Bryant Toh
“I’m a social worker, but I work directly with youth.” How Bryant Toh uses coffee as a bridge to connection, trust, and youth mental health in Singapore.
Sandro Roth
Sandro Roth
Sandro Roth never expected coffee to change his life. He was an industrial designer, leading a design team, holding the kind of position many people spend years working toward. From the outside, it looked ideal. But inside, he felt a quiet heaviness — a feeling that the life he had…
Johana Alvarez
Johana Alvarez
"I want to keep teaching, and keep learning—because we can only share what we understand. And now, I understand coffee a little more.” These were the words Johana Alvarez shared after two days at the GCAG coffee training course in Bucaramanga, Colombia. A math teacher by profession and a coffee…
Steve Moloney
Steve Moloney
Steve Moloney never set out to build a movement. He wasn’t chasing activism, prestige, or any grand idea of “saving the industry.” He was just trying to breathe again. Steve Moloney The Barista League Before coffee competitions, before The Barista League, before the crowds and the chaotic energy we now…
Shunichi Nakagawa
Shunichi Nakagawa
“It started with a single coin. And somehow, that tiny moment kept echoing through my life.” This is the story of Shunichi Nakagawa. Shunichi Nakagawa I still remember standing in front of a vending machine during my university internship, holding a single coin in my hand. I wasn’t a…
Isabel Ng
Isabel Ng
At the end of our 2025 Asia trip, in the vibrant hum of Singapore, I met Isabel Ng at a spot called Bettr Coffee. As we sat down, her voice carrying the weight of reflection, the conversation flowed like a slow pour-over: deliberate, layered, and revealing. For I’M NOT A…
Freddy Rojas
Freddy Rojas
“We’ve been living in a bubble. Colombia produces some of the best coffee in the world, but we grow up drinking the lowest quality... We grow up surrounded by coffee, but we only ever use it as a drink. What if it could be more?” Freddy Rojas isn’t your typical…
Odi – Georgius Audrey Teja
Odi – Georgius Audrey Teja
“Stop competing.” Two words. Short, sharp, and almost cruel. After three years of failing to reach the finals of the Indonesian Brewers Cup, Georgius Audrey Teja — Odi, as everyone calls him — stared at the message on his phone. At first, it felt like a slap. He had worked…
Nohelia Hernández
Nohelia Hernández
“When I discovered that coffee was more than just a cup—when I learned it had so many attributes—I fell in love with it.” For Nohelia Hernández, coffee began as a hobby, rooted in her love for family and the rich flavors it offers. But over time, it became something much…
Helena Oliviero
Helena Oliviero
Earlier this year, we stood with Helena Oliviero on the balcony of a farmhouse in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The air was still warm from the day, the sky fading into deep blues over the mountains. We had just finished three days of training young farmers, and she leaned against the railing,…
Mikolaj Pociecha
Mikolaj Pociecha
In 2025, under the Amsterdam lights of the Dutch Brewers Cup, Mikolaj Pociecha stood third on the podium—his Robusta brew defying a world that dismissed it as inferior. At 28, with seven years weaving through Europe’s coffee tapestry, Mikolaj turned heads, proving Coffea Canephora could shine. From Ireland’s coastal cafés…
Nicholas Ginter
Nicholas Ginter
After honorably serving in the United States Army as an infantryman and non-commissioned officer, Nicholas Ginter found solace in coffee’s complexity, launching Degenerates Drinking Coffee to explore the industry’s science. A former Starbucks barista turned U.S. Army veteran, Nicholas returned to his passion with a psychology degree in hand, but…
