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Cat & Cloud Podcast — 449 episodes
From Soil to Service Part 1: Inside the World of Green Coffee - Ep# 449
EBuild a Café - Ep# 448
EThe World of Coffee 2026: Observations, Stories, and Lots of Love for the Community of Coffee - Ep #447
ECoffee and a Danish Barista Champion, Christopher Hoff - Ep# 446
ETaking Care of the Pack with Leah Wolff in HR - Ep #445
EWhat We Think Matters vs. What Actually Matters w/ Chris and Casey - Ep# 444
ECoffee Futures Fund: Community and Support for Emerging Coffee Shop Owners - Ep# 443
EMonday Morning Coffee Industry Check-in - Ep #442
EFinding Joy in Every Season of Work: Part II - Ep# 441
EFinding Joy in Every Season of Work: Part I - Ep # 440
EOn-Stage, Off-Stage: Why Owners Stand in Line (And Other Hospitality Go’s & No-Go’s) - Ep# 439
ESpecialty Coffee Ambassador: Meeting Guests Where They Are - Ep# 438
EThe Evolution of Leadership - From Barista to Business Owner - Ep#437
EWhat Matters Most When Opening a Coffee Shop - Ep #436
EScaling Excellence Without Losing the Soul of Your Company
EBelief Beats Compliance: Getting Team Buy-in on New Systems
EGet Away From It All – How putting things down and stepping away can help
EMore Than One Way to Help – Different ways to assist those around you
EMarc with a C – Helping our partners do what's right for them
EServing the Room – Hospitality in high-traffic environments
ECare Over Perfection – The balance between craft and hospitality
ECulture in Practice – The everyday actions that make things happen
EForward Thinking – Making the future easy to manage
EThe People Puzzle – Understanding your team in a new way
EDefining Your Identity – branding in specialty coffee
EPassionate Experience – How obsession and passion shape creative work
ECore Value – What is at the heart of your decision
ESubstance over style – the hierarchy of branding in a cafe
EReap what you sow – Investing in your team is never a money loss
ECraft & Automation – Mahlkönig’s tools that empower baristas and not replace them
ENine Years Down – keeping things interesting after years of growth
ECrafting A Class – Working to take our coffee education to the next level
EBevel Coffee - Connections and community
EPrice of Fame – Do famous coffees help the rest of the industry
EPM the Show – How maintaining your space improves everything
EPressure Makes Diamonds – Nick Terzulli's journey into making incredible things
EShoulders of Giants – How learning from others helps you grow
EPhilz Venture Cap – What happens when money takes over
EA Monday Morning – Just chatting in the office
EThe Sweetness Spectrum – Tasting coffee is complex
EDo As You Say – Making the promise match the experience
ECOE Auction Extravaganza – Bidding, Bets, and a busy morning in the roastery
EWhat Is It Good For – When is a certification required or just extra.
EGuest Who – Chatting with Benjamin Richardson
EJust Say No – Telling guests what they don't want to hear
EQuestions Quick Fire – So much info in not a lot of time
EIdentifying What You Want – Growing your beliefs as your company grows
ESource – Audience Q&A from 2025 SCA Expo
ESource – A green buying panel from 2025 SCA Expo
ERoad to Owner – Chucks journey to help start Cat & Cloud
EWhat to Sell When You're Selling – How to think about wholesale
ESpaces Make Places – Chatting about how a space looks and why it draws people in
EEyes On the Prize – How showing up today helps you tomorrow
EIt's Not So Black and White – Big money in small business
EThe Guests That Arn't Your Guest – Showing hospitality to everyone you encounter
EIt's not you, It's Me – How changing consumer habits will save the economy
EAutomation of Craft – How much automation is too much
EIn the Business of Experiences – A legacy can be anything as long as it’s memorable.
EDo Unto Others – Giving amazing service based on your own experience
EAttention to Intention – Putting your focus on where it matters most
EThe Biggest Financial Impacts – Tips for having a business model that works
EDo it Now – When is the right time to start your own thing
ETraining to Taste - Giving the tools to experience coffee
EThe C Market – Where coffee prices come from
EDo Then Tell – How actions are more important than promises
EQuestions About Culture
EThe Seven Steps - Ushering guests into the rest of their day
EHierarchy of Competency – Knowing that you don't know
EPour Overs – A helpful overview
ECafe Finances – Tips for running a business that has healthy growth.
