Founder, Deadstock Coffee Ian Williams is a size 12.5-wearing sneaker dude who loves cookies (soft ones), and if he was a little bit taller he'd be in a league somewhere. Ian spent about a decade at N ...

Founder and President, Mill City Roasters Before founding Mill City Roasters®, Steve designed and developed machinery and processes for many of the largest manufacturers in the US in industries rangin ...

Co-Founder, Birch Coffee Jeremy co-founded Birch Coffee, a New York City-based coffee company, in 2009. Since then, the company has grown to 14 locations and is considered one of the premiere coffee s ...

Director of Education, Mill City Roasters Lauren is the Director of Education at Mill City Roasters®. She served as a Head Judge and National Coordinator for the US Coffee Championships from 2015-2023 ...

Owner/Founder, Keys to the Shop Consulting Chris Deferio is an award-winning coffee professional and coffee shop consultant. With 23 years in the retail specialty coffee industry, he has held numerous ...

Director of Retail, Spiller Park Coffee Diana has focused her career on building and uplifting coffee communities in the Southeast for over a decade, beginning as a barista in 2011. Since then, she co ...