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Elysia Tan Coffee Stories

Elysia Tan

From being disqualified during her second national coffee competition to becoming the World Brewers Cup Second Runner-Up in 2022, Elysia Tan’s story is one of taking what life has to throw at you and giving it your best despite the existing variables.  Elyias Tan barista story With eight years of…
Sarah Silvia
February 14, 2023
James Harper Coffee Stories

James Harper

Italian-Australian, James Harper, is the founder and host of Filter Stories—a podcast on the extraordinary stories behind a cup of coffee. Although his podcast features stories on others, among other aspects of coffee, today’s story focuses on the host himself. James Harper James grew up in Sydney, Australia, and initially…
Nathierah Fredericks
February 5, 2023
Sinan Genc Coffee Stories

Sinan Genc

Sinan Genc’s career did not begin in coffee, rather, he was studying to become an electrical and electronics engineer with a PhD focusing on optical sensors to detect, classify and characterize microplastics in liquid media, when he found his passion for coffee.  Sinan Genc While working behind the scenes of…
Sarah Silvia
January 31, 2023
S3E2: NOT JUST A BARISTA – Meet the 2023 UAE Barista Champion Mariam Erin Pinza Coffee StoriesNewsPodcast

S3E2: NOT JUST A BARISTA – Meet the 2023 UAE Barista Champion Mariam Erin Pinza

Who is the most popular barista in 2023 so far? No doubt, it is Mariam Erin Pinza, the 2023 UAE Barista Champion, who is also the @coffeewristbands angel in UAE, and the talented artist that you should start investing. In this episode, Mariam shared her experience preparing for a barista…
IMNAB
January 25, 2023
Yolima Taborda Rojas Coffee Stories

Yolima Taborda Rojas

Yolima Taborda Rojas’ story begins on her parents’ coffee farm in Colombia called Finca La Vega, located in the small village of San José in the town of Amagá. (And that’s not even an exaggeration. She was born on the coffee farm.) Yolima Taborda Rojas is on a coffee farm…
Emma Niro
January 23, 2023
Julia Behlendorf Coffee Stories

Julia Behlendorf

How Do You Spell “Community?”  C-O-F-F-E-E:  How Julia Behlendorf Discovered That a Career in Coffee is Not About Commission and Pay but Connection and Purpose “I’m trying every day to appreciate each cup of coffee - paying attention to a perfect brew, serving with a smile…” Julia Behlendorf is cupping…
Kenyatta Fishoe
January 20, 2023
Süeda Emir Coffee Stories

Süeda Emir

Gastronomy is the study of food and culture, the skill of preparing and serving rich or delicate and attractive cuisine, regional cooking methods, and the science of excellent eating. How does this relate to coffee? This is  Süeda Emir’s coffee story. Süeda Emir is using Aeropress This is the story…
Oluwatobifunmi Olaniran
January 17, 2023
Helena Oliviero Coffee Stories

Helena Oliviero

When Helena Oliviero was introduced to the coffee world, she was initially using it as a stepping stone to becoming a bartender. She had started working at an Italian coffee shop in high school, and found making coffee to be “repetitive and lacking of skills.” Helena Oliviero She said, “We…
Emma Niro
January 9, 2023
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Petros Malousis

Last year, we interviewed Petros Malousis, the operational manager of Coffee Lab and he shared with us his spectacular journey from a barista to where he is now. We hope his story can give baristas some tips about their own careers. There are a lot of variables when following your…
Dolly Zhao
January 5, 2023