EFinding the Fire – Keeping the spark going when your role changes as things grow
EJorge Madrigal | Origin and expertise
EFoundational Knowledge – A great place to start when starting something new
EDulce Venancio | Green Coffee Team Lead
EKeeping the Outcome Front of Mind – Helping you do your work no matter how removed you are
EThe Best for the Guest – What goes into the experiences you create
EBusiness or Pleasure - How personal goals mix with your business
EDo It for the Passion - Your work is more than the money
EShow It - Doing what you believe not just being flashy
ELearning From Others - Insights from industry history
EControl the Environment - Setting your business apart and being intentional from end to end
EMake Your Dreams Come True - Seizing the opportunities you have to create something special
EHistory & Impact - Where Cat & Cloud came from and the impact it has had
EThe Best Friends Club - Coffee doing good
EWhat Drives Your Team - Things that inspire and drive people with every day actions
EHaving the Courage to Do - How anyone can make an extraordinary experience
ECafes Impacting a Community - How a small space can make a big impact
EHospitality Refresher Part 2 - The small things make a big difference
EHospitality Refresher Part 1 - Reviewing the fundamentals of caring for your guest
ECompetition Influence - How competing has impacted specialty coffee
EBusiness Cents - Thinking about the finances of your business
ELessons Learned - The importance of company culture as you grow
ECharles Babinski - The perspective from nine years ago
ELearning From Others - How outside industries give your perspective and help your growth
EGiving Ownership - How empowering team members can make everything improve
EHow Do You Rank - Comparing your work with others in the industry.
EYou Are More Than Your Work - Having hobbies gives perspective
ECommunicating Your Needs - How expressing your desires leads to growth
ERoasting Development - How much flavor is from roasting the coffee
EManaging vs. Leading - Fostering creative thinking in your team
ECat & Cloud x Valor Coffee - Burn Out, Human Dignity, Tacos & Dunking
ECost and Value - What goes into what you pay
EConversation with Beeline
EMaking an Impact - How your guest are left feeling
EMail Bag
ESCA Retrospective - The Hot Goss'
EProgressing Your Career - The mindset for how to move forward
EImportance of communication - Clearly expressing yourself in order to do things better
ECoffee Processing - Are exotic processing methods good or hype
EConversation with Kent Bakke
EConnecting the Dots - How experience and practice come together
ELearning by Doing - Allowing yourself the room to grow
EHopes and Dreams
EDoing The Right Thing - Being true to yourself for your guests and producers
EGaining Perspective - How getting away can help you see things differently
EFostering Leadership - Giving your team what they need to grow
EInvesting In Your Growth - How community and mentorship help you achieve goals.
EYour Work Matters - The Importance of Confidence
EScoring Yourself - The Importance of Guest Feedback
ETransitional Energy
ESay It Without Saying It
EQuestions and Answers
ESolve For X
EAutomagic
EVisualize The Win
EWhy Do You Work Here?
ESomething To Someone – A Conversation with Steven Monti
EPutting In The Work
EGet Out There
ERoses Are Red, Bottles Are Blue
EComfy Like Kobe
EI'm A People Person
ETaste of Victory
EThis Is The Way
EA Matter of Perspective
EThe Lost Coffee of South Sudan
EPartner Program
EPath Of Least Resistance
EGold Star Experience
EWaystar Royco
ESpark It Up
EThe Enemy of My Enemy is Me
EMichelangelo Was A Hot Boy
EThe Seven
EImpact
EGone Fishing
EPut Me In Coach
EFrom Hondo With Love
EAgree To Disagree
EBehind The Curtain
ENot Just A Chapek
EA Mental Warmup
EPush the Boundaries
EDiamond Dogs
EStep and Repeat
EFeedback Loop
EInside & Out
ERespect the Priority
EMaximum Effort
EF is for Family
EThe Culture Bus
EThe Hike - A short Story About Connection
ETrust the Process
EThink Outside the Bunn
EYour Work is Art
ECoffee is a Catalyst
EBuilt For Forever
EFully Committed
EComing Back Soon
ECreating with Empathy
ELife Is What You Make It
EVery Rich and Very Sad
ECreating Is Life
EThe Spice of Life
EYou Can Still Surprise Yourself
EThe Tip Reflects The Work
EGetting By With My Friends
EKaila Hattis Pt 2
EKaila Hattis Pt 1
ENick Hart Pt 2
ENick Hart Pt 1
EA Bunch of Dudes Throwing Fits
EWhat's the Why again?
EShow-up
EYou Get What You Pay For
EGraded On A Curve
EA Good Place To Start
EMaybe They're Born With It Maybe It's A Kirkland Thing
EHospitality Part 2
EHospitality Part 1
EWhat Do You Even Do?
ETwo People and a Day
ESustainability?
