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Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders

A coffee podcast providing coffee shop owners and leaders, with insights, inspiration, and the tools you need to grow and advance your coffee business or coffee career. We learn from experts both in and outside the coffee industry as they deliver specific, practical, and actionable advice about ownership, optimization, profitability, barista work, employee culture, management, scaling, leadership, personal development, and anything else that will help you achieve success in the coffee shop.

Special Message: What is a Key Holder Coaching Group and Why Join?

11 mins; September 09, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Making Sense of Marketing Promises

10 mins; September 05, 2024

495 : Encore Episode: Loving the Closing Shift: Problems, Solutions, and Transformational Mindsets

40 mins; September 02, 2024

493 Founder Friday! w/ Rachel Lehman of Crema Coffee Roasters in Nashville, TN

60 hours 5 mins; August 30, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Embrace Your Space

9 mins; August 28, 2024

492: How to be The Best Coffee Shop

31 mins; August 22, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Focusing on the Whole, Not the Part

11 mins; August 21, 2024

491: Graceful Exits: How to Sell Your Coffee Shop w/ Aaron Friedman

58 mins; August 19, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Setting Staff Up For Success

11 mins; August 12, 2024

SPECIAL! | Coffee Fest NOLA 2024 w/ Turgay Yildizli of Specialty Turkish Coffee, Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers Sweets and Eats, and Jonathan Riethmaier of Mammoth Coffee

69 hours 8 mins; August 11, 2024

490: 7 Vital Things to Include in Daily Shift Work

35 mins; August 11, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Reassessing Growth

9 mins; August 07, 2024

489: Tips for Creating a Resilient Cafe

45 mins; August 05, 2024

488: Founder Friday! Honoring Coffee's Root w/ Bartholomew Jones of Cxffee Black!

65 hours 30 mins; August 01, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Are You Growing With Your Business?

11 mins; July 31, 2024

487: How to Think Fast and Talk Smart in the Cafe w/ Matt Abrahams

45 mins; July 29, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Don't Give Up

12 mins; July 24, 2024

486: Why You should Fire Your Landlord and Consider Owning Your Building w/ Paul Neal

56 mins; July 22, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Don't Manage by Crisis

10 mins; July 17, 2024

485: Your Shop vs The Industry - How to Free Yourself From Dependency

24 mins; July 15, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Three BIG Hiring Mistakes (and how to avoid them)

14 mins; July 11, 2024

484: Demystifying Mentorship w/ Dr. Ruth Gotian, Author of "The Financial Times guide to Mentorship""

56 mins; July 08, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Hiring based on Staff Preference vs Business Needs

11 mins; July 04, 2024

483: Encore: 6 Essential Qualities of Coffee Shop Leaders

39 mins; July 02, 2024

482: Founder Friday! w/ Rahul Reddy of Subko Coffee Mumbai, India

57 mins; June 27, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: The Best Marketing Strategy

11 mins; June 27, 2024

481 : Exploring Sensory Analysis Using "The Coffee Rose"/ Ian Fretheim, Director of Sensory Analysis at Cafe Imports

54 mins; June 24, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Stop Talking, and Start Doing

10 mins; June 20, 2024

480: Focus on What Your Customers Love

27 mins; June 16, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Respecting Your Barista's Professional Boundaries

10 mins; June 12, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Why You Need Exit Interviews

11 mins; June 05, 2024

479: Automation and the Future of Coffee Shops w/ Andre Eiermann, Eversys

72 hours 53 mins; June 02, 2024

478: Building Efficiencies Into Your Roastery w/ Scott Stouffer of Probat Coffee

53 mins; June 01, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: When Numbers Lie

10 mins; May 30, 2024

477: Inspiring the next generation of Coffee Farmer w/ Yolima Taborda Rojas of Paisa Coffee, Colombia

58 mins; May 27, 2024

476: Founder Friday! The Story of Story Coffee w/ Don Niemyer of Story Coffee Co.

51 mins; May 24, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Owners, It's OK to Make Mistakes

13 mins; May 20, 2024

475: Essential Tools for Cafe Management

33 mins; May 20, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: How to Assess a Barista's Performance

10 mins; May 14, 2024

474 : On Roasting and Representation w/ 2024 U.S. Roasting Champion, Eduardo Choza | Mayorga Coffee

40 mins; May 08, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Feedback is Not a Lecture

11 mins; May 08, 2024

473: A Master Class in Wholesale Coffee w/ Honor Forte of Olympia Coffee Roasters

50 mins; May 06, 2024

SPECIAL! Grocery, Community, Roasting, and Mobile Coffee | Live Interviews fromCoffee Fest NYC 2024!

90 hours 20 mins; May 03, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Evil Owners and Lazy Baristas

15 mins; May 01, 2024

472: Why Technical Skill as a Leader is Not Enough w/ Jonathan Raymond, Refound, Author: Good Authority

48 mins; April 30, 2024

471 Founder Friday! Encore Episode w/ Emi Fukahori of Mame Coffee in Zurich Switzerland!

82 hours 1 min; April 26, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Beyond the Metrics

11 mins; April 24, 2024

470: SPECIAL! Raising Barista Wages | KTTS x Valor Coffee Podcast Recorded Live at SCA Chicago!

