
286 episodes

Cat & Cloud Podcast Cat & Cloud
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4.9 • 698 Ratings
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Chris Baca and Jared Truby are professional Baristas and are here to introduce the world to Specialty Coffee! From placing in the finals of the United States Barista Championship multiple times, winning regional competitions, to leading training and education for some of the most progressive coffee companies around - these two have learned a ton about coffee and want to share it with you. Tune in for weekly interviews, tutorials, and general mayhem from the brothers from different mothers: Truby & Baca. Learn more at catandcloud.com
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Your Work is Art
You can’t convince anybody of anything, you need to find the people who want to join your journey. This week Chris and Jared are answering questions about how to empower your team to have ownership and responsibility in their roles. The guys discuss how the Cat & Cloud values give our team the freedom to make choices, and the framework to know how to make choices that align with our culture.
Listen to the full episode to hear more about how they as owners have set the groundwork for a company culture that takes pride in our ability to help.
Do you have a question you’ve been dying to ask us? Do you wanna hear us talk about it on the podcast? Visit our website catandcloud.com/podcast, or email us at podcast@catandcloud.com and tell us what it is, and maybe your question will be the one we answer next week!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catcloudcoffee/
Cat & Cloud: https://catandcloud.com/
Chris Baca’s Personal Blog: https://chrisbaca.com/
We are Cat & Cloud Coffee. Started by three friends trying to pursue their passions, with Integrity and intentionally, and it’s our mission to inspire connection, by creating memorable experiences.
We're a small independent business and this is our story.
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Coffee is a Catalyst
We’re making them talk about coffee! Since restarting the podcast, we’ve known that we didn’t want to just be a “Coffee Podcast.” But why? This week Chris and Jared sit down to talk about all things coffee; how it has influenced them and their careers, what it means to them now, and why they want to do more than share coffee advice.
Listen to the full episode to hear more about how they are allowing “Hot Delicious (hopefully) Brown Water” to inform, but not drive the lessons they hope to teach.
Do you have a question you’ve been dying to ask us? Do you wanna hear us talk about it on the podcast? Visit our website catandcloud.com/podcast, or email us at podcast@catandcloud.com and tell us what it is, and maybe your question will be the one we answer next week!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catcloudcoffee/
Cat & Cloud: https://catandcloud.com/
Chris Baca’s Personal Blog: https://chrisbaca.com/
We are Cat & Cloud Coffee. Started by three friends trying to pursue their passions, with Integrity and intentionally, and it’s our mission to inspire connection, by creating memorable experiences.
We're a small independent business and this is our story.
Enjoy! -
Built For Forever
Which came first the Mission or the Company?
This week the guys are answering questions about the why’s and how’s of starting Cat & Cloud and creating the mission statement. Chris and Jared sat down this week to walk us through the inspirations behind our current mission statement, and how the desire to have a company that is guided by a common goal motivated them to create it for themselves.
Watch the full video to hear more about how their “living mission” has helped create the strong company culture Cat & Cloud is known for.
Do you have a question you’ve been dying to ask us? Do you wanna hear us talk about it on the podcast? Visit our website catandcloud.com/podcast, or email us at podcast@catandcloud.com and tell us what it is, and maybe your question will be the one we answer next week!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catcloudcoffee/
Cat & Cloud: https://catandcloud.com/
Chris Baca’s Personal Blog: https://chrisbaca.com/
We are Cat & Cloud Coffee. Started by three friends trying to pursue their passions, with Integrity and intentionally, and it’s our mission to inspire connection, by creating memorable experiences.
We're a small independent business and this is our story.
Enjoy! -
Fully Committed
We are so committed. The Cat & Cloud podcast is officially back!
This week Chris and Jared hopped on the mic to discuss what they’ve learned about their business over the last six years, the challenges they were surprised by when getting started, and what they believe is crucial for new owners starting out.
The biggest lesson they take away is how important it is to be committed to the work, and passionate about what you do despite it being hard work. You have to know that the work your do and put in now will lead and set you up to greater things.
Listen to the episode to hear more about how their “learners mindset” has helped them stay true to their original mission, and continue growing and adapting.
Do you have a question you’ve been dying to ask us? Do you wanna hear us talk about it on the podcast? Visit our website catandcloud.com/podcast, or email us at podcast@catandcloud.com and tell us what it is, and maybe your question will be the one we answer next week! -
Coming Back Soon
We’re getting the band back together! Chris and Jared will be picking up right where they left off: bringing you their thoughts and insights and sharing everything we wish we knew when we were first getting started. But this time we want to hear from you! We want to give you the opportunity to guide the conversation.
So if there is something that you want to know more about, or hear our thoughts on, go to catandcloud.com/podcast or send us an email at podcast@catandcloud.com, and let us know! -
Creating with Empathy
It's not about making more stuff, but the right stuff. Meet Steven Monti of Artpresso Design. He and Chris designed Chris's dream tamper, and it's launching today!
Check out the Dialed tamper here: http://bit.ly/DialedTamper
Our Guest:
Artpresso Design: www.artpressodesign.com
The Cat & Cloud Podcast:
Chris Baca and Jared Truby, two of the founders of Cat & Cloud coffee share their insights of leadership and owning a small business, through the lens of the specialty coffee industry. It's not just about whats in the cup, but the intention behind how it was put there. With new episodes weekly, listen in as there's always little nuggets of wisdom.
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Where to listen
Apple Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cat-cloud-podcast/id1021859870
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ca5vz73UcyAHCAYmWKpl5?si=d8whB74aRjmgU-ld_0qZfQ&dl_branch=1
Watch here on youtube!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKAafL6q_RiChNcnVZh3_uW0fKBJ6gImB
If you want even more insights from Chris and Jared, consider becoming a member over on Patreon. each week get even more, as well as exclusive access to a likeminded community, with plenty of benefits to come. It's just the price of a latte a month, and we think there is a lot of value in that. So check it out.
https://www.patreon.com/catandcloud
The usual suspects.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catcloudcoffee/
Cat & Cloud: https://catandcloud.com/
Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: https://www.realchrisbaca.com/
Jared’s Website: https://www.jaredtruby.com/
Your editor:
justphred
We are Cat & Cloud Coffee. Started by three friends trying to pursue their passions, with Integrity and intentionally, and it’s our mission to inspire connection, by creating memorable experiences.
We're a small independent business and this is our story.
Enjoy!
Customer Reviews
You’re back!!
So when you guys went on hiatus I was coming back to coffee, I was bummed because I love your approach and vibes you give out!
Indy Loves Coffee - <3 Cat & Cloud
Indy Loves Coffee here from Indianapolis just sending a shoutout to C & C for being authentic, transparent, informative, dialed in, and AWESOME. I’ve been listening to all the old podcasts for months in hopes to be caught up in time for the 2023 new releases!
- Bryan (ILC)
Starbucks Barista
As a barista listening to your podcast gives me hope of opening my own shop. Your openness and vulnerability gives me hope. Thank you and I hope you make more podcasts. I hope one day to visit you!