Jenn Chen is a writer and photographer whose work in specialty coffee has been expansive. We chat about the benefits and challenges of being self-taught and self-employed, not listening to advice from people who've not been where you are or where you want to go, and what opportunities brands might leave on the table if they aren't thinking about their copy, imagery, and identity. For context subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/ Preferred Name: Jenn Chen Title/Role: Writer & Photographer in Specialty Coffee and a Lifestyle/Brand/Dog Photographer Preferred Pronouns: She/Her Company: Jenn Chen Media, LLC Location: San Francisco, CA FIND ONLINE: https://digest.jennchen.com/ https://jennchen.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/thejennchen.bsky.social https://www.jennchen.photo/ https://www.instagram.com/thejennchen.photo Header photo provided by Jenn Chen. For context subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/ BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link). https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roast MERCH: https://www.coffeepeoplearesexy.com/ Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and get 10% off with the code: COFFEEPEOPLE10 Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to! Coffee People is one of the premier** coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee (and adjacent) industry, coffee education, and sometimes, just fun chats with strangers over a cup of coffee. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more. This show is also supported by Marea Coffee, Joe at Vournas Coffee, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source. Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/. *Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs. **I mean...if not premier, one of the longer running ones, at least.
