Coffee Made Me Do It Bluebird Coffee Roastery
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Coffee made me do it, what made you do it?
Sprudgie Nominated: Best Coffee Podcast 2024. Please vote here: https://sprudge.com/vote
When Dario started Bluebird Coffee Roastery, he was driven by two motivations: to explore the quality potential of specialty coffee and to have a go at building a brand.
This podcast is about passion, coffee, business and culture. "I know what made me do it, what made/makes you do what you do?"
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Episode 015: Alex Kitain || The man behind Coffeevine
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Alex Kitain, founder of Coffeevine. Alex has spent 10 years sourcing incredible coffees from the worlds best roastery's and shipping these curated selections to subscribers in over 60 countries!
It's fair to say that Alex has seen it all when it comes to trends, challenges and opportunities within the world of high end coffee.
This was such a fun conversation and we hope you enjoy it!
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Episode 014: Cole Torode || Winning Team WBC '23 and forging in a career in coffee
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Cole Torode of Rosso Roastery and Forward coffee in Canada.
Cole is a legend of the Specialty Coffee industry and competition arena. Twice a winner of the Canadian Barista Champs, twice a finalist at WBC, once a Canadian Brewers Cup Champion and most recently, a key member of Boram Um's World Barista Championship winning Dream Team. Its fair to say Cole has some unique insights into coffee competitions and their impact on our amazing industry.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 013: Markus Pytell || Europe's best cafe?, work life balance, entrepreneurship
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Markus Pytell, owner and founder of Sweet Spot Kaffee in Munich. Markus opened his specialty-coffee-showroom café in 2020 (as lockdown hit). He and his team have become renowned for their standout brewing and their exceptional selection of coffees from the world’s best roastery’s. Markus is as dedicated as they come. Dario talks to him about automation in coffee shops, opening a cafe in lockdown, quitting your job and starting in coffee and how he approaches a work-life balance.
Markus is a friend, customer and an inspirational entrepreneur. We think you’ll love this one :)
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Episode 012: Fanie and Luhle | Sprudgie Nomination!!!
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario sits down with Fanie and Luhle to talk about our Sprudgie Nomination and goals for the year ahead. VOTE HERE!!
Fanie and Luhle play two very important roles in Bluebird Coffee Roastery as Production Roaster and Wholesale Manager. They are also doing their final preparation for round one of the 2024 Barista Competition cycle. LFG!!
We hope you enjoy it!!
VOTE HERE!!
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Episode 011: Andrew Stordy | Founder of IKAWA
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Andrew Stordy, the Founder of IKAWA. IKAWA was the first sample roaster of its kind and remains one of the leaders in their industry. (We roast our samples on an IKAWA at Bluebird)
Andrew speaks about the beginnings of IKAWA, growing up in producing countries and his vision for the future of roasting coffee and the supply chain.
Enjoy legends :)
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Episode 010: Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery | Coffee competition's, tattooing and coffee trends
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario sits down with Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery. Nicole is a prolific coffee pro whose influence reaches across the world. She is a multiple time German Brewers Cup Champion and has placed 7th at the World Brewer’s Cup among many other competition titles.
She chats about her start in the world of coffee, her exploration of a career as a professional chef and her hunt for her passion. Dario and Nicole also talk about some of other Nicole’s hobbies and passions: tattooing at home, everything pigs, good customer service and more.
Enjoy legends :)
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