The Coffee People Podcast returned to San Diego, CA in April 2026 for the World Of Coffee expo hosted by the Specialty Coffee Association. On the Thursday evening before the event we gathered our very first Coffee Smarter experts together for a chat and a celebration of San Diego's coffee scene. This episode was recorded at Coffee Cycle Roasting in Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA. Featured in this episode: Siri Simran-Khalsa, Color Magic Coffee - https://colormagic.coffee/ Jared Hales, Hacea Coffee Source - https://haceacoffee.com/ Chris O'Brien, Coffee Cycle Roasting - https://coffeecycleroasting.com/ Lily Quiros, Lil' Coffee Geek - https://www.lilcoffeegeek.com/ Alden Hozouri, Crossings Coffee - https://www.crossingscoffee.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 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/ 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.
