Vibrant: Coffee & Hospitality
Mallory Leicht
Vibrant is a storytelling podcast about coffee and hospitality. It's an ongoing series of short audio stories recorded with coffee professionals and industry admirers about exceptional coffee hospitality moments.
- 18 minutes 18 secondsEpisode 10: Shawn Askinosie
Bean-to-bar chocolate industry leader, Shawn Askinosie, shares about an impactful gift from origin, his hospitality influences, direct trade sourcing, and the value of mutuality and kinship at Askinosie Chocolate. Shawn Askinosie is the CEO and founder of Askinosie Chocolate.28 February 2017, 2:10 pm - 17 minutes 28 secondsEpisode 9: Patrick Burns
What happens when you learn things are not going quite as well as you thought? Patrick Burns, founder and owner of Palace Coffee Company, shares an important story about upturning hospitality and the transformative impact of colleagues within the greater specialty coffee community.14 February 2017, 2:48 pm - 12 minutes 38 secondsEpisode 8: Tovara Salley
Tovara Salley, the Retail Trainer and Coffee Educator for Equator Coffees & Teas, tells a story about getting talked out of an order and shares about the value of humor, honesty, and being relatable in hospitality moments.31 January 2017, 2:55 pm - 11 minutes 7 secondsEpisode 7: Michelle Johnson
Michelle Johnson, writer and creator of The Chocolate Barista, shares a story she experienced about baristas whose attention to detail went beyond technical skills and into focused interactions, ultimately creating a memorable, dynamic cafe atmosphere.10 January 2017, 2:48 pm - 15 minutes 50 secondsEpisode 6: Joe Marrocco
Joe Marrocco of Cafe Imports shares a story about his own career in specialty coffee, the outgrowth of the hospitality he has received from others within the industry along the way, and the exponential value of learning to "lean on generosity."27 December 2016, 3:17 pm - 16 minutes 59 secondsEpisode 5: Andrea Allen
Andrea Allen of Onyx Coffee Lab shares insights from Santa Rose Coffee Farm in El Salvador visiting Raul Rivera with a story about full-circle hospitality.6 December 2016, 4:15 pm - 11 minutesEpisode 4: Jess Steffy
In this episode, Jess Steffy of Square One Coffee tells about visiting Richard Kimondo, a coffee producer and member of the Rutuma Cooperative in the Nyrei region of Kenya, sitting down for tea after a long day on the farm and the impact the experience has had on her.22 November 2016, 2:58 pm - 12 minutes 24 secondsEpisode 3: Laila Willbur
Laila Willbur shares about a potentially disastrous moment evaded because a cafe established a foundation of great hospitality experiences. As you listen to this episode, you can hear her newborn son Fitzgerald, pictured here with Laila and mentioned in the story, quietly hiccuping in the background.4 November 2016, 12:33 am - 8 minutes 55 secondsEpisode 2: Nathanael May
Nathanael details moments of generosity throughout a recent trip to Guatemala that have impacted his perspective on hospitality.2 November 2016, 12:33 am - 7 minutes 2 secondsEpisode 1: Lorenzo Perkins
In this episode, Lorenzo Perkins shares a story about a cafe supervisor's reaction to learning an unexpected detail about a regular.13 October 2016, 3:37 am - More Episodes? Get the App