ELeaders Gotta Lead
EStoke My Fire
EThat's Not My Bag, Baby.
EWhat Else Could You Do?
EI'm Not Crying You're Crying
EOr, You Could Do Better.
EThe Chuck
EPeep Behind The Curtain
ELearn By Doing
ECalibrate The Brand
EThe Mission.
EQ&A, Part 2 | Capital YOU
EQ&A, Part 1 | Get to the Hopper!
EOwning Your Gifts
EOf Origin and Empathy
EBrewing at Home: It's All Just Fun
EArtpresso Design | Creating with Empathy & Designing Baca's Dream Tamper
EBarista Competition Innovations: Constraints That Inspire Creativity
EExtreme Power Ballers
E4PM In The Afternoon
ECoffee: By and for the Black Community | Cxffeeblack
EThrough Thick and Thin | The Best Friends Club Initiative
EWildfire Updates + Coffee for Everyone
EIt's Been A Minute
ECommunity & Hope | Culture Coffee Bar
EFrom Ristretto to S.O. Espresso
ECommunity as a Catalyst
ECommunicating What You Believe
EIN-Q — Transforming Pain Into Growth. Inquire Within
ETime For Friends: Transcending Status
EProcessing Loss
EBig Picture Refocus
EBut Mostly, Star Wars.
ELive at The Crown | A Challenging Year, Owning Mistakes, Empathy For Everyone
ECreating Space For Connection
EWhat Motivates Your Team?
EInteractive Spaces & Connecting to Culture
EMaking The Waves That Matter
EDefine Your Own Success
EAre We Going Too Far?
EDealing with Disappointment
EAre You A Good Boss?
EFair and Square | Oxymoron?
EWhy Americans Are Idiots With Money
ECoffee & Alcohol | "Rally Like A Grownup."
EWhere Is Your Money Going?
ENick Vargas | Artist Talk
EWhat Sucks About Your Job?
EWhy So Serious?
EAlex Banayan Is Back | The Third Door World Tour
EBe A Show Off | Basketball Camp Part 1
EThe San Franciscan Roaster Co. | Bill Kennedy
EHigh Brow Coffee + Tea | Wholesale Partner Special!
EHow Will A Barista Earn A Living Wage?
EShow Up, Feel Better. | Q & A
ELetting Your Guard Down
EPartner Forum Planning And Tips for Interviewers
EMore Alike Than Different
EThese Are My Favorite Podcasts
ECaveman Coffee | Choose Yourself
EBeing Sued By Caterpillar Inc.
ENavigating Business Relationships
EJonathan Raymond of Refound | Good Authority | Professional or Personal Growth - Why Choose?
EYou Are Your Most Valuable Asset | Chris Baca + Jared Truby
EGuy Kawasaki | Wise Guy - Thinking For Yourself & Finding Common Ground
EAlex Banayan | The Third Door | Rethink What Is Possible
EJeff Newton | Americano Mondays | Tips for Pursuing a Creative Career
EMatt D'Avella | The Worst Thing You Can Do Is Nothing
EFire Academy to Coffee Director | Life Lessons from Big Jay of Hawthorn Coffee
ECoffee Is Not The Most Interesting Thing About You | Julia Mayer of Dune Coffee Roasters
EWhat Is Relationship Coffee? | Truby Origin Trip Takeaways
ETime Management Tips + The Cultural Cost of Employee Turn Over | Q&A Pt. 2
EStorytelling Tips + Barista Competitions | Q&A Pt. 1
EHow to Ask Busy People for Advice
EHow to Pitch an Idea to Your Boss
ESorry Dave Asprey
EThe Lonely Life | Taking Risks + Owner Mental Health
EReezy Resells | Food Stamps To Freedom
ELeaders Are Readers
EGeneration Whatever | Final Riffs of 2018
EOwner Communication | Owner Offsite, Planning for 2019
ECommunicating With Your Boss | 2018 Sprudgies
EThe Power of "No." | Dichotomies in Leadership
EJames Hoffmann - Square Mile Coffee | Equitable Green Buying, Tipping, Wholesale Coffee, Buyouts.
ELeadership - Not Always What You Think
EAll About Espresso Machines
EEnthusiasm + Energy: Destroy It Or Redirect It.
E11th Hour Coffee | Finding Magic In The Ordinary
EIt Doesn't Have To Be Crazy At Work
EAll About Pour Over Coffee
EThere's Levels To This S**t | Skynet vs. John Connor
EThank You For Being A Friend | 2 Years Strong
EResponsible Green Coffee Buying | C Market, Fair Trade, Differentials, Oh My!
