United By Coffee

A simple mistake as a new barista sparked a passion for learning everything about coffee—and helped propel her all the way to becoming a Q Instructor just a few years later. Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host, Greg Hess, as they sit down with Candice Madison—a coffee-industry leader, coffee consultant, roaster, barista, and coffee educator who is preparing to launch her own coffee company—Kandake Boutique Coffees.Find out how a camisole and a jug of burned milk kick-started Candice’s incredible career in the coffee industry, one that’s been fueled by curiosity and her passion for learning. Candice shares how a live webinar she organized in 2020 helped launch the Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity, why she hopes her experiences will help more people recognize that “coffee is for everybody,” and how a recent health crisis gave her a new perspective on how many lives she’s touched.Like our content?  Stay connected.Subscribe: * U3 podcast for new episodes each week * YouTube Channel Connect: * Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us: * Facebook * TikTok * LinkedIn * Instagram * X This podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

What happens when an aspiring winemaker wants to leave behind the late-night hours? Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host, Greg Hess, in a conversation with Patrick O’Malley, an award-winning coffee educator, serial entrepreneur, and thirty-year veteran of the coffee industry. Patrick shares how a simple request to create a more palatable schedule wound up changing the trajectory of his career—from winemaker to master coffee roaster.Patrick offers his expert insights on how the coffee industry has changed over the past thirty years, and hear his candid assessment of the industry’s progress and challenges and shares why educating coffee professionals is his favorite aspect of his career—and why he believes educated coffee roasters are the key to creating more educated coffee consumers.Like our content?  Stay connected. Subscribe: * U3 United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week * YouTube Channel Connect: * Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us: * Facebook * TikTok * LinkedIn * Instagram * X This podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

How does a chemical engineer become a leading voice in the coffee industry? Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess as they sit down with Scott Stouffer, a chemical engineer by training and a 30-year coffee veteran. His remarkable journey started with a chance role as a process engineer for a “little expanding startup company”—Starbucks—and today he’s the Chief Sales Officer at PROBAT, a global leader in coffee roasting equipment.Scott shares what’s behind PROBAT’s commitment to building enduring machines that not only stand the test of time but also adapt to the ever-evolving coffee landscape—and why Scott says they’re “becoming as much a technology company as a roasting company” to better support coffee roasters.Learn about PROBAT’s pioneering sustainability efforts, including a commitment to being carbon neutral by 2030. Prepare to be inspired by his dedication to mentoring future engineers in discovering unique career paths and why supporting coffee research is part of PROBAT’s mission to foster a vibrant coffee community.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe: * U3 podcast for new episodes each week * YouTube Channel Connect: * Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us: * Facebook * TikTok * LinkedIn * Instagram * X This podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess in an enlightening conversation with Lucas Venturim, a fifth-generation Brazilian coffee producer and commercial director of Café Fazenda Venturim, which specializes in fine Robusta coffees. He’s on a mission to change the narrative around Robusta by educating coffee roasters, baristas, and coffee lovers about its unique flavor profile. He shares why he firmly believes that highlighting Robusta's distinct value can lead to a more environmentally friendly, socially equitable, and economically viable coffee industry.Lucas shares how his background in engineering has fueled his innovative approach to coffee production—and why he’s experimenting with different approaches to harvesting, processing, roasting, and brewing in order to change attitudes about Coffea canephora. Tune in to hear why he believes economic sustainability is crucial for the future of coffee and how his efforts to include Coffea canephora growers in the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) are a key part of this vision.Like our content?  Stay connected.Subscribe: * U3 United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week * YouTube Channel Connect: * Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us: * Facebook * TikTok * LinkedIn * Instagram * XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess in an enlightening and inspiring conversation with Dehab Mesfin, the founder and general manager of Diamond Enterprise and Dahab Specialty Farm, a woman-owned coffee business that’s focused on sustainability and women’s empowerment.Dehab’s specialty coffee farm—Dahab Specialty Farm—is nestled within the buffer zone of Ethiopia’s Kafa Biosphere Reserve, the largest UNESCO biosphere reserve in the country, which gives her an insightful perspective on the delicate balance between coffee cultivation and nature preservation. She shares why her farm's unique location not only drives their sustainable practices in both farming and processing and traceability initiatives but also infuses their coffee beans with an incredible, one-of-a-kind flavor.Tune in to find out why Dehab says coffee is “a connection point for the women” of Ethiopia, and how her commitment to empowering women led her to spearhead a groundbreaking training program focused on sustainability, financial empowerment, and a unique product—coffee honey!Like our content?  Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn* Instagram* X* Facebook* TikTokThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee. Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess in an inspiring conversation with Francisco Lacayo, general manager of L53 Family Estates, a multifaceted family-run operation that includes two Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, co-ownership of a dry mill, and an export company.Francisco’s father first entered the coffee industry in 1994, when Francisco was seven years old. Twenty years later, after completing his undergraduate degree at Purdue University and an MBA at the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Francisco returned home to Nicaragua, where he joined his father in a new venture: purchasing a coffee farm together.Today, Francisco is leading L53 with a focus on community development, sustainability, and providing their customers with consistently excellent green coffees.Francisco shares why L53 prioritizes traceability—all the way down to the day their cherries were picked—and why he believes that “coffee is a relationship industry.” Tune in to learn more about complex challenges that coffee producers face—from climate change to choosing cultivars and caring for their crops—and what Francisco says governs 90% of the process of growing coffee.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* Facebook* TikTokThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess in an inspiring conversation with Jake Elster and Ben Heins, co-owners of Crop to Cup Coffee Importers, a green-coffee importing company that’s committed to a people-first approach to coffee.Hear all about how their paths collided in a serendipitous meeting at the University of Chicago. Ben, a trailblazer in the ready-to-drink coffee game, was on a quest to learn more about “how coffee happens.” Meanwhile, Jake’s connections to Uganda’s coffee communities inspired him to design a radical new model for coffee imports—one that put farmers front and center—at Crop to Cup Coffee Importers. Their synergy and shared passion for coffee fueled Crop to Cup’s mission: to empower smallholder farmers and revolutionize the specialty coffee industry.Today Crop to Cup represents coffee producers from more than 110 coffee-growing communities in a dozen countries. Their team serves as invested ambassadors, connecting underrepresented coffee-producing communities with roasters who are excited about their offerings. Their mission grows from a shared core belief: “Good coffee comes from good people.”And tune in to learn more about U3 Coffee’s newest initiative—the U3 Coffee Bank—and how it’s supporting coffee producers, coffee roasters, and coffee entrepreneurs to make a positive impact on the coffee industry!Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* Facebook* TikTokThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess as they chat with Bill Ristenpart, professor of chemical engineering and founding director of the UC Davis Coffee Center, a groundbreaking multidisciplinary academic center focused on research to support and improve the coffee industry.What started in 2013 as 18 engineering students in a freshman engineering seminar has now served more than 250,000 alumni around the world and attracted partnerships with some of the biggest names in the coffee industry, including Peet’s, Probat, La Marzocco, and Toddy. Bill shares how a single cup of coffee changed the course of his career, how academic research can help optimize coffee from farm to cup, and why he says “the coffee industry is special.”Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* Facebook* TikTokThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess in a conversation with Michael Shultz, founder of Fairgrounds Craft Coffee & Tea, a café experience founded on the principles of diversity, choice, and community.After two decades working in the restaurant industry, and with his first child on the way, Michael started to think about the legacy he wanted to leave behind. He wanted to find ways to make systemic change, touch the lives of other people, create opportunities for others, and make people happy. So, two days before his daughter was born, Michael took the leap into entrepreneurship with his first caféIn 2016, that journey, and his focus on making positive change, led him to create Fairgrounds Craft Coffee & Tea, a café experience founded on the principles of diversity, choice, and community. As part of Infuse Hospitality, which services more than 40 million square feet of custom food and beverage solutions across North America, Fairgrounds allows customers to choose from a dozen coffee roasters, a variety of brewing styles, coffee flights, and chef-created food options. Today, Fairgrounds is thriving in four cities across the country, and meeting the wide range of needs that bring people to their cafés.