Hear the story of how Bizzy Coffee went from raising $1million for 2oz coffee shots, failing, to becoming the #1 selling cold brew on Amazon and the only independently owned widely distributed cold brew coffee in the country. This interview is with Co-founder and CEO Alex French of Bizzy Coffee and has all the twists and turns you might expect from a fast paced entrepreneur. This was one of my favorite episodes to record and found myself furiously taking notes. Enjoy!

Folly Coffee Quick Hitters are answers to common coffee questions in under 7 minutes. Are espresso beans the same as coffee beans? Can I brew espresso beans regularly? Can I use regular coffee for espresso? Questions answered in this QH. Enjoy!

Use code "FOLLY" for 25% off at stigmahemp.com

Follow @stigmahemp

Curious about CBD? What is it? Where does it come from? What's the CBD industry like currently? For this episode, owner Folly Rob sits down with Tim Anderson, the COO of Minneapolis based Stigma Hemp to talk all things CBD, including some striking similarities between high quality producers of CBD and coffee. Great products from an awesome company and they were cool enough to create a code for our listeners. Enjoy!

A Folly Coffee Quick hitter is a 5-7 minute answer to common coffee questions. In this QH, a listener asks about paying for one's own education vs. seeking an employer that will pay vs. self education online. While the answer is specific to coffee, the thoughts can really be applied to anyone looking to advance their own education in any given field. Enjoy!

Third Wave Water is one of my favorite coffee products. Third Wave Water is a company that creates mineral blends to mix with distilled water to create the best water profile for brewing coffee at home. Taylor Minor met co-founder Charles and this led to a successful Kickstarter campaign, and eventually a spot on Shark Tank all within their first year of business. This is a great coffee business story with a very smart and strategic team. This is a great example of finding a hyper-specialized niche and being the best within that niche. Check out their website below to get your own

https://thirdwavewater.com/

Folly Coffee Quick Hitters are coffee answers under 7 minutes about commonly asked coffee questions. In this QH, owner Folly Rob answers the question, "Which is more important, the bean or the roast?". Is sourcing high quality beans or having a skilled roaster more important?

I'm geeking out. Cook Thugless is a band that I recently discovered and they quickly became my favorite. I messaged them to podcast. THEY SAID YES. Here is that episode. We talk how they went from playing shows at Rutgers to breaking out to millions of YouTube views and Spotify streams. This episode was a blast to record. Enjoy!

To support get their merch!!

https://cookthugless.com/

New Folly Coffee Roaster's Choice Playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Y8MWXv2uGSNA8YiQLKBa5?si=9dKsl256RxenfzGAoHEsMA 

Folly Coffee Quick Hitters are 5-7 minute answers to common coffee questions. In this QH, owner Folly Rob breaks down processing methods; natural, washed, honey/pulped natural and a brief blip on anaerobic fermentation. Enjoy!

In this episode, owner Folly Rob discusses using Tik Tok as a small business marketing tool. We joined Tik Tok in September of 2019 and have since had multiple videos with 100k+ views, 35k likes on our videos, and found ways to utilize Tik Tok outside of the platform as well. Rob goes through tips and tricks to being effective on Tik Tok both as a content creator and a user. Think Tik Tok is only for kids? Listen to this episode and you may be convinced otherwise.

Introducing the Folly Quick Hitters! We get some coffee questions that are important, but don't need a full hour to answer effectively. That's where the Quick Hitter comes in. In this series, we answer common coffee questions in an effort to improve your coffee experience. 

In this QH, owner Folly Rob goes over a common issue many coffee drinkers face when switching from cheap dark roasted coffee to a lighter roasted high end coffee...the coffee still tastes bad! Very commonly the issue is a lack of proper cleaning, leaving the taste of the old coffee oils and scale. This episode covers what is needed to effectively clean your brewers resulting in a better tasting cup of jo.