Success Stories

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Caleb Walker

Cold Smoke Coffee Bozeman, MT In July of 2011 we sat out to open a coffeehouse that defied the “normalities” of what can be accomplished in the coffee industry. One of our biggest challenges was the fact that we actually knew nothing about coffee….cue the American Barista & Coffee Workshops. We decided to invest time …

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Cristy Guirola

Terra Negra Trade Company Guatamala Looking back now to when I took the class and seeing what we are doing today, I feel the American Barista & Coffee Workshops were a turning point and an insightful experience in our business idea and dream. What I experienced and learned not only gave me the instruments to …

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Espresso a la Carte

Kristi Uhland

Espresso à la Carte Jacksonville, FL As a young Floridian bride of a native Oregonian (my late husband Chris grew up in the East Moreland area of Portland), we visited Portland often and enjoyed the coffee culture immensely.  We had a desire to introduce the cutting edge coffee “vibe” to Northeast Florida via a specialty …

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Ben Reese

Lionheart Coffee Company Portland, OR Created to be used as a space using coffee as the catalyst to bring our community together, Lionheart Coffee Company opened in May 2015. I had been in the coffee industry for over 10 years mainly working through management at several Starbucks cafes throughout the Pacific Northwest. When developing the …

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