EEvan Morris, Calavera Coffee: From Dreams To Reality
EApologies, Off-Sites, Metrics of Success
EI'm Done With This Beanie
EWhat Makes A Business Special? | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
EFeedback: Not Just For Your Microphone | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
EHotline Bling: Theft, Violence, and Music | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
EWe're Tired, We're Sorry: A Wholesale Story
ETaking Care Of Yourself Is Part Of The Job | Joel Kronenberg - Provision Coffee
EKat Melheim | Coffee People Zine
EGet Money Get Paid | How Much Money Should I Be Making?
EThe Disney Dilemma | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
EHow Do You Spend Your Money? | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
ENick McPherson, Juno Coffee Roasters | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
E6 Week Project Cycle | Get Stuff Done, Basecamp Style
EValor Coffee | Excellence & Empathy
ECreating Sustainable Careers In Coffee | Chuck's SCA Expo Talk Broken Down
EMy First SCA Expo Experience w/ Avocado Allie + Matthew Ryan
EBrant Curtis Of Wilbur Curtis (Imagine That)
EPre SCA Edition: Breaking Into New Cultures, Imposter Syndrome, Not Being A Jerk
EDirect Trade, Coffee Marketing | Employee/Farmer Disconnect
EBeing An Assistant To Discovery - Educational Preparation And Execution With Mckenzie Laird
ENoah Namowicz - Cafe Imports | Being Of Service
EDana Andrews - Coffee Trader, InterAmerican Coffee | Green Coffee Magic | Technical Difficulties
EGrace Lee | Specialty Coffee Superhero Origin Story
ENicely + Derek G Taylor - Menotti's Coffee Stop
EOnline Courtesy | Magical Business Forum Moments
EOn A Floor In A Room | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
EGross Profit Per Labor Dollar - How Can Baristas Earn More Money? | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
EStarting Your Coffee Career? | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
EHow Old Is Too Old?
EHappy New Year! | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
ETurtle Talk. It's (Almost) Christmas. | Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast
EA Journey Through Wholesale With Alex Marse aka @marsemallow
EIs Geisha / Gesha Worth The Money + What's The Deal With Cash Flow?
ETitles Are The Worst And Baca Thinks Baristas Suck
EThe Not So Special Thanksgiving Special
EWall Street Journal Says Coffee Market Is Saturated - We Say No.
ESteeped Coffee - Now You Can Dunk More Than Just Donuts | Sorry For The Reverb Folks
EWho Influenced Us Early On? | Light The Coffee Spark
ECongratulations Jonathan and Samantha! | No Fresh Underwear
ENew York Coffee Festival Recap | Q&A Friday!
EMaria Cleaveland - Hospitality : Coffee : Innovation
ETovara Salley + Talya Strader = Winning | National Coffee Day Podcast!
EAre Secrets Really Worth Keeping?
EFinding Your Sweet Spot
ESeed to Cup? Something's Missing.
EWhatever Man, We Just Want To Be Popular
EAll We Have Is Our Integrity | Breville Coffee Thinkers Summit, Diversifying Your Skill Set
EWhy Is My Boss So Lazy? Moving Away From The Bar | Self Imposed Guilt
EGot Money? | Q&A
EInternal Promotion | Finding The Right Fit, Discovering Hidden Talents, Encouragement
EExternal Education, Is It Worth It?
EKevin Tudball - Designing For Coffee And So Much More
ERoast Ride Along Minisode! Coffee Roasting + Talking = Fun
EMultiroaster? Building a Wholesale Program on Solid Ground
EWhat’s The Deal With Orientation?
EJared Truby Birthday Special!
EConverting Consumers To Specialty Pt. 1 | Baca's SCA Expo Presentation
ECreating & Sustaining an Engaging Culture pt 2.
ECreating & Sustaining an Engaging Culture pt.1
EWe Just Keep On, Keepin On
ETaylor Gresham - Evocation Coffee
EWe Blew It...
ESCAA Then and SCA Now
ET & T Music Factory - the Bureau Collective
EMcDonalds Came Hot
EDedication, Motivation, Activation
EOur Brains Hurt
EModifying Techs for Different Drinks & Hard Guests
ENo Pedestal for Baristas
EWhy $20 and External Education
EWhen did we know?
Elive @ LA Marzocco
EHigh, Low & Give it Away?
ETips, Sharing, La Croix, Service Intentions
EAnne Nylander & Sprudgies
ELiz Chaiamericano
EScott Rao of Light
EThanksgiving, Sprudge Article
EHawthorn Coffee, San Diego
E1st, 2nd, 3rd Waves
EBTC By the Cup, Etc.
