Fable Coffee Stories celebrates and highlights the career progression of women and non-binary people in the coffee industry, delving into the twists and turns of their coffee journeys all the way up to where they are now.
Every fortnight, Rosie platforms a new guest from the coffee industry - aiming to advocate and inspire through illustrating the sheer breadth of what is possible, encouraging the cultivation a more diverse coffee industry by showcasing a of wide catalogue of experiences and perspectives to draw from and relate to.
You can catch new episodes of Fable Coffee Stories every fortnight, released on a Monday.
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Fable Coffee Stories celebrates and highlights the career progression of women and non-binary people in the coffee industry, delving into the twists and turns of their coffee journeys all the way up to where they are now.
Every fortnight, Rosie platforms a new guest from the coffee industry - aiming to advocate and inspire through illustrating the sheer breadth of what is possible, encouraging the cultivation a more diverse coffee industry by showcasing a of wide catalogue of experiences and perspectives to draw from and relate to.
You can catch new episodes of Fable Coffee Stories every fortnight, released on a Monday.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Natalie Hodgkinson (she/her) is the founder of Boss and Brew - a barista training academy that does integral work in Cardiff, Wales, using specialty coffee as a vehicle to boost young people’s confidence and self-esteem, raise their aspirations and support them in expanding their networks to set them up with the skills they need to enter the world of work.
Prior to entering the coffee industry, Natalie was a maths teacher. Since opening her own coffee business, she felt that she could make positive change and impact on issues she saw within her own community in Cardiff, drawing from many of her own frustrations with the traditional education system and advocating for the importance of tailoring training to the individual.
This conversation explores a plethora of issues surrounding barriers to entry in the coffee industry; including the issues within recruitment processes in coffee, the immense pressure on young people to know what is right for them so early on and how to negate intimidation and accessibility at coffee events.
Theme song by Good News.
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Grace Talbot (she/her) has come a long way in her coffee career since her bookselling barista days at Cafe W (the coffee shop concept within Waterstones). From being offered a position she didn't apply for at the coffee roasters Girls Who Grind, to re-shaping how we think about coffee festivals at Cup North, Grace's career has gone from strength to strength, despite multiple hurdles that threatened to stand in the way. Today, she's absolutely smashing it as Sales Manager at Mió, and very recently emceed the World Barista Championships.
In this conversation we delve into a multitude of themes, from accessibility at coffee events to the power of people and the extreme importance of encouragement for progression, from imposter syndrome to re-baking the pie and making space for as many people as possible.
Theme song by Good News.
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Estelle Bright has been in the coffee industry for more than 20 years. After spending almost a decade at La Marzocco UK, in recent years she made the move to La Marzocco USA to become Events and Brand Experience Manager - leaving her previous life of coffee engineering behind.
Coffee competitions, unconscious bias and how exactly do you learn the skills you need to become a coffee technician? In this conversation, Estelle talks about her extensive journey through the coffee industry and how it led her from Wales to where she is now, living and working in New York.
Theme song by Good News.
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