I'M NOT A BARISTA: Voices of the Coffee World

How did a sailor, photographer and strategy consultant team up to make a positive impact in the Indian coffee community?

Recently we had a special interview with the three founders of Bhopal Brewing Club, Navneet Tiwari, Arun Thomas and Neeraj Pathak. In this episode, these three gentlemen shared how they created a local coffee club to help new coffee drinkers learn about coffee. 

You can read their story on our website here
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In our latest episode, we had a chance to talk to Morgan Eckroth, the friendly internet barista, the newest 2022 US Barista Champion known by over 7 million combined followers as @morgandrinkscoffee on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

The barista competition represents an elevated version of what baristas do in their day-to-day work.

“Competitions allow for a lot of innovation and attention to aspects of coffee that are up-and-coming, and by showing these exciting and expensive things on the stage, it opens them up to a wider audience. In the years following, we generally start to see more adoption of these things, so in that way, the barista stage is important because it’s the most high level of what we do,” Morgan says.

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Check out I'M NOT A BARISTA's next big project - MOMENTEM dual-burr coffee manual grinder. Thanks to the Two-Step Grinding System, MOMENTEM grinders faster and produce more uniform particles. 

It is a call-to-action for the manual grinding industry to realize the potential of coffee engineering innovation. We can achieve so much more than modest improvements in burr technology and share these incredible innovations with coffee lovers everywhere. Coming soon on Indiegogo.

https://momentemgrinder.com/
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In this episode, we talked to Justin Piercy, the creator behind the Instagram account DaddyGotCoffee.

Justin wants people to identify his Instagram page as somewhere you can be supported on your coffee journey, he wants to be a cheerleader in your life and to help you go through all the ups and downs through his funny coffee reel videos.

We talked about content creation, branding, and the importance of consistency if you want to run a growing social media. Justin isn’t a barista, according to Justin, in real life, he is a real geek who is very quiet and introverted, but he is also a learner who enjoys reading and researching.

Recently, Justin launched his new YouTube channel that aims to help coffee people produce solid coffee every time by simplifying complicated coffee theories because that is what he feels passionate about. Listen to this episode and get to know the Justin, the person behind DaddyGotCoffee

DaddyGotCoffee Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/c/DaddyGotCoffee

DaddyGotCoffee Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/daddygotcoffee/

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Covid-19 has impacted so many people around the world and for some, has changed our lives completely.

Many feel overwhelmed by it, but many could see the opportunities to thrive. In this episode, we talked to Pack Katisomsakul from Thailand, an entrepreneur with about ten years of experience in startups, and the founder of 50 Milk Street.

Without any coffee know-how, how could Pack start his coffee business during the pandemic time and build a growing coffee business just in two years, how he did it? Listen to this podcast and find out Pack's secret.

If you want to read Pack's story, read the full article here
https://notabarista.org/pack-katisomsakul/

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Humanity runs on coffee. 
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For Season 2 of the I’M NOT A BARISTA Podcast, we wanted to bring a new and vibrant tone. Come along with us as we interview some unique people in the coffee community in a fun and upbeat way.

In the first episode of season 2, we have Chandra Melo with us, she is a gorgeous coffee girl from Brazil, an ex-barista who is currently working as a marketer at a big international coffee company. Chandra believes that baristas can reach much more in their careers because herself is a great example.

Are you a barista feeling stuck in your career? listen to this episode and see what Chandra is sharing with you. 

Follow Chandra on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/arroba.moon/

Era of We  project
https://www.instagram.com/eraofwe/

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Watch a lot of coffee videos on YouTube? If yes, you may have heard ārāmse.
In this episode, we invited Namisha and Raghunath, the couple behind ārāmse. 

Though they had very different careers prior to this, their foray into starting a YouTube channel for a shared passion, music, led them to discover they had complementary skills and really enjoyed working together.

