Jessica Hjarrand is a 'soft infrastructure development' expert. She has been working to reform systems by building partnerships between people for over 20 years, mainly in the areas of education and early childhood development but also on freedom of expression and the empowerment of women. Most of her work has been focused on systems and people living in countries affected by conflict of all kinds, including war. Since this recording, she had been working with UNICEF in Ukraine. This is the 7th country affected by conflict that she has worked in. 

She was in the Middle East for the Arab Spring, in South Sudan after it got its independence and in Libya after the Revolution among a few of her experiences. 

Jessica says she is driven to leave the world better than she found it, and to have fun doing so, but also to leave behind something that inspires others to act as well.  

Is this 12 part series I speak to our amazing customers about their lives and journeys and also why coffee matters to them. Follow for a new episode every Monday

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Today I'm talking to Dominik Winterling, Managing Director of the The Concertgebouw Orchestra. An insightful and very interesting journey through his life to manager of one of the most famous orchestras in the world.

Is this 12 part series I speak to our amazing customers about their lives and journeys and also why coffee matters to them. Follow for a new episode every Monday

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In Episode 1 we speak to Richard Jones, a Welsh man brought up in Cardiff and the founder of Jones Brothers Coffee Company, an independent coffee brand based in Amsterdam since 2013. A firm believer in the power of specialty coffee, Richard champions its ability to create better livelihoods for farmers and elevate the coffee experience for consumers. His mission has been to educate, inform, inspire, and improve the way people understand and enjoy coffee. Whether through ethical sourcing, advocating for sustainability, or sharing his expertise, Richard is committed to making every cup count.

Over the next 12-episode weekly series we will delve into coffee culture through the lens of unique guests, exploring their personal coffee tastes and stories from their professional lives while connecting everything back to the coffee they drink.

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In this Episode we speak to Sahand Sahebdivani, born in 1980 in Tehran and is an Iranian-Dutch storyteller, musician and the founder of cultural centre Mezrab. Sahand arrived in the Netherlands at the age of three as a refugee from the Iran-Iraq war. He was Storyteller of the Year 2014 and won the Amsterdam Fringe Gold Award in 2017.

Sahand is co-director of the Amsterdam Storytelling Festival and the most famous storyteller in the Netherlands. He performs on many national and international stages with solo shows and ensemble work. In 2004 he founded the Mezrab, which has since grown into one of the most important storytelling cafés in the world. The experiences of him and his family form the basis of most of his work. This is his story...

Over the next 12-episode weekly series we will delve into coffee culture through the lens of unique guests, exploring their personal coffee tastes and stories from their professional lives while connecting everything back to the coffee they drink.

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