The Coffee Experts Club Podcast
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The Coffee Experts Club Podcast is a leisure podcast hosted by The Collab Team. It has 129 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Welcome to the Coffee Experts Club! If you're anything like us, then you've taken what could have been just a job and appreciated it enough to make it a calling. Coffee is at the center of communities, economies and most people's mornings. Being a coffee professional can allow you to be a stable presence in the lives of many, but it also comes with a lot of hard work and a lot of variables that need to be figured out in order to deliver that perfect cup every day. Aaron, Drew and Ben have over 25 years of combined experience in the coffee industry and they are still helping major coffee brands today with their daily operations and opening of new locations. Come join these experts as they have in depth conversations about: opening new locations, managing people, sourcing products, business strategies and pitfalls and a whole lot more. And when you're ready to make this world your own, let us help you open up YOUR FIRST COFFEE DRIVE THRU! www.myfirstdrivethru.coffee FOLLOW US ON SOCI
leisure ·en ·129 episodes
129. Clean Books, Better Decisions: The Coffee Shop Finance Deep Dive
128. Small Upgrades, Big Returns: Evolving Your Coffee Shop the Right Way
127. How to Survive Slow Seasons in a Coffee Shop
126. Are You Losing Money Without Realizing It?
125. Holding the Line: Managing Employees and Maintaining Standards
124. Building a Coffee Shop Culture That Reduces Turnover
123. Moving Locations Without Losing Customers
122. Grand Openings, Growing Pains, and Hard Lessons in Expansion
121. How Community Partnerships Fuel Coffee Shop Growth
120. A Conversation Worth Revisiting: People, Systems, and Coffee
119. The Metrics That Make Multi-Location Drive Thru's Work
118. How to Create Consistency Across Multiple Coffee Shops
117. What Your Menu Prices Should Actually Be Doing
116. Staying Profitable as Wages and Costs Increase
115. Standing Out in a Crowded Coffee Market with Deal Days
114. When Growth Forces Change: Relocating a Flagship Store
113. Pivot Fast: How Small Coffee Companies Win Against Big Chains
112. How to Keep a Café Stable When You're Not There
111. Making the Holidays Special for Staff and Customers
110. Tis the Season: How Coffee Shops Win the Holidays
109. Revitalizing a Coffee Brand: The Oregon Mountain Story, with Travis Woodrum
108. Growth vs. Local Identity: A Business Dilemma
107. Ground Level - How to Train a New Employee (Without Losing Your Mind!)
106. Plan Now, Win Later: How Coffee Leaders Nail Q4 Annual Planning
105. Promote or Recruit? How to Find Your Next Coffee Shop Manager
104. WhatsApp, Vendors, and the Art of Accountability: Communication that Builds Coffee Shop Success
103. Keeping Your Coffee Shop on Track: The Power of Accountability
102. Beyond the Drive-Thru: Rethinking Coffee Shop Expansion
101. Rolling in Revenue: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Success
100. Pivot Without Panic: Lessons in Resilience for Coffee Entrepreneurs
99. Demotion Done Right: Tough Conversations Every Coffee Leader Must Have
98. The Money Mistakes Most Coffee Owners Make (and How to Avoid Them)
97. The Hometown Hero Playbook for Coffee Shops
96. Delegate to Elevate: Building a Sustainable Coffee Shop Team
95. How to Stop Running Your Coffee Shop Like Your Hair's on Fire!
94. Is Your Profit Walking Out the Back Door? How to Avoid Shrink
93. Conquering Coffee Shop Equipment Challenges
92. How and When to Bring Production In-House to Boost Profits
91. Grand Opening and How They Teach You that You Don't Know Everything
90. Lessons Learned for Your Next Grand Opening
89. How to Help Your Employees See the Future Part 2: Incentives and Plans
88. How to Help Your Employees See the Future
87. Key Vendors - When and How to Replace Them
86. Is There Ever a Good Time to Open a Cafe?
85. The Art and Science Behind Staffing New Coffee Locations
84. Fear and Risk Taking in the Coffee Business
83. Why You Need to Surround Yourself with Smart People
82. The Value of Doing a Climate Check on Your Coffee Business
81. Choosing the Right POS System at the Right Time for Your Coffee Shop
80. Navigating the Different Seasons of Business in Coffee
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