Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

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214 : Founder Friday w/ Peter Moses of Mighty Oak Roasters in Astoria, NY Apr 24, 2020

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It's Founder Friday! Today I am excited to present this live interview with the Co-Founder of Mighty Oak Roasters in Astoria, NY, Peter Moses!

You may recognize Peter because he was one of a few people I interviewed on the floor of the 2019 Coffee Fest NYC trade show. At that time they were very much in the planning and build- phase but now Mighty Oak has taken root in Astoria and has gown to quickly become THE spot in the neighbor hood for amazing wood-roasted coffee and an ambiance that is second to none. Mighty Oak has deigned their 1,000 sq.ft. space to not only house a cafe but also all of their roasting and production which is one of the world most sustainable operations.

In this interview we go deep into their story, their operations, values, and plans. It was a thrill to see something like this come to fruition and I have no doubt you will get great value from this interview with Peter.

Amongst other things we talk about:

Wood-fire roasting and its advantages
Building a cafe space and roastery at the same time
Space challenges
Researching design and workflow
Leading and hiring people
Letting the business tell you how to grow
Receiving feedback from staff
Expansion insights
Personal growth as an owner

Links:

www.mightyoakroasters.com

142: Entrepreneur Interviews from Coffee Fest NYC (Featuring Peter Moses)

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You're not Letting People Down Apr 23, 2020

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Within the fight to stay open there is a pervasive sentiment that we are "letting people down". I have seen and heard this from many sources of late, including from myself. This is a pretty familiar feeling for those of us in customer service jobs and this current context highlights it to the extreme.

But is it true?

Are you letting people down when you close your doors, or severely adjust service, or close a location indefinitely?

Today we are going to chat about this idea and I want to offer some encouragement and perspective that will help balance this thought in our mind and also help you get rooted in what the reality truly is.

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213 : Coping with Corona using Emotional Intelligence w/ Andrea Hoban Apr 20, 2020

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To say our emotions are on high alert these days is quite an understatement. I, like you, have found it difficult to manage let alone even articulate the feelings that are constantly being triggered in the wake of the pandemic. At no time has it been more needed to talk about emotional intelligence and managing our emotions in a healthy way than now.

Today we welcome back to the show, Andrea Hoban to help us cope with Corona using emotional intelligence.

Andrea is Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer at Oji Life Lab, and has more than twenty years of experience in leading large teams and building business. She is a certified executive coach and leadership development practitioner who has helped hundreds of professionals learn to harness their emotions to achieve their goals.

Andrea is a sought after speaker, having presented at many state and national conferences. As an executive coach and facilitator, she works with individuals and teams to achieve goals and push past limitations. She has served as Board President of HerWisdom.org, School Board President at St. Perpetua School in California, Executive Director of the Portland Chapter of Women in Technology, member of the National Association of Female Executives. At Oji, she is reimagining the way we learn skills like emotional intelligence to directly impact the quality of our lives.

This conversation is designed to equip you with tools, habits, and insights to capture, re-frame, and manage your emotions in a healthy sustainable way. In edition this will give you some great tips on how to manage the emotions of your team and to use emotional intelligence to lead well both in this crisis and beyond.

We will learn:

Using the Mood Meter
Managing and Re-framing emotions
Staying calm
The positive side of being triggered
Using Emotional Intelligence to effectively lead and mange your team
Emotional contagion and co-regulation
Adopting an emotional charter
Embrace the awkwardness
Permission to feel

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COVID-19 Focus w/ Lauren Crabbe of Andytown Coffee Roasters Apr 17, 2020

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So happy to sit down with Lauren Crabbe Co-Founder of Andytown Coffee Roasters for this episode of our COVID-19 Focus Series. Lauren was a past Founder Friday guest and has a wonderful style of leadership that prioritizes people and focuses on facilitating their success.

In this conversation Lauren details how the crisis has impacted Andytown and what they are doing now to continue to serve their community and their people including their ground breaking Coffee for Healthcare Heroes program that has inspired hundreds of similar programs around the country.

We discuss:

Benefit of having an open book policy
Switching up schedules
Protecting the team
Motivation as an owner when things are not in your control
Running operations in crisis
Coffee for healthcare heroes program
Making systems to thrive in the midst of the new normal
Hiring back employees from project success
Continuation of current measures into the future when things are normal?
How will work from home culture shape biz in the future
Don't give up. Speaking up now, be loud, be heard!

Links:

www.andytownsf.com

156 : Founder Friday w/ Lauren Crabbe

COVID-19 Focused episodes:

On a Resilient Coffee Community

Hope in Difficult Times w/ Kathy Turiano

General Guidance on Talking with Banks and Landlords w/ Marshall Fuss, Attorney at Law

Erica Escalante, The Arrow Coffeehouse

Karl Purdy, Coffee Angel in Dublin, Ireland

The Future of Retail w/ Doug Stephens

Impact on the Supply Chain w/ Ricardo Pereira, COO, Ally Coffee

Straight Talk for Coffee Retailers w/ The Retail Doctor, Bob Phibbs

Jonathan Pascual of Taproom Coffee and Beer, Atlanta, GA

Refining your Leadership and Systems in a Crisis

Shift Break: Development in a Crisis

Shift Break: Grace and Hight Standards

Shift Break: Keep or Throw Away

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Keep or Throw Away? Apr 15, 2020

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Does this spark joy? Better said, do the components of your business give life to the business and are they sustainable? Many new programs and tools have been adopted by coffee shops in an attempt to stay in business during the crisis. Now that we have online stores, batching cold brew, delivery, curbside ordering etc...do we keep them?