77 hours 38 mins; April 23, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Minding Our Business

12 mins; April 18, 2024

469: Unremarkable Hospitality and Cafe Terroir

27 mins; April 17, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: The Art of Letting Go

12 mins; April 11, 2024

RoR #31 : Improve your Roasting Range by Focusing on the Fundamentals w/ Willem Boot of Boot Coffee

46 mins; April 10, 2024

468: How to Be a Shift Lead

38 mins; April 09, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Embracing Problems as Blessings

10 mins; April 03, 2024

467: How to Create Coffee Magic with Your Menu w/ Ryan Castelaz of Discourse Coffee, Milwaukee, WI

56 mins; March 28, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: How to Fine Tune Your Coffee Bar

10 mins; March 28, 2024

466: The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection w/ 2024 U.S. Barista Champion, Frank La, Be Bright Coffee

53 mins; March 22, 2024

465: Founder Friday! w/ John Piquet of Caffe D'bolla in Salt Lake City, UT

55 mins; March 21, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Detail Oriented Staff Starts With You

10 mins; March 21, 2024

464: Encore : Making Order Out of Chaos, Handling Groups in the Cafe

44 mins; March 18, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Managers, You Don't Need To Do It All

10 mins; March 14, 2024

463: Tips on Having the Right Meetings

30 mins; March 11, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: You Don't Want Loyalty

11 mins; March 07, 2024

462 : What a New Children's Book Teaches About Mistakes in Coffee and Life w/ David Foster, Kiln Coffee Bar and Author of Jett Goes to Work With Dad

44 mins; March 05, 2024

SHIFT BREAK : Trends You Can Ignore

10 mins; February 28, 2024

RoR #30 : Challenging Dogma With Data w/ Coffee Roaster and Chemical Engineer Mark Al-Shemmeri

44 mins; February 28, 2024

461: A Conversation With 2023 World Barista Champion, Boram Um, Um Coffee Co

53 mins; February 26, 2024

Special Interview! Ian Williams of Deadstock Coffee talks about marketing staying true to your culture, and leading in hard times | Live interview from Coffee Fest 2023

24 mins; February 22, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: How to Take Criticism as a Barista

14 mins; February 20, 2024

Special Announcement: 2024 Key Holder Coaching Groups May be the Key to Unlock the Next Level in Your Business

6 mins; February 19, 2024

460: What to Look for in a Manager

30 mins; February 19, 2024

459 : Founder Friday! w/ Kymme Williams-Davis of Bushwick Grind Cafe in Brooklyn, NY

53 mins; February 16, 2024

SHIFT BREAK : 2 Tips for Bar Design

12 mins; February 14, 2024

458: Encore Episode! My Wife Interviews Me about My Career and How Coffee Brought Us Together

63 hours 45 mins; February 12, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: No Cell Phones

18 mins; February 08, 2024

457: Finding Your Place in Coffee w/ John Luke Robertson | Kings Lane Coffee

53 mins; February 02, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Too Many Managers!

12 mins; January 31, 2024

456: Competitions and What Makes a Good Barista w/ Scott Conary, Carborro Coffee / WCE Judge

56 mins; January 30, 2024

455 : Founder Friday! w/ Nick Kassouf of Tru Bru Organic Coffee

54 mins; January 25, 2024

SHIFT BREAK : The Scourge of Nitpicking Bosses

12 mins; January 25, 2024

454: Creating a Vibrant Coffee Bar w/ Charles Babinski of Cafe 143 in Sydney, AUS

47 mins; January 23, 2024

SHIFT BREAK: Questions Are Not Threats

11 mins; January 18, 2024

453 : The Craft of Operations

22 mins; January 17, 2024

RoR #29 : A Coffee Roaster's Career Journey, Leigh Wentzle, Cedar Coffee

37 mins; January 16, 2024

SHIFT BREAK : Candid Advice for Baristas, Managers, and Owners

15 mins; January 11, 2024

452: Championing the Customer Experience in Coffee w/ 3x SA Barista Champion, Winston Douglas Thomas of Cedar Coffee

60 hours 11 mins; January 08, 2024

SHIFT BREAK : Setting and meeting Standards in the Coffee Shop

12 mins; January 05, 2024

451: Business Growth, Integrity, and Coffee Farmer Equity w/ Martin Mayorga of Mayorga Coffee

57 mins; January 02, 2024

SHIFT BREAK : Evolution Through Small Steps

9 mins; December 28, 2023

RoR #28 : Ease and Accessibility in Sample Roasting w/ Andrew Stordy, Inventor/Founder of IKAWA

37 mins; December 19, 2023

450: A Conversation About Mobile Apps and Hospitality w/ Joe Capone of Espressly

51 mins; December 18, 2023

SHIFT BREAK: Embracing Your Constraints

8 mins; December 18, 2023

449: Convenience and Automation in Coffee w/ Tim Cox of Franke Coffee Systems

52 mins; December 18, 2023

448: Founder Friday! Part 2 "Switching Gears" | w/ Doug Zell of Intelligentsia and The Meteor!

29 mins; December 14, 2023

448: Founder Friday! Part 1 "Switching Gears" | w/ Doug Zell of Intelligentsia and The Meteor!

39 mins; December 14, 2023

SHIFT BREAK : It's OK to Have Reasonable Tolerances

12 mins; December 14, 2023

447: Understanding the Business of Coffee w/ Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood

76 hours 29 mins; December 12, 2023

SHIFT BREAK: How to Approach Holiday Hospitality

11 mins; December 07, 2023

446: Building a People-First Coffee Tech Culture w/ Jason "Double J" Johnson, Black Rabbit Service Co.

42 mins; December 06, 2023

SHIFT BREAK: We Need Inconvenient Coffee

13 mins; December 01, 2023

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