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Laura and Johanna Pinto Gómez Coffee Stories

Laura and Johanna Pinto Gómez

In the misty hills of Vereda Vericuté, Floridablanca, Santander, Colombia, Laura and Johanna Pinto Gómez tend a small coffee farm that whispers of resilience and renewal. Barely two hectares, it’s no sprawling estate—just a patchwork of coffee, cacao, and plantains carved from inherited land and years of steady labor. Laura…
IMNAB
March 30, 2025
Gladys Kutakuta-Luzolo Gladys-Kutakuta-Luzolo-and-her-momCoffee Stories

Gladys Kutakuta-Luzolo

After spending over a decade immersed in the fashion and digital marketing industries, Gladys Kutakuta-Luzolo’s career took an unexpected turn during her expatriation to Seoul, South Korea in 2018. What started as a simple appreciation for coffee gradually transformed into something deeper as she explored the bustling city’s unique coffee…
IMNAB
October 3, 2024
Charity Cheung Charity CheungCoffee Stories

Charity Cheung

Few would choose the Sudan Rume as their preferred coffee bean, but Charity Cheung is not like most people. Having traveled far and wide in pursuit of knowledge, exposure, and coffee, Charity embodies the Sudan Rume as a variety that comes alive through fermentation and experimentation—the “we’ll never know if…
Oluwatobifunmi Olaniran
September 2, 2024
Pierangely Parada Pierangely Parada, owner of Solo coffee protecting Mayan cultureCoffee Stories

Pierangely Parada

Pierangely Parada is a coffee lover, entrepreneur, and “full-time mom” who has built her life around her passion for coffee. Pierangely Parada (left), owner of Solo Coffee, dedicated to preserving Mayan culture. Raised by parents from Xalapa, Veracruz, one of Mexico's coffee-producing regions, Pierangely Parada grew up surrounded by the rich…
Oluwatobifunmi Olaniran
July 9, 2024
Mitra Roshanian Mitra Roshanian, owner of Baraye CoffeeCoffee Stories

Mitra Roshanian

Living your dreams cannot come easy. Sometimes, you have to defy the odds, even if those odds come with surprises, forcing you to learn along the way. This is how Mitra Roshanian from Romania became the face of Baraye Coffee. Mitra Roshanian, owner of Baraye Coffee Hailing from a small…
Sofia Bolivia
June 21, 2024
Puja Thapaliya Puja Thapaliya Female Barista from NepalCoffee Stories

Puja Thapaliya

Puja Thapaliya stands as a testament to the transformative power of dedication and hard work. Most importantly, Puja aspires to inspire women globally, particularly those who hail from Asian countries where prevailing stereotypes suggest that women lack the ability to stand alongside men. Puja proudly bears the title of the…
IMNAB
July 26, 2023
Aline Codo Coffee Stories

Aline Codo

From Telecommunication Engineering to the 15 Coffee Company. How did Aline Codo take that leap of transition into coffee from such an in-demand field? This is her coffee story.   Curiosity can be the starting point of any great invention, and in Aline Codo’s case, this was it. Her birth…
Oluwatobifunmi Olaniran
March 7, 2023
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