Story and Soil Coffee is based in downtown Hartford, CT. Founder Michael Acosta joined the Coffee People podcast to talk about how a college job led to his coffee career, Hartford as a coffee hotbed, and what it meant to be on the list.

Find online at: ⁠ [https://www.coffeeforsingles.com/]https://www.storyandsoilcoffee.com/ • @storyandsoilcoffee [https://www.instagram.com/storyandsoilcoffee/]

The full episode dropped on YouTube on April 9th, 2026 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpLxuQA6Dz0].

Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast] ⁠⁠⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast]

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Michael Acosta, Story And Soil Coffee

Jaye Cheray is building a community where people can just be without the pressure of the dating scene. Coffee For Singles is a meet-up opportunity for organic connection between humans.

Find online at: https://www.coffeeforsingles.com/ • @coffeeforsingles [https://www.instagram.com/coffeeforsingles/]

The full episode dropped April 8th, 2026.

Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast] ⁠⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast]

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Jaye Cheray, Coffee For Singles

Joe On The Go Co-Founder Nathan Claycomb joined the Coffee People podcast at CoffeeFest NYC to chat about the quick growth of his family owned company, and how moving from a truck to brick-and-mortar location changed the business.

Find online at: https://www.joeonthegocoffeeco.com/ • @joeonthegocoffee [https://www.instagram.com/joeonthegocoffeeco]

The full episode dropped April 8th, 2026.

Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast] ⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast]

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Nathan Claycomb, Joe On The Go

Valley Mobley joins Coffee People podcast at CoffeeFest NYC to talk about how early coffee diner experiences led her down the path to entrepreneurship and community in Crozet, VA.

Find online at: https://theyellowmug.com/

The full episode dropped April 7th, 2026.

Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast] https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Owner of The Yellow Mug Valley Mobley joins Coffee People at CoffeeFest NYC 2026

Jackie Newman joins Coffee People podcast at CoffeeFest NYC to talk about joining the family business and working with big clients like Jack Daniels and I Heart NY.

Find online at: https://www.worldofcoffeeinc.com/

The full episode dropped April 6th, 2026.

Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast]

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Jackie Newman, World of Coffee

Maddie and Marianna dropped by our CoffeeFest NYC booth collaboration with Roastar Coffee Packaging to talk up Gaia Coffee Co. in Lewes Delaware.

Find online at: https://www.gaiacoffeeco.com/

The full episode dropped April 5th, 2026.

Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



⁠⁠⁠BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast]

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Maddie & Marianna, Gaia Coffee Co. 

Gio Barreto is the Co-Founder of Running Latte in Bergenfield, NJ. We chatted at CoffeeFest NYC 2026 about the new business he opened with his sisters.The full episode dropped April 1st, 2026.


Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



⁠⁠⁠BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast]

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Gio Barreto, Running Latte Coffee

Tori Mininni is in the beginning phases of opening their first coffee shop on the Jersey Shore. Tentatively named Flourish, Tori aims to open a space that lets the customers express their personalities. Follow https://www.instagram.com/torimininni/ to follow their journey.The full episode dropped March 30, 2026, and was recorded at Coffeefest NYC in March 2026.

Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



⁠⁠BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast]

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Tori Mininni, Future Coffee Shop Owner

Evan Santiago is the Founder of Hybrid Kitchen + Butter Bakery. We chat about the value of pocket notebooks, coffee, and he offers the advice entrepreneurs need to hear in order to "follow their dreams."

The full episode dropped March 25, 2026, and was recorded at Coffeefest NYC in March 2026.

Find online at:

Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



⁠BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠ [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast]

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Evan Santiago, Hybrid Kitchen + Butter Bakery

Jean Brillman is the Co-Founder of White Horse Coffee Roasters in Jenkintown, PA. She was our very first guest at our Coffeefest NYC 2026 pop-up podcasting session, and game to chat about her path into entrepreneurship, advice for someone opening a coffee shop, and how a love for the equestrian community turned her into a coffee-preneur.

The full episode dropped March 25, 2026, and was recorded at Coffeefest NYC in March 2026.

Find WHCR at: https://whitehorsecoffeeroasters.com/

https://www.instagram.com/whitehorsecoffeeroasters/

Watch and subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @coffeepeoplepodcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK0Wb5vnm3XcOKc5C0pTkVA] for more context, subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/.



BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link). [https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast]

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/4gIsHff].

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @roastar on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/roastar/]

Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com] for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/]



Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.



This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.



Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://registerme.org/].



*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.

Jean Brillman, White Horse Coffee Roasters

The Coffee People Podcast is part of the Roast! West Coast coffee network. Host Ryan Woldt interviews coffee professionals and shares their stories as they tackle the entrepreneurship, creativity, passion, science, and innovation required to succeed in the coffee industry. Appreciate your morning coffee more by listening to Coffee People, and engage with the growing craft coffee community this podcast aims to uplift. Subscribe to https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/

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