MAP IT FORWARD Middle East

This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with cafe owner, Zainab Al Mousawi. Zainab is the owner of a Dubai-based cafe and spent 10 years of her career as a barista in Melbourne, Australia. In this series, in the lead-up to World of Coffee Dubai in Jan 2024, Zainab shares her experience of what it's like to start a cafe in an emerging market and how she's managed to survive the past 5 years when most close after 6 months.

In this first episode of the series on the podcast, Zainab gives us an understanding of the coffee scene in Dubai.

Connect with Zainab AlMousawai and TTMB on:

LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainab-almousawi-441bb265/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ttmb.coffee/

Host: Lee Safar

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🎤 Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this final episode of the series, Kyra demonstrates what it was like to grow as a leader and challenge herself as she grew with the growth of Baratza.

Connect with Kyra Kennedy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyrakennedy504/

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🎤 Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this episode of the series, Kyra and Lee discuss how someone who's not a leader can find the qualities within them to become a leader by leading themselves and cultivating qualities that grow as they grow as a leader.

Connect with Kyra Kennedy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyrakennedy504/

Host: Lee Safar

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🎤 Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast

This is the 1000th episode of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. We are honoured to have the good fortune to bring you these discussions on a daily basis and grateful for your continued support. We have grown so much in this first 1000 episodes and the podcast has evolved to something we're exceptionally proud of. We hope you'll continue to champion our growth by sharing our discussions with your community and engage with our guests. Here's to the next 1000!

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this episode of the series, Kyra and Lee discuss the role that empathy plays in leadership and the benefits that come with this kind of leadership style for everyone involved.

Connect with Kyra Kennedy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyrakennedy504/

Host: Lee Safar

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🎤 Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this episode of the series, Kyra and Lee discuss the concept of leading yourself as a necessary precursor to leading others.

Connect with Kyra Kennedy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyrakennedy504/

Host: Lee Safar

https://www.mapitforward.coffee

https://www.instagram.com/leesafar

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🎤 Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast

This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar with returning guest, Kyra Kennedy. Kyra is the co-founder of Baratza and now retired CEO. Kyra is here to talk about Leadership on the podcast and to celebrate our 1000th episode on the podcast which occurs during this series.

In this first episode of the series, Kyra and Lee explore what the successful principles of a leader are and how success can be defined for a leader.

Connect with Kyra Kennedy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyrakennedy504/

Host: Lee Safar

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🎤 Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest in this series is Tim Cox from coffee equipment manufacturer, Franke. In this series of the podcast, Tim and Lee discuss Coffee at Scale.

In this final episode of this podcast series, Tim gives us insight into the current coffee trends and where they may progress into the future.

Connect with Tim Cox and Franke here :

LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-cox-64027473/

Website: https://www.franke.com/us/en/coffee-systems.html

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksandbanjos/

Host: Lee Safar

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🎤 Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest in this series is Tim Cox from coffee equipment manufacturer, Franke. In this series of the podcast, Tim and Lee discuss Coffee at Scale.

In this episode of this podcast series, Lee and Tim explore the question "Is Specialty Coffee a viable business model or is it an expensive hobby?".

Connect with Tim Cox and Franke here :

LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-cox-64027473/

Website: https://www.franke.com/us/en/coffee-systems.html

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksandbanjos/

Host: Lee Safar

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🎤 Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest in this series is Tim Cox from coffee equipment manufacturer, Franke. In this series of the podcast, Tim and Lee discuss Coffee at Scale.

In this episode of this podcast series, with significant experience in convenience store businesses as well as specialty coffee, Tim helps us understand how the business models vary and whether there may be some overlap between the two.

Connect with Tim Cox and Franke here :

LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-cox-64027473/

Website: https://www.franke.com/us/en/coffee-systems.html

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksandbanjos/

Host: Lee Safar

https://www.mapitforward.coffee

https://www.instagram.com/leesafar

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This is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest in this series is Tim Cox from coffee equipment manufacturer, Franke. In this series of the podcast, Tim and Lee discuss Coffee at Scale.

In this episode of this podcast series, Tim and Lee unpack the value of data for coffee businesses and how it can help a business make decisions about scaling.

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LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-cox-64027473/

Website: https://www.franke.com/us/en/coffee-systems.html

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Host: Lee Safar

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