In this solo Episode, owner Rob takes a break from the Folly Coffee Roasters to tell the story of Philtera Cold Brewed coffees, which which he is also a co-owner with Brewmaster Brandon Martin. Philtera Cold Brewed Coffees specializes in high end cold brewed coffees. This is the story of how it came to be and the strategy of launching to market in the Twin Cities. Enjoy!

In part 2 of the Folly Coffee story, owner Rob goes over how he decided which sales channels to focus on and how he found and grew the retail customers for Folly Coffee. This episode starts just before 2018 and finishes at the end of the year. Next week will be all of 2019 and a teaser for things to come in 2020!

In Part 1 in the story of Folly Coffee, owner Rob talks about the path that led him to start Folly Coffee, the physical steps that needed to happen, how the brand was built, and everything else leading up to the launch. Stay tuned for part 2 as Rob gets more into post-launch and the launch of Philtera Cold Brewed Coffees. Enjoy!

From the vault! In January of 2019, both Folly Rob and Folly Jeff competed in Nashville for the U.S. Coffeechamps regional Cup Taster's competition, a competition designed to determine the best coffee tasters in the region and eventually the country. Rob absolutely bombed, Jeff advanced and ended up placed 14th in the country! This episode was recorded in Nashville before and after the competition about the prep that went into it and the competition itself. Enjoy!

In this solo episode, Folly Coffee owner Rob discusses how to upgrade your home coffee brewing equipment, which order to upgrade, and some tips/tricks for making great coffee at home.

In this solo episode, Folly Coffee owner Rob discusses his predictions on where the coffee industry is headed in the next 5-10 years. Enjoy!

Running a business is so fun!! Right?!? Rob breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly of owning and running small businesses. Enjoy!

In this episode Rob sits down with Barnaby Holmes of Intermix Beverage/Espresso Services Inc. Topics covered include his introduction to good coffee, moving from Wales to Minneapolis, sales, and his work as a coffee competition judge. Barnaby's enthusiasm for coffee and the industry shines through in this episode. Enjoy!

This interview style episode is with Folly Coffee Roasters COO/Green Coffee Buyer Jeff Mooney who recently passed the harrowing process of becoming a Certified Q Grader, the coffee industry's standard for coffee evaluation. We dive deep into what it took and the exam itself. Enjoy!

In this solo episode, Rob (owner of Folly Coffee Roasters, co-owner Philtera Cold Brewed Coffees) ranks his Top 6 favorite business books of all time that influenced the way he built and does business. Enjoy!