Today we will be chatting about some basic questions to ask yourself about your systems, items, programs, and schedules, in order to determine whether you should keep and invest more into them or throw them away.

Links:

Founder Friday w/ Joshua Boyt

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212 : Refining your Leadership and Systems in a Crisis Apr 14, 2020

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The time to lean into optimizing your operations and how you show up as a leader is now. As we get used to the "new normal" everyday, we need to take time to look at some critical elements of the work we do in the middle of the crisis and how it what we can do to create excellence in the face of uncertainty, and inspiration in a time of fear.

Today you and I will go over 6 areas I believe need to be focused on and refined in order to thrive right now and to create a culture that both cares for the present while investing in the future.

Today we will cover:

SOPs
Importance of Communication
Inventory/Ordering
Accountability
Power of Presence
Using R.E.P.
Value driven tactics

Links:

Founder Friday w/ Lauren Crabbe

COVID Focus w/ Jonathan Pascual / Taproom Coffee and Beer

Man's Search for Meaning - Victor Frankl

Work from your Strengths w/ Lisa Cummings

SOPs FTW

10 Steps to being a People 1st Leader

Communicate Duplicate Repeat

Being the Point of Clarity

Why It's OK to be the Boss w/Bruce Tulgan

The Power of Good Authority w/Jonathan Raymond

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COVID-19 Focus : Jonathan Pascual | Taproom Coffee and Beer | Atlanta, Georgia Apr 09, 2020

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This is a wonderful value-driven conversation with someone who is doing a fantastic job caring for his staff and the community as the crisis unfolds. Jonathan Pascual is the owner of Taproom Coffee and Beer in Atlanta, GA. He was a past Founder Friday guest on the show and has returned to talk about how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted his business and what he and his team are doing in response. Jonathan has one of the healthiest approaches to professional life and in this conversation you will see how his values have driven his actions on behalf of his business, community, and staff.

We discuss:

Reacting to protect, retain, and prepare staff
Reducing risk
Pivoting business models
Giving staff a choice
Economic viability of new operating measures
Developing support systems for new models
Stepping up as a leader
The weight ownership bears
Caring for yourself and others
Work-life balance in the midst of crisis

Links:

www.taproomcoffee.com

Founder Friday w/ Jonathan Pascual

Grace and High Standards Apr 09, 2020

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In the middle of all of the upheaval we are fighting for some sense of normalcy and even more so, a sense of grounding. As we iterate and pivot business models and things change all around us, some of the normal conversations around to detail in service and and quality can take a back seat. Today we are chatting about why we need to look after and make sure to continue managing, talking about, and holding ourselves accountable to our usual standards even in the midst of this crisis.

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211 : Straight Talk for Coffee Shops w/ The Retail Doctor, Bob Phibbs Apr 05, 2020

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Brick and mortar retail is taking a huge hit right now. We are all trying our best to adjust and weather the storm. In the midst of this crisis there is still room for hope, connections, and there is an opportunity to serve like never before. All of this of course requires decisive and consistent action and to help motivate as we take those actions we are hearing from the worlds leading expert on brick and mortar retail, Retail Doctor himself, Bob Phibbs!

Bob Phibbs has helped thousands of businesses in hospitality, manufacturing, service, restaurant and retail since 1994. His clients have ranged from multi-national luxury brands to small businesses. With over 30 years of experience beginning in the trenches and extending to senior management positions, Phibbs has been a corporate officer, franchisor and entrepreneur.

A frequent guest on MSNBC's Your Business, he and his work have been featured in Entrepreneur magazine, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. In addition, Phibbs provides business makeovers for the Los Angeles Times.

He is the author of three books including "The Retail Doctors Guide to Growing your Business"

Today he is going to be sharing with us some straight talk on taking actions to not just get through this hard time but to thrive, connect, serve, and be prepared for what comes after this has passed.

I think Bob has some incredible insights here and hope you put them into practice in your business.

We will be discussing:

The opportunities of this moment
Believing the best as an owner
Power of "Yes, and"
Modeling confidence
"How" vs "Why me"
Optimizing with Hospitality
Being brilliant on the basics
Serve now you can sell later

Links:

www.retaildoc.com

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Related Episodes

The Future of Retail w/ Doug Stephens

10 Reasons to Love the Customer

Raising the Bar on your Customer Experience w/ Michael Butterworth

30: Matching your Service to your Quality w/ Casey Underkofler

The BEST in commercial coffee equipment

www.prima-coffee.com/keys

Want the best plant based beverage for your coffee drinks?

www.pacificfoods.com/food-service

COVID-19 Focus : Impact on the Supply Chain w/ Ricardo Pereira , COO, Ally Coffee Apr 03, 2020

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This crisis is having a massive impact on more than just coffee shops and roasters. It extends out to the farmers who rely on us to purchase and move the coffee they produce. To help us gain some understanding around the scope of the issue we are going to talk with Ricardo Pereira the Chief Operations Officer at Ally Coffee. We discuss what is happening on the producing side and how roasters should be preparing themselves as they consider green coffee acquisition into the future and ways they can help producers as with changing business models and focus.

www.allycoffee.com

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