Fable Coffee Stories

Season One Finale: Reflection with Rosie

To finish Season One, I thought it would be great to share my insights on what the last year of creating Fable Coffee Stories has meant to me. From the ways in which I've seen the industry starting to change, to the things that still need to be worked on, as well as my own struggles trying to work through self-doubt while creating this platform - this is a 45 minute bonus episode of the impact Fable Coffee Stories has had on me. See you soon for Season Two! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Em Herriott: Building a Coffee Business Out of Necessity and The Power of Safe Spaces

Em Herriott (they/them) is the founder of We Are Here in Margate - a queer, disabled owned coffee roastery that has making coffee more accessible and welcoming to everyone, in a multitude of different ways, at the core of what they do. We delve into how Em's journey took them from coffee to corporate and back to coffee again, openly discussing the experiences along the way that really shaped how they move through the world in their life and career today. In this open and honest conversation, we cover a whole host of themes from the importance of safe spaces in real life and online, creating your own coffee business as a disabled person, and the complexities of communicating sociopolitical viewpoints through a brand that feel both safe and authentic. Footage of Fred being stolen - https://www.instagram.com/p/BaG1YpXnrTE/ [https://www.instagram.com/p/BaG1YpXnrTE/] Theme song by Good News [https://www.instagram.com/good.news._/?hl=en]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Esther Hope-Gibbs: Human Rights in Coffee and ADHD as a superpower

Esther Hope-Gibbs (she/her) set up Hope Espresso 6 years ago out of utmost necessity when her career plans fell through when the pandemic hit in 2020. Now, with over 15 years experience in the coffee industry, Esther is an authorised SCA trainer, Q Arabica Grader, ESTA Tea Trainer and the director of her own coffee business specialising in sustainable sourcing, quality training and business development.  Esther’s career journey is a story of resilience, knowing your own worth and the integral nature of failure in progress as a process. We delve into how Esther continually moves forward as a business owner with open and honest conversations around her experience of imposter syndrome, unconscious bias and ADHD. Theme song by Good News [https://www.instagram.com/good.news._/?hl=en]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Zoe Williams: How To Get Started in Coffee Competition and Pushing Your Own Boundaries

Zoe Williams (she/her) wrote in her diary 5 years ago that she wanted to compete in the UK Barista Championships before she was 30. Not only did she hit that milestone, but she came second in the competition the first time she ever competed.  At the time of recording, Zoe was working at Clifton Coffee Roasters, where she began her first behind the scenes coffee job packing bags at the roastery, navigating her way to the role of coffee trainer. Since then she has started a new role with Well Grounded as their South West Coffee Trainer.  This episode explores the transition from barista to roastery production, and delves into the ins and outs of coffee competition. Where is the best place to start when crafting a competition routine? How can you prioritise focusing on your own progress rather than comparing your progress to that of others? What are some of the key personal barriers to work on overcoming when thinking about competing?  Theme song by Good News [https://www.instagram.com/good.news._/?hl=en]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Jessie Vandenberg-Molina: Knowing What Kind of Barista You Want To Be and The Art of Manifesting

Originally from Canada, Jessie Vandenberg-Molina (she/her) started her coffee journey in Glasgow at the legendary Space Coffee House, becoming founder Connie’s first ever employee and falling in love with coffee through the exploration of taste and curiosity. Most recently, Jessie started working at Oatly as Barista Market Developer almost three years ago, and has since moved into the role of Co-Lead of her team.   In this conversation, we delve into how Jessie’s coffee career got started, and the all-important move to London from Scotland that made her rethink how she wanted to move through the coffee world - including one pivotal conversation where she was asked “What kind of barista do you want to be?” Jessie’s journey is a wonderful, wholehearted representation of what a career moving from a barista role in coffee can look like; and the conversation is full of honesty about the ups and downs of that process. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.