Good Folks, Doing Good Work

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Recommendations: 

- Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss 

- Outlive by Bill Gifford and Peter Attia

- How I Built This

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Junto - Roastery Owner’s Cohort

Pomelo Book

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LinkedIn: Luke Waite

Intro Music: Niña by Mona Wonderlick

Mid Roll Music: by Niña by Mona Wonderlick

Outro Music: Naked by Mona Wonderlick

In this conversation, we heard about Christina Chin’s journey through cruise ship sales, international travel, a bakery, and a roastery that ultimately led to forming Favor Coffee.

Christina kept returning to the concept of hospitality as the reason they are in coffee in the first place, and she also reminded us of the need to engage thoughtfully with the greater coffee community to keep our tanks full as entrepreneurs and solopreneurs.

We wholeheartedly agree that keeping our tanks full in hospitality, coffee, and life requires being intentionally engaged in the community. Thank you for modeling this intentionality and thoughtfulness for us, Christina!

If you missed the podcast recommendation, it is:

Boss Barista

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Follow them: @favor.coffee

In this conversation, we heard about Ben’s journey that led him into coffee and the genesis of Long Miles as coffee producers.

Over and over during this interview, Ben kept coming back to the fact that people are the reasons we do the work we do in coffee and creating meaningful relationships are the backbone of what we know to be specialty coffee.

Couldn’t have said it better Ben! Thank you, for modeling Ubuntu for us and the rest of the coffee industry. We need it!

If you missed his book recommendations, they are:
- The Art of Possibility
- Unreasonable Hospitality

Learn more: www.savorbrands.com

Recommended Books:

- Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis (Author)

- Market Wizards - Jack Schwager

- Change We Must - Nana Veary

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IG: @thelevco

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Song: New Day by Mona Wonderlick

What a privilege to speak with @jen_roberts22 about the journey that has led her to researching and writing about women throughout the coffee supply circle.

Women make up about 70% of all folks in coffee but their work is largely in the background but Jen’s work is bringing these women, their stories and their work into the foreground.

If you haven’t yet, give Jen a follow and head over to her website to subscribe to her newsletter. Every follow and subscriber will help to get these stories out there.

The big takeaway from this #GFDGW is that living and working according to your mission isn’t something that just happens. It take intention, thought, and a continual revision to stay the course.

Thanks Katie & George (@fountcoffee)for taking the time to share with us about your journey in coffee, allowing your vision to guide your work, and sharing your approach to mobilizing your team to care for guests well.

“Would my mom feel comfortable here?” - Sarah Fillmore

Such a great question to ask when evaluating an environment or experience.

In this interview, we got to chat with Sarah from @good_intentions_coffee about what a good cafe experience looks like, how she got into the coffee industry and the good she’s bringing into the world through her company.

One of the phrases that stood out to us was, “I came for a job and left with a career.” This sentence and sentiment is so familiar to us here at The Lev Co and one we hear often with the folks we work with. The coffee industry is a special place and one that needs all kinds of folks to bring their unique perspectives and gifts to.

Thank you, Sarah, for bringing your unique perspective to our industry through @good_intentions_coffee.

Our 🔑 takeaway from our interview with Chris of @keystotheshop is- perspective provides clarity.

Seeking the perspective of our community & team should provide us with the clarity to helps us make decisions from a place if need filling vs. making decisions based on comparison.

Thanks for sharing your story and insights with us Chris!

To summarize our conversation in a word, it would be meaningful.
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Todd & Mary Jo of @129coffeeroasters didn’t hold back and shared about their journey to specialty coffee, their love of the culture, and their deep desire to help those who are around them in the ways they’ve been helped along their journey.
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We hope you are as inspired as we are by their story, their kindness, and their desire to bring good things into this world.
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Thanks for sharing your story with us Todd & Mary Jo!
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Go ahead and give them a follow and grab a bag for your house.