EHoppers, Grind Settings, Reducing Waste
EService, Authenticity, Failure, The Flu
EHonduran Coffee Producer Benjamin Paz
ESoft Open? Sure.
EHow do we benefit? Dial in?
EFrench Press is Tight, 2nd wave isn't bad either
EJasper Wilde of Ritual Roasters
ETraining, Wholesale & a New Market
EThe World Famous Jen Apodaca
ERoasting Approach, Location Approach, Final Approach...
ESlate, Liberty Bar, Co-Ops, Brandon Paul Weaver
EAge? Gesha? Lots of Chatter.
EManage That Time
ECold Brew? Bourdain? Ok...
ECasual Q & A (semi short)
ETonx Pt 2. Man, Myth, Legend, Locol
ETonx, Man, Myth, Legend. Pt. 1
ESocial Media & Authenticity
EDeaton Pigot-Take Flight Coffee
EInterviews without Values are Poop to Us
EHappy Birthday 1&1 + Q&A
ETV's Trevor Corlett
ESurvey Review & Our Thoughts
EOpposites Extract Collab
EBethany Hargrove of Barista in Portland
ECue & Aye!
EAtlanta Debrief
EValues, Philosophies and Blowing Off Steam
EReunion Q&A Santa Cruz
EJordan Barber
EBarista Magazine: Ken & Sarah Pt 2
EBarista Magazine Ken & Sarah
ESam Lewontin Pt. 3, Everyman Espresso, NY
ESam Lewontin, Everyman Espresso pt 2
ESam Lewontin, Everyman Espresso NY
ELug Nut, Fixed IT
ETrubaca Q&A
EEl Tigre Pt 2
EEl Tigre Pt. 1
EGuatemalan Bungalo Party
EPart 2 | Chuck & JT Rekindle the Fire
EJT and Chuck Get Wicked on the Mic
E2015 Sprudgie Awards | We Cast Our Votes
ERoman Leal of Evocation Coffee | Part 2
EFlashback. Pilot Episode 001: When Jerry met Geo | Horrible Audio Quailty
ERoman Leal of Evocation Coffee | Part 1
EAlmost a Q&A Part 2 | We Actually Answer Questions!
EAlmost a Q&A Part 1 + Limited Elixir Holliday Collab
EQ&A Car Cast! | We Drive Dangerously So You Don't Have To
EPart 4 | Elixir Specialty Coffee | Nick Griffith & Lee Safar
EPart 3 | Elixir Specialty Coffee | Nick Griffith & Lee Safar
EBarista Film Part 2 | Digging Behind the Documentary
EBarista Film | Digging Behind the Documentary
EPart 2 | Elixir Specialty Coffee | Nick Griffith & Lee Safar
EElixir Specialty Coffee | Nick Griffith & Lee Safar | Part 1
EChris & Amy Elliot | Slayer Espresso + Baratza Grinders | Husband & Wife Power Team
EVerve Coffee Roasters | Charles Jack, Sr. Financial Analyst
EWorld Barista Champ | Pete Licata and USBC Head Judge Holly Bastin | roastratings.com Part 2
EChromatic Coffee's Cris Mendoza Part 2
EChromatic Coffee's Cris Mendoza Part 1
EAcaia Scales Marketing, Social Media, & Sponsorship Guru - Jenn Chen | BGA Camp 2015
EQ&A With Trubaca | Investing in Employees, Blends, Building a Coffee Community
ECastle Coffe Roasters Julia Mayer Part 3
ECastle Coffe Roasters Julia Mayer Part 2
EKyle Ramage of Mahlkönig USA On A Bus!
ECastle Coffe Roasters Julia Mayer Part 1
EFrank La Part Copa Vida Go 2 of 2
EFrank La of Copa Vida Go Part 1 of 2
EEquator Coffee | Alexandra LittleJohn | Part 3 of 3
EEquator Coffee | Alexandra LittleJohn | Part 2 of 3
EJulia Mayer Turns The Tables And Interviews Us!
EEquator Coffee | Alexandra LittleJohn | Part 1 of 3
ETruby & Baca Q&A Session Part 2
EBrent Fortune Part 3 of 3 - Coffee at TED, Coffee Common, Mentorship
ETruby and Baca Answer Your Questions
EBrent Fortune - USBC Behind the Scenes Part 2 of 3
EBrent Fortune Barista Competitions Galore! Part 1 of 3
ETruby and Baca Talk Espresso Brewing Philosophy and Scales
EU.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 3 of 3
EU.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 2 of 3
EU.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 1 of 3
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