Solai Coffee - Peter Kuria

Welcome back to The Tiberius Show, where we explore cool jobs and amazing stories from people changing the world! Today’s guest is Peter Kuria — a farmer, technologist, entrepreneur, and the CEO of Solai Coffee, a vertically-integrated, farmer-owned coffee company from Kenya. Peter shares how he grew up on a coffee farm, how he became a computer scientist, and how he now uses technology, leadership, community impact, and farmer empowerment to build a global brand. What We Talk About• What a farmer-owned coffee company does • How Peter grew up around coffee plants • How computer science and coffee connect • What “ethical,” “sustainable,” and “traceable” really mean • Why Kenyan coffee is famous worldwide • How long it takes coffee to go from plant to cup • Running a business in two countries • What success looks like for farmers & families • Why math and communication matter in entrepreneurship • How coffee connects people and communities • How AI can help farmers • Leadership lessons, mistakes, and big life moments • Peter’s story about hiding in the coffee farm as a kid! • Why he believes he imports “stories,” not just coffeeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tiberius-show--3352195/support.