speakers that joined us at Barista Guild of Europe’s CoLab: Antwerp this past

April, when Charlotte Malaval, Rob Berghmans, and Talor Browne took to the

stage to answer questions from the audience. The questions—and resulting

discussions—focused on management (both self-management as well as employee

management), expectations, and the lack of a one-size-fits-all solution for

looking after both your people and yourself when it comes to the coffee

industry. There are many ways in which we need to grow to become a “sustainable”

industry, but it’s encouraging and inspiring to see that this discussion has

continued beyond CoLab: Antwerp with an increased focus on asking ourselves

searching questions not only on how we can improve coffee or coffee quality,

but also ourselves in the process.