffee by following in her parents’ footsteps, her story takes place along the Napolitan coast of It…

Coffee runs in Juan Angel Welchez’s veins. If anyone was destined to go into the coffee industry, it was him. To him, coffee is more than a drink; it is a connection, a bond. This love of coffee bega…

The first time André Eiermann had his first cup of coffee was during the interview for a Junior Coffee Trader position. 

After the interview, André was convinced that coffee was his destiny. On the hu…

Hello, everyone! My name is Emma Niro and I’m a content writing intern from New Jersey in the United States. I’ve been with I’M NOT A BARISTA since June of 2022, and I am thrilled to be working on su…

Meet Michael Tan, a father, a coffee lover, and a wholesale coffee manager with 14 years of experience under his belt.

Born and bred in Malaysia, he has climbed up and down and up again on the ladder…

Aeropress Regional Competition Finalist of 2021, Rodolfo Barranco, always dreamed of being the one behind the bar preparing coffee. 

Rodolfo @robadgal, now 23 years old, hails from Mexico City and has…

Meet Ömer Faruk Şahin (@Baristanomi), a man who fell in love with coffee after his first sip of Turkish coffee.

At the age of 25, Ömer made the decision to quit his job and pursue his dream of becomin…

Meet Jodie Williams (@jodiealicia), one of Britain’s top talents in the coffee and track industry. Jodie has been a predominant voice in the coffee industry for 6 years, and it all started with a cup…

Meet Agricultural Engineer, Juan Angel Welchez.

Juan grew up with coffee running in his veins; Juan Angel Welchez is a third-generation Honduran coffee farmer. Juan originally got into the coffee indu…

Andrew Jay’s coffee story is a unique one because…well…he couldn’t steam milk to save his life. The world of coffee baffled Andrew. Nothing ever fully clicked until he had his first sip of a V60.

Do y…

Throughout Vivito’s coffee journey, he feels extremely blessed to have had the opportunity to learn and build relationships with many educated and accomplished people from all over the world. 

We are …

I’M NOT A BARISTA is happy to bring back Pack Sompetch Katisomsakul, the owner of the coffee business 50 Milk Street. We were fortunate enough to sit down with Pack after his success with the Coffee …

Lars Aaen Thøgersen is the Chief Innovation and Circular Transformation Officer at Löfbergs, and Head of Communication at Peter Larsen Kaffe. Lars’ primary mission in the coffee industry is to determ…

Meet Michalina (Instagram: @coffee_that_gives_a_puck)!

After fifteen years in the hospitality industry, what can Michalina not do?

From barista to teacher to Youtuber to yoga fanatic, she has done more…

This bucket hat-wearing, art-loving, UAE Brewers Cup champion, Mariam Erin Pinza (@mariam.erin), has brought huge recognition to herself through her outstanding performance in recent coffee competiti…

As you know, I’M NOT A BARISTA was designed to help baristas in need and make a social impact. Well, if it’s a social impact we’re after then we needed an additional way of sharing the voices of thos…

In this episode, we're joined by two of our very own volunteer content writers - Vasileia and Maximillian. If you've been following us for awhile, you must've read one or more of their articles. On t…

How did a sailor, photographer and strategy consultant team up to make a positive impact in the Indian coffee community?

Recently we had a special interview with the three founders of Bhopal Brewing C…

In our latest episode, we had a chance to talk to Morgan Eckroth, the friendly internet barista, the newest 2022 US Barista Champion known by over 7 million combined followers as @morgandrinkscoffee …