After 13 years in financial markets, Namisha decided to leave the fast-paced life for one with more balance and purpose. Coffee has been an excellent medium for Namisha to connect the disparate dots in her life — finance, markets, coffee drinking and interest in the grassroots.

Raghunath, having spent over a decade in design, found coffee to be the perfect way to combine all that he is passionate about — photography, design, product and of course, coffee.

ārāmse's mission is to make coffee more inclusive, and to showcase Indian coffee for its unique attributes. They want to challenge popular assumptions and preconceptions about what qualifies as specialty coffee, which brewers are popularized, how we think of naming drinks, all with the ultimate goal of having producing countries like India and others, be more central to the dialogue around the next wave of coffee.

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https://aramse.coffee/
https://instagram.com/aramsecoffee
https://www.youtube.com/aramse
https://twitter.com/zencoffeemom
https://www.patreon.com/aramse

Learn how to make Kaapi coffee with Raghunath
Traditional South Indian Filter Kaapi (Coffee) Guide

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“Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world”

To celebrate International Women's day,  this week, we are looking back on some inspiring female baristas from all over the world by sharing their different stories! Including their journey to where they are now but also the adversities, they faced as women In the coffee industry. 

In this episode, we have two guests Irina and Olga, ex-baristas from Russia sharing their coffee journey, and current life as regular Russian people.

We believe humanity runs on coffee,  so spread love, not hate.
Read more stories of female baristas here
https://notabarista.org/she-is-a-barista-happy-international-womens-day/

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Today is the first time we are joined by two individuals that crossed paths and became friends through coffee.

Aslam is the Director of Coffee for The Community Coffee, he is also the founder of the Singapore Roaster Forum. He is a curious yet humble individual, always open to new ideas and concepts in coffee, in which he shares these ideas with those that he has taken under his wing.

Professionally, Sarah is a full-time History and English educator at a local secondary school. After hours, she enjoys travelling and is always on the hunt for a good cup of coffee. Sarah shares an Instagram account (@coffeetripsaroundtheworld) with her friend Audrey, it is an outlet for two coffee lovers to share their café finds and to tell their coffee tales during their travels.

In this episode, we discuss barista-customer interactions in a coffee shop to dig deeper into what consumers actually want from a specialty coffee experience, and how businesses can bridge the communication barrier to deliver better service to their customers.

We also get a glimpse into the Singaporean coffee community, and how coffee roasters operate in one of the smallest countries in the world with an extremely saturated market.

The Community Coffee
https://thecommunitycoffee.com/

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In this episode, we talked to the owner of Teyyaredenkahve (Aircraft Coffee) Levent Oncu. 

Levent is NOT A BARISTA. 

As an aeronautical engineer, Levent joined the third wave of coffee in 2010, and today he is one of the most influential coffee people in Turkey. 

Coffee is a big part of Levent's life, as a full-time engineer, a husband, and a father of a 5-years,  he always can find time to review coffee tools,  make Instagram live talk (with 83 episodes till today)  and help Turkish coffee lovers brew better coffee. 

When the high inflation hits Turkey badly, Levent and his friend Ismail collaborate with Turkish coffee roasters and distributors to organize group purchases to help the local coffee community in difficult times. 

Listen to this episode and get to Levent and his community in Turkey. Don't forget to follow him on Instagram 

• https://www.instagram.com/teyyaredenkahve/
• https://kahveler.net
• https://www.youtube.com/c/KahveMasasi

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Are you a barista? Do you work with espresso machines?
Today, we have Geoffrey Michelmore on our podcast, and we talked about his engineering career, his favourite coffee, and AREMDE espresso machines. Geoff also shared his tips.

At I'M NOT A BARISTA,  we want to connect people behind the cup, especially between baristas and coffee consumers, this is where we found AREMDE and us have so much in common.

Every problem is also a window of opportunity. You just have to open it up. And that’s what AREMDE did. They literally designed a hole in the wall. Created less machine and more experience. So the connection between the customer and the coffee master – as we like to call true baristas – is optimized to the max.

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