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  • 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 ...
  • Owner/Operator, Dogwood Coffee Dan owns and operates Dogwood Coffee Company along with his wife, Angie. Guided by their mission of “making coffee for others”, Dogwood has been sourcing, roasting and s ...
  • Co-Owner, Wesley Andrews Jared grew up in Minneapolis and loves spending time enjoying the beautiful and tasty art around the city. A little over 10 years ago, him and his business partner started Wes ...
  • Founder/Owner, Hola Coffee Vanessa Palestino is a second-generation Mexican-American, born and raised in Minnesota. She recently moved back to Minneapolis in 2021 after living in the southwest USA for ...
  • CEO, Five Watt Coffee Lee Carter has over 10 years of experience as a cafe brand founder and owner. He is the founder and CEO of Amplified Experiences: a three-brand cafe portfolio with 8 locations in ...
  • Owner, Abogados Cafe Ofelia Ponce is a dedicated coffee enthusiast and co-owner of Abogados Café, a unique law-themed, Latin American coffee shop in Como Park. With a background in law and a passion f ...
  • 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 ...
  • Head of Coffee Education, Cafe Imports Dylan Siemens has been a coffee educator for over a decade and is currently the Head of Education at Cafe Imports. From 2015 to 2019, he competed in US Brewers a ...
  • Founder, Bully Brew Coffee Sandi Luck is the owner and CEO of 9 companies. She is the founder of Bully Brew Coffee Houses (Grand Forks, ND, East Grand Forks, MN, Hallock, MN, and Fargo, ND), the North ...
  • General Manager, Duluth Coffee Company Sam Levar Born and raised in Duluth, MN, Sam has built a career working for small businesses. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a bachelo ...
  • Owner/Founder, Backstory Coffee Roasters Micah Svejda has been working in the specialty coffee industry for 20+ years. He founded Backstory Coffee Roasters in 2014. The company has 3 coffee bar locati ...
  • Founder/Owner, SunBean Coffee Fredrick N. DuBose's journey from youth work to business ownership has been a natural extension of his lifelong commitment to serving the community. After dedicating over ...
  • 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 ...
  • Owner & Founder, Duluth Coffee Company Eric Faust is the owner and founder of Duluth Coffee Company. He has worked in the industry for over 20 years starting as a barista in his teens. He began writin ...
  • Founder/Owner, Flava Cafe Shaunie is a nurturing, joyful spirit who brings Detroit flair to Minnesota. A social entrepreneur, poet, and youth mentor, after 