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* Facebook* TikTokThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess in an inspiring conversation with Tim Coonan, co-founder of Big Shoulders Coffee, a hospitality-driven company that prioritizes their customers, their team, and their producers.When Tim and his wife Patricia, both accomplished leaders in the restaurant industry, were starting to think about their own coffee business fourteen years ago, there were very few cafés in Chicago that were as focused on customer-centered service as their restaurant counterparts. So they set out to change that with Big Shoulders.Today, Big Shoulders Coffee is an award-winning coffee roasting company with six cafés across Chicago, a booming online retail shop, and a thriving food service wholesale. Their long list of accolades includes being named Small Chain/Franchise Champion in the 2024 Golden Bean World Series and being named the #1 Independent Coffee Shop in the US by USA Today in 2023.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* Facebook* TikTokThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess as they sit down with Connie Blumhardt, the founder and publisher of the award-winning Roast Magazine, one of the coffee industry’s best-loved and most well-respected publications. Discover how a job in ad sales helped her fall in love with the coffee roasting community and why their passion for coffee inspired her to create a publication focused on the art and science of roasting coffee.Connie shares some of the secrets to Roast’s incredible success and the advice she gives coffee lovers when they ask about her favorite coffee brands—and unveils their big plans for their 2025 coffee event in Portland, OR, including the details on a surprise announcement!Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* Facebook* TikTokThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 co-founder Kristi Ross and her co-host Greg Hess as they sit down with Ana Velloso, a third-generation Brazilian coffee producer and a champion for the unique flavors and high-quality beans Brazilian coffee offers the world. Find out why Ana never envisioned a career in coffee—and what led her back to her family’s coffee business after 10 years working as an architect.Today, Ana runs the commercial side of São Luiz Estate Coffee, a true family business and a pivotal player in Brazil’s coffee history and legacy, serves as an ambassador for the Cerrado Mineiro Designation of Origin (DO) region, where she champions the unique flavors and high-quality beans Brazilian coffee offers the world, and is the co-founder of a new consumer-facing coffee business designed “to reach all the customers in Brazil with a very good coffee.”Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* Facebook* TikTokThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she chats with Laura Sommers, a thirty-year veteran of the coffee industry and the designer behind the innovative SimplyGoodCoffee brewer.Discover the story behind Laura’s incredibly successful first coffee business—Espresso Supply, Inc—and how she preserved when people told her she was wasting her time, because there was no way coffeeshops in the States would stand the test of time!Today Laura is challenging the conventional wisdom again, betting her innovative automatic brewer can bring more at-home coffee drinkers to the specialty coffee market—and help that market continue to boom—by adhering to the SCA’s rigorous brewing standards and allowing coffee lovers to brew barista-worthy coffee with a simple, straightforward system.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she sits down with Yannis Apostolopoulos, beverage-industry veteran and CEO of the Specialty Coffee Association. As CEO of the SCA, Yannis leads a team that’s taking a global approach to supporting and promoting specialty coffee through in-depth research into all things coffee, education initiatives that serve coffee entrepreneurs across the value chain, and building a thriving community within specialty coffee, all with one goal: “make coffee better.Kristi and Yannis dive deep into the SCA’s initiatives to develop innovative tools to improve coffee standards, provide continuing education across the specialty-coffee value chain, and support research into all aspects of specialty coffee—from consumer trends to the science of roasting. Yannis shares how the SCA’s new Coffee Value Assessment System creates a more holistic, objective system that goes beyond taste to capture a “high-resolution picture” of the value of coffee.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she digs in with Jeremy Hardy, executive director of Vigilant Hope Inc, a nonprofit working to end poverty in Wilmington, NC that’s roasting incredible coffee to fund their important programs. Today, Vigilant Hope Roasting not only helps finance their work, it’s also a way for the organization to connect with their community and share their story.Learn about Vigilant Hope Roasting’s commitment to “good coffee, good purpose” and why they’re embracing the opportunity to support both coffee farmers and members of their community facing poverty, empowering customers to be the heroes who facilitate that social change.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* Facebook* LinkedIn * Instagram * XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she uncovers the story behind Nanelle and Andy Newbom, two coffee industry veterans who consider themselves to be “coffee lifers.” They share how coffee became a shared passion (and why Andy originally considered coffee “disgusting”) and why they believe the essence of great coffee is the people who produce it.After almost 25 years wearing almost every hat in the coffee business—from baristas to coffee roasters to coffee importers—today they own Torque Coffees, a specialty roaster changing the equilibrium in the coffee industry, ensuring greater equity across the value chain, and creating greater price transparency for coffee drinkers.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross in a conversation with Jen Apodaca, one of the world’s most celebrated women coffee roasters. After fourteen years roasting for some of coffee’s biggest brands—including Intelligentsia, Blue Bottle, Royal Coffee—Jen is now the founder, owner, and head coffee roaster of her own company, Mother Tongue Coffee.Learn about Jen’s mission to build her brand on a foundation of trust and equity, her inspiration to create the She’s the Roaster movement to support and empower women roasters, and why she’s breaking the mold on everything from branding to sourcing sustainable coffee.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only.While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross in conversation with Carmen and Rafael Silva, their family runs the award-winning Sicafe, which includes six family-owned farms in El Salvador, a mill, and exporting company, all focused on specialty coffee.The Silva family’s coffee legacy started in 1870s; today they own some of the most renowned coffee farms in the world and are nine-time winners of the Cup of Excellence.Carmen and Rafael share how Sicafe balances tradition and innovation to create exceptional products—from carefully curated micro-lots to complex honey lots—while keeping a keen focus on environmental, social, and economic sustainability.Find out why both Carmen and Rafael agree that, in agriculture, some of the most critical variables are out of your control and find out how Sicafe is supporting other producers in El Salvador to ensure that they can navigate those challenges.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she chats with Julia Stamberger, CEO and co-founder of The Planting Hope Company, a Chicago startup working to create plant-based food options that are sustainable, scalable, and simple to use.After twenty successful years in the food industry, Julia Stamberger noticed an important trend: While consumers wanted better-for-you options, many of the products on the market weren’t sustainable long-term as the world’s population continues to grow and climate change has a greater impact on our agricultural systems.She and a group of other industry experts set out to create a plant-based milk that was sustainable, scalable, and provided the same nutrients as dairy, and would froth, foam, and steam as well as cow’s milk. Seven years and $10 million later, The Planting Hope Company released their Hope and Sesame Barista Blend, the first commercialized sesame milk, created specifically with coffee lovers’ needs in mind.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross chats with Brian Franklin, a coffee connoisseur and a self-described “coffee purist” who is on a mission to educate coffee drinkers on the true potential of coffee. Discover Brian’s journey as founder, owner, and roaster of DoubleShot Coffee Company, and find out why he’s proud that their menu has only gotten smaller over time. Learn why Brian went head-to-head with Starbucks and how his unyielding vision has helped him launch several thriving coffee businesses.Check out Brian’s video on the U3 website.Find DoubleShot Coffee Company’s Ambergris Espresso Blend in the U3 Coffee Exchange!Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she chats with Nadine Rasch, founder and director of Primavera Green Coffee and La Central de Café, about sustainability and equity across the coffee value chain.Growing up on her family’s coffee farm in Guatemala, Nadine was convinced she would never want to work in coffee. After pursuing a career in finance, she recognized that the people who shaped the coffee market were often disconnected from coffee production, and she had a unique perspective to offer the industry.In 2013, she founded her vertically integrated green coffee company, Primavera Green Coffee, to help ensure that small-holder coffee producers were empowered and supported and to deliver high-quality coffee to roasters.Nadine shares why she believes that ensuring coffee producers are recognized, and paid fairly, for their work is the key to sustainability in the coffee industry— and why she says coffee lovers have the power to change the system for the better.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross sits down with Firaol Ahmed—founder, owner, and roaster of Moii Coffee.Learn all about Firaol’s journey, from his childhood growing up in a family of coffee farmers in Ethiopia to his current college career as a D1 student-athlete at Saint Louis University.Find out how a sports industry inspired him to make the leap into roasting and why it didn’t occur to him that his family’s coffee legacy might give him a competitive advantage.Today, Firaol is building a brand he hopes will highlight the variety in Ethiopian coffee and will help consumers connect to the communities who grow and harvest their coffee.Check out Firaol’s video on the U3 website.Find Moii Coffee’s Ethiopian Sidamo in the U3 Coffee Exchange!Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she dives deep with Bill Murray about his decade-long tenure as the CEO of the National Coffee Association—and organization focused on advocating for “the business of coffee.” Find out about his work leading a team that helps coffee companies—big and small—by championing the coffee industry and offering tools to help coffee entrepreneurs thrive.From their yearly convention to publishing market research on coffee industry trends to promoting research on the health benefits of coffee, the NCA is dedicated to supporting the growth and success of the coffee industry. Bill shares why he believes educating coffee lovers about the work behind their daily cup is a powerful way to impact the industry—and why he says understanding the coffee tree's life cycle can give you a whole new appreciation for your morning brew!Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she chats with Keri Elliott, founder, owner, and head roaster of Roasted by Mom Coffee, where she’s building a brand that embraces the “passion, love, and care” that only a mother can bring to each cup.Learn how Keri’s experience as a Starbucks barista helped shape her coffee journey, why she dove into home-roasting after the birth of her son (and why she was banned from roasting in her kitchen after her first experiment!), and why she believes that embracing her identity as both a woman roaster and a mom has inspired her customers, her coffee, and her company!Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our websiteFollow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * Facebook* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she uncovers the story and mission behind Stephanie & Bryce Wein’s Pinup Coffee Co., a veteran-owned business on a mission to make specialty coffee more accessible and welcoming. Learn all about how Stephanie’s ambition to own a coffee business stayed with her through her six years serving in the US Navy and how the military and veteran communities provided invaluable support in building their business.Find Pinup Coffee Co.’s Slightly Dangerous blend in the U3 Exchange.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Join U3 Coffee co-founder Kristi Ross as she digs in with Kevin Sinnott—coffee-brewing expert, author, and creator of the CoffeeCon Coffee Festival event. Kevin tells Kristi how one sarcastic remark from a friend launched his entire coffee career, and how he’s working to educate, inspire, and empower coffee lovers to brew the perfect cup of coffee.Discover Kevin’s journey from the Players Workshop at Second City to becoming one of the pioneers of American coffee consumer culture and find out why he considers himself an “evangelist” of proper coffee brewing.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* U3 podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter * Visit our website Follow us:* LinkedIn * Instagram * X* FacebookThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross explores Jim's remarkable coffee origin story,where a passion for coffee blossomed during his early years as a session musician. Learn how he went from local coffee shops to owning his own café and eventually becoming a Starbucks roaster. Jim's dedication to quality and commitment to community and mentorship have fueled his journey. Find out why he believes that coffee is about bringing pleasure and happiness to customers and how it unites people from diverse backgrounds. Join Jim on his coffee adventure and be inspired by his love for the art of coffee.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross explores Mark's remarkable coffee origin story as a wine expert turned coffee connoisseur. Discover how he transitioned from wine to coffee, ultimately becoming the Director/Senior Trader at Covoya Coffee, with a strong focus on sustainability and ethical practices in the coffee supply chain. Learn how Mark is driving transformation and fighting climate change by championing sustainable initiatives in the coffee industry. Find out what role consumers can play and how Mark is making a significant impact with his inspiring mission in the world of coffee.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* Facebook* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross dives into Jerry’s inspiring coffee journey asthe founder of North Central College’s Coffee lab, a groundbreaking student-led coffee business.Discover how the Coffee Lab, born from a student fundraising initiative, has evolved into a cross-disciplinary learning lab for students across campus—from the business department to the humanitiesand the hard sciences. Learn about their commitment to ethically sourced coffee, fair wages for farmers, and creating meaningful connections with their customers.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross explores Brandon's coffee journey, from his early days experimenting with an espresso machine at the age of twelve to his current role as the Director of Sustainability at Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea. Learn why he's driven by creating sustainable relationships with coffee producers and educating consumers about the value of sustainable coffee. Join us as Brandon shares his insights on coffee drinking, encourages exploration, and discusses how he fosters meaningful connections with farmers and processors.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* Facebook* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross learns about the health benefits of coffee from Ildi Revi, Chief Coffee Officer at Purity, a company dedicated to creating coffees centered on health. Hear her insights on the potential health benefits of coffee and how Purity uses scientific research to optimize their processes. Learn about the integral role she played in pioneering coffee education for the specialty coffee industry and the amazing story of her decade managing her family’s coffee farm in Zimbabwe!Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* Facebook* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross talks with Allen Leibowitz, a tech-industry veteran turned coffee entrepreneur. Listen as he shares his story from home roasting experiments to founding Zingerman's Coffee Company. Explore Allen's current role at Pit Crew Coffee, where he supports businesses and invests in up-and-coming coffee professionals. Learn about his mission to ensure coffee entrepreneurs have the tools for success and his insights on creating the perfect cup of coffee.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* Facebook* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross chats with Baylee Engberg about how her coffeeodyssey began as a teenager in the Pacific Northwest, working as a drive-through barista in the greater Seattle area. Join us as she shares her remarkable journey and current role as an account manager at Ally Coffee. Learn about her passion for promoting women and nonbinary representation in roasting through the She's the Roaster movement and her unique insights on the coffee industry. Dive in with Baylee and find out what fuels her work and what she wants coffee drinkers to know.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* Facebook* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross is captivated by how Tim Volkema dove headfirst into the coffee industry when he acquired Schuil Coffee Company, a family-owned roaster and importer. Tim now serves as the CEO of Schuil and Sparrows Coffee, a third-wave specialty roasting company.Learn how his pragmatic approach and customer-centric mindset fuel his work. Understand the complexity of coffee from soil to cup and Tim's dedication to creating a family business with Joven Coffee.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* Facebook* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross discovers the fascinating journey of DavidMyers, the founder of Mighty Good Coffee Company, who transitioned from a commercialphotographer to a pioneer in the craft roasting industry in 2006.Learn how David grew Mighty Good Coffee into a company that was named one of the Michigan 50 Businesses to Watch by 2015.Discover how his passion for education led him to create his own consulting firm, Working Title Coffee, which he founded in 2019.Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross has a captivating conversation with NathanHamood who started his career in the coffee industry when he was only 13 years old.Today, he’s the president and co-owner of Dessert Oasis Coffee Roasters, a thriving coffee business that includes a specialty coffee roasting company, four cafes, and a baking department with an incredible array of cheesecakes (based on his father’s recipe).Learn about Nathan’s mission to create greater career opportunities in the coffee industry and find out how he’s educating consumers about the craft and quality of their small-batch, single-source roasts!Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross goes deep with Dale Schotte who was working as an IT consultant for a start-up coffee shop when he fell in love with the industry and two years later, he owned the shop he helped set up.Learn how he transformed a small café into a thriving coffee empire. Explore Dale's evolution from IT consultant to CEO of Park Avenue Coffee, which includes a roastery, six St. Louis coffee shops, and the Ann & Allen Baking Company, famous for gooey butter cake.Learn about the core values that fuel Dale's work, emphasizing the importance of supporting local businesses and fostering connections from coffee farmers to the final customer.Check out Dale’s video interview on the U3 Coffee websiteClick here to find Park Avenue Coffee’s Amp’d Blend in the U3 Coffee Exchange!Like our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube ChannelConnect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* LinkedIn* Instagram* XThis podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.

Listen in as U3 Coffee co-founder, Kristi Ross steps into Sara's captivating coffee journey as she transitioned from a career in education to becoming a co-founder of Sightseer Coffee, a roasting company that empowers women producers and co-ops.Learn about her role in the Rising Tide Coffee Collaborative, offering support and resources to small roasting companies. Sara's passion for diversity, equity, and education in the coffee industry shines through and she is committed to making a positive impact.Check out Sara's video interview on the U3 Coffee websiteFind Sightseer Coffee's Dad Bod Blend in the U3 Coffee ExchangeLike our content? Stay connected.Subscribe:* United by Coffee podcast for new episodes each week* YouTube Channel Connect:* Sign up for our newsletter* Visit our websiteFollow us:* LinkedIn* Instagram* X This podcast is created by U3 Coffee for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, opinions and representations of facts are those of individuals and not necessarily U3 Coffee.Copyright © 2024 U3 COFFEE, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use on u3coffee.com apply. Reproduction, distribution, or public display is prohibited. Download for personal use is permitted.'U3 COFFEE' is a trademark owned by U3 COFFEE, LLC.