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Cat & Cloud Podcast — 449 episodes · page 1 of 5

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10 Years of Cat & Cloud (+ an Announcement from Chris)
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Leadership Excellence @ Disney Institute 2026
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[Encore] The C Market: Where coffee prices come from
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[Encore] Jorge Madrigal | Origin and Expertise
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[Encore] Doing the Right Thing
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[Encore] The Seven Steps of Service: How we train hospitality fundamentals
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Camp Coffee Shop 2026: Jared's Takeaways
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From Tech Industry to Coffee Industry: Meet Misha
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Interview with Chris Baca: 10 Years of Cat & Cloud, Building a Business Culture, and Keeping Specialty Coffee Accessible

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What's the Big Idea: Café Ownership Reality Check & Why Coffee Can't Be What It's Not

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Interview with Rachel Keen, Green Buyer for Counter Culture Coffee - Ep# 458

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Part 2: Cafe Imports Source "Where Do We Go From Here" Panel hosted by Chris Baca - Ep# 457

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Cafe Imports Source "Where Do We Go From Here" Panel hosted by Chris Baca - Ep# 456

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Ping Pong Q&A with Cat & Cloud Owners, Chris Baca and Jared Truby - Ep# 455
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From Soil to Service Part 6: Interview with Cat & Cloud Head of Retail, Herman Madrigal - Ep# 454

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From Soil to Service Part 5: Interview with Cat & Cloud Head of Wholesale and Partner Program, Marc Gessler (contd) - Ep# 453

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From Soil to Service Part 4: Interview with Cat & Cloud Head of Wholesale and Partner Program, Marc Gessler - Ep# 452

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From Soil to Service Part 3: Coffee Roasting Field Trip and Interview with Cat & Cloud Roastery Leaders continued - Ep# 451

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From Soil to Service Part 2: Interview with Cat & Cloud Roastery Leaders, Jonson Henry and Connor Doyle - Ep# 450

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From Soil to Service Part 1: Interview with Cat and Cloud Green Coffee Buyer, Dulce Venancio - Ep# 449

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Build a Café - Ep# 448

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The World of Coffee 2026: Observations, Stories, and Lots of Love for the Community of Coffee - Ep #447

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Coffee and a Danish Barista Champion, Christopher Hoff - Ep# 446

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Taking Care of the Pack with Leah Wolff in HR - Ep #445

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What We Think Matters vs. What Actually Matters w/ Chris and Casey - Ep# 444

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Coffee Futures Fund: Community and Support for Emerging Coffee Shop Owners - Ep# 443

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Monday Morning Coffee Industry Check-in - Ep #442

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Finding Joy in Every Season of Work: Part II - Ep# 441

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Finding Joy in Every Season of Work: Part I - Ep # 440

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On-Stage, Off-Stage: Why Owners Stand in Line (And Other Hospitality Go’s & No-Go’s) - Ep# 439

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Specialty Coffee Ambassador: Meeting Guests Where They Are - Ep# 438

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The Evolution of Leadership - From Barista to Business Owner - Ep#437

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What Matters Most When Opening a Coffee Shop - Ep #436

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Scaling Excellence Without Losing the Soul of Your Company

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Belief Beats Compliance: Getting Team Buy-in on New Systems

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Get Away From It All – How putting things down and stepping away can help

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More Than One Way to Help – Different ways to assist those around you

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Marc with a C – Helping our partners do what's right for them

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Serving the Room – Hospitality in high-traffic environments

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Care Over Perfection – The balance between craft and hospitality

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Culture in Practice – The everyday actions that make things happen

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Forward Thinking – Making the future easy to manage

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The People Puzzle – Understanding your team in a new way

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Defining Your Identity – branding in specialty coffee

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Passionate Experience – How obsession and passion shape creative work

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Core Value – What is at the heart of your decision

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Substance over style – the hierarchy of branding in a cafe

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Reap what you sow – Investing in your team is never a money loss

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Craft & Automation – Mahlkönig’s tools that empower baristas and not replace them

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Nine Years Down – keeping things interesting after years of growth

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Crafting A Class – Working to take our coffee education to the next level

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Bevel Coffee - Connections and community

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Price of Fame – Do famous coffees help the rest of the industry

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PM the Show – How maintaining your space improves everything

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Pressure Makes Diamonds – Nick Terzulli's journey into making incredible things

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Shoulders of Giants – How learning from others helps you grow

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Philz Venture Cap – What happens when money takes over

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A Monday Morning – Just chatting in the office

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The Sweetness Spectrum – Tasting coffee is complex

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Do As You Say – Making the promise match the experience

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COE Auction Extravaganza – Bidding, Bets, and a busy morning in the roastery

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What Is It Good For – When is a certification required or just extra.

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Guest Who – Chatting with Benjamin Richardson

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Just Say No – Telling guests what they don't want to hear

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Questions Quick Fire – So much info in not a lot of time

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Identifying What You Want – Growing your beliefs as your company grows

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Source – Audience Q&A from 2025 SCA Expo

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Source – A green buying panel from 2025 SCA Expo

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Road to Owner – Chucks journey to help start Cat & Cloud

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What to Sell When You're Selling – How to think about wholesale

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Spaces Make Places – Chatting about how a space looks and why it draws people in

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Eyes On the Prize – How showing up today helps you tomorrow

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It's Not So Black and White – Big money in small business

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The Guests That Arn't Your Guest – Showing hospitality to everyone you encounter

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It's not you, It's Me – How changing consumer habits will save the economy

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Automation of Craft – How much automation is too much

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In the Business of Experiences – A legacy can be anything as long as it’s memorable.

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Do Unto Others – Giving amazing service based on your own experience

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Attention to Intention – Putting your focus on where it matters most

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The Biggest Financial Impacts – Tips for having a business model that works

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Do it Now – When is the right time to start your own thing

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Training to Taste - Giving the tools to experience coffee

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The C Market – Where coffee prices come from

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Do Then Tell – How actions are more important than promises

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Questions About Culture

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The Seven Steps - Ushering guests into the rest of their day

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Hierarchy of Competency – Knowing that you don't know

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Pour Overs – A helpful overview

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Cafe Finances – Tips for running a business that has healthy growth.

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Finding the Fire – Keeping the spark going when your role changes as things grow

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Jorge Madrigal | Origin and expertise

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Foundational Knowledge – A great place to start when starting something new

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Dulce Venancio | Green Coffee Team Lead

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Keeping the Outcome Front of Mind – Helping you do your work no matter how removed you are

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The Best for the Guest – What goes into the experiences you create

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Business or Pleasure - How personal goals mix with your business

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Do It for the Passion - Your work is more than the money

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Show It - Doing what you believe not just being flashy

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Learning From Others - Insights from industry history

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Control the Environment - Setting your business apart and being intentional from end to end

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