Samir Benouar is the Founder Milka Coffee in Sacramento, CA (www.milkacoffee.com). During the Free Coffee Tour we sat in the Milka cafe housed in a historic home in downtown to chat about the businesses namesake, the value of a social space to a community, and balancing a growing busines with a growing family. Thanks for watching and drinking good coffee. Don't forget to tip your baristas!

www.milkacoffee.comCoffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.Follow @roastar on Instagram Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roastBuy us a cup of coffee! https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribeCoffee 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. This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/.*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Roast! West Coast is collaborating with Solana Beach, CA based coffee roaster Marea Coffee to release On The Road Edition, a single-origin Mexico coffee sourced from Finca Muxbal. Find it online at: https://mareacoffee.com/collections/shop/products/roast-west-coast-collabThis is one in a series of small business roaster collabs meant to uplift the community aspect of coffee, promote cooperation among businesses, and offer customers a great daily coffee. On The Road is a collaborative effort between the team at small-batch coffee roaster Marea Coffee and Ryan Woldt, the founder of the Roast! West Coast newsletter and host of the Coffee People and Coffee Smarter podcasts. Marea Coffee has long been a supporter of R! WC's effort to share the stories of the people in the coffee industry. Likewise, Marea's focus on providing high-quality, accessible coffees sourced directly spoke to Woldt's desire to collaborate with brands that look to serve the needs of their community, particularly those who drink coffee outdoors. This coffee was developed to pair perfectly with an early morning dawn patrol checking waves or out of a thermos on top of a mountain or with friends around the campfire.Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.Follow @roastar on Instagram Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roastBuy us a cup of coffee! https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribeCoffee 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. This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/.*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Jillian Quint is the Co-Founder/Owner of Deltina Coffee Roasters (www.deltinacoffeeroasters.com) with locations in Oceano and San Luis Obispo, CA. We sat in the new SLOE cafe near Cal-Poly University for a Coffee People conversation. We chatted about developing a relationship with a community, balancing work and family life, and why they chose the name Deltina. Thanks for watching and drinking good coffee. Don't forget to tip your baristas!Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.Follow @roastar on Instagram Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roastBuy us a cup of coffee! https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribeCoffee 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. This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/.*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Chadwick Harman is the General Manager of Regent Coffee (www.regentcoffee.com) in Los Angeles, CA. He's also a writer, director, and Producer. We a relaxed Coffee People conversation on the bench in front of the Regent Coffee on York BLVD. We covered his coffee origin story, bourbon-barrel cold brew, and why he doesn't feel the need to be a coffee gatekeeper.

Thanks for watching and drinking good coffee. Don't forget to tip your baristas!Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.Follow @roastar on Instagram Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roastBuy us a cup of coffee! https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribeCoffee 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. This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/.*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. While wandering we ran into Phil McKnight, the President of Global Specialty Coffee at Breville Group. He was excited to share the new Baratza Encore Pro grinder.The stepless machine is an upgraded version of their popular Encore grinder and features single does and timed grinding with an intuitive user experience.Find Online: https://www.baratza.com/en-us/product...Coffee People is not sponsored by Baratza and does not receive compensation if you click the baratza.com link above.Our Presenting sponsor is Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.Follow @roastar on Instagram Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: https://relativecoffeeco.com/products... Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com...Buy us a cup of coffee! https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/s...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. This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/.*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features Brigid Shaw, Co-Founder of Orgullo Coffee Company based in Austin, TX. We chat about the company focus on Honduran coffee, relocating from NYC, traffic in Austin, and how she knew that she and her Co-Founder and Husband Marco could work together on a growing side hustle.Find them Online: https://www.orgullocoffee.com/The Orgullo Coffee Company packaging is produced by the Coffee People Podcast's presenting sponsor Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gIsHff.

Follow @roastar on Instagram Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: ⁠https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah ⁠Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: ⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠Buy us a cup of coffee! ⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠Coffee 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. This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to ⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠https://registerme.org/⁠.*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features the passionate Brandon Ivan Pena, Co-Founder and CEO of 787 Coffee. 787 Coffee is a farm in Puerto Rico, cafes and carts in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Puerto Rico, and an effort to create unique caffeinated humans.Find them Online: https://www.787coffee.com/ and @787coffee on Youtube.

The 787 Coffee packaging is produced by the Coffee People Podcast's presenting sponsor Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠.Follow @roastar on Instagram Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase. Buy Now: ⁠https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah ⁠Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: ⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠Buy us a cup of coffee! ⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠Coffee 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. This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to ⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠https://registerme.org/⁠.*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

The Coffee People Podcast traveled to the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Houston, TX to interview coffee pros at the Roastar, Inc booth on the convention floor. Over two days we recorded six episodes of Season 14. This episode features Elizabeth Heller, Co-Founder of Paper Frog Coffee in Connecticut. We chat about her motivation to start a coffee company after a burgeoning career in music therapy, finding a passion for art, and the effort needed to seek sustainable small business options. Also, we meet Clyde the frog.Find them Online: https://paperfrog.coffee/

The Paper Frog Coffee packaging is produced by the Coffee People Podcast's presenting sponsor Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠.

Follow @roastar on Instagram Brands We've Partnered With:*Shop for Yeah, No...Yeah, our collaboration roast with Relative Coffee celebrating a Midwest turn of phrase.

Buy Now: ⁠⁠https://relativecoffeeco.com/products/yeah-no-yeah ⁠⁠Shop for the Simply Good Brewer. We've used ours nearly 1000 times: ⁠⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠⁠

Buy us a cup of coffee! ⁠⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠⁠

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.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivitz Roasting Machines, and Hacea Coffee Source. Head to ⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news.

Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠.*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.