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Shubham Ambre Coffee Stories

Shubham Ambre

Shubham Ambre is a coffee lover that has a passion for experimenting. As a specialty roaster from India, he strives to produce the best cups of coffee. This is his coffee story.    How does one decide to become a barista in the land of tea? India is known for…
Mollie Sprigg
May 4, 2022
S2E4: Meet Morgan Eckroth, your friendly internet barista portrait of Morgan EckrothNewsPodcast

S2E4: Meet Morgan Eckroth, your friendly internet barista

In our latest episode, we had a chance to talk to Morgan Eckroth, the friendly internet barista, the newest 2022 US Barista Champion known by over 7 million combined followers as @morgandrinkscoffee on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. The barista competition represents an elevated version of what baristas do in their day-to-day work. “Competitions allow for a lot of…
IMNAB
May 2, 2022
Michael Nguyen Coffee Stories

Michael Nguyen

Michael Nguyen is a barista from the UK whose passion stems from the positive social impacts of coffee. Michael was fascinated by the way coffee can bring people together. He told us “I loved the social impact around it”, how it can create an environment that people can share. This…
Mollie Sprigg
April 28, 2022
Defne Ceyda Okay Coffee Stories

Defne Ceyda Okay

At first glance, seeing Defne Ceyda Okay in her black platform Chelsea boots and countless tattoos all over – you wouldn’t suppose that she once dreamt of becoming a ballerina. Perhaps it is exactly this early experience of hard, passionate practice that provided her with the power to become a…
Marta Trzcionka
April 24, 2022
Chandra Melo Coffee Stories

Chandra Melo

Chandra Melo is a passionate advocate for transparency and innovation in the coffee world. From her days as a barista to now working at a major coffee company, she has traversed the length and breadth of the coffee industry and her journey shines a light on the future for baristas…
IMNAB
April 19, 2022
Levent Öncü Levent OncuCoffee Stories

Levent Öncü

From aeronautical engineering to coffee social media creator, this is Levent Öncü’s story. We recently spoke to Levent Oncu on the I’M NOT A BARISTA Podcast. Levent began his story in Turkey as an aeronautical engineer and home barista. He has been brewing coffee since 2010, achieving his PhD and working…
Mollie Sprigg
April 13, 2022
Tania Villegas Tania Villegas brewing coffeeCoffee Stories

Tania Villegas

Tania Villegas is a barista and actress from Mexico, we spoke to her about navigating both areas and her connection to coffee.    Tania initially was not going to share her story but her friends encouraged her. She sent it because if it resonated with someone else then she is…
Mollie Sprigg
March 28, 2022
Hadija Kulaba Coffee Stories

Hadija Kulaba

Hadija Kulaba is a barista originally from Uganda, who currently lives in the United Arab Emirates. We asked her what coffee means to her and what it’s like in her country.   She told us she wanted to share her story to empower women who want to work in the…
Mollie Sprigg
March 24, 2022