our first-ever US event at Taylor St. Barista’s Madison Avenue shop in New York

and, today, we are super excited to release our first video of our opening

speaker: the incredibly inspiring Meister. Described by Nick Cho as “a secular sermon”,

there was no better way to kick off a day about understanding bias and creating

a more diverse industry than with Meister’s look at what it means to be

ambitious in coffee. Although it holds gems for both employees and employers

working in coffee alike, Meister’s thoughts on ambition and management ring

true to all non-traditional industries and endeavours.

talks from NY, should be saved on one of your devices somewhere indefinitely

and referred to whenever you start to question why you’re doing what you’re

doing. We spent a few months with this talk as Meister was preparing it, and we

still glean something new from it every time we listen.  

Photograph by Brian W. Jones from DCILY for Tamper Tantrum NYC.