611: What Colin Harmon Knows About Growing Coffee Shops!
As hard as starting a coffee shop can be, growing that shop is where the real work begins. The industry is riff with examples of cafes and roasteries that have suffered and even failed as a resulting ...
23 Kesä 1h 3min
SHIFT BREAK! Are You Ready To Scale?
As time goes on, opportunities to grow your business will present themselves and you need to make a decision on whether you will say yes, no, or not yet. In order to make a good decision there are a ...
18 Kesä 13min
610: What People Love and Hate in a Coffee Shop |Research Results from Chicago Coffee Fest
What do customers love and hate about coffee shops? It feels like a question that is too easy to answer and as a result I believe we do not spend nearly enough time researching it. This past weekend I...
16 Kesä 35min
SHIFT BREAK! Why You Need To Cross-Train Staff
In too many cafes we find staff trained only in the areas they work in with minimal to no knowledge or understanding in other parts of the business. This derails a cafes growth and effectiveness. Staf...
11 Kesä 7min
609: Lessons On Running a True Community Space w/ Blew Kind of D'griot Cafe | Philadelphia, PA
More than just a 3rd space, some cafes are platforms for ideas, catalysts for change, and a space specifically organized and designed to grow and nurture their communities. Led by people with deep c...
9 Kesä 51min
SHIFT BREAK! Why It's Hard To Find Good Help These Days
We have heard this phrase before and, if we are honest, we have said it a couple times too. The statement is problematic since it assumes that the world around us is the reason we can't seem to find t...
4 Kesä 9min
608: The Best Behaviors for Building Resilient Cafe and Roastery w/ Tracy Allen of Brewed Behavior Consulting
Our businesses are the results of the small and large decisions we make over the years. It is our behavior in the business that ultimately determines the success and Impact we can realize. Some have s...
2 Kesä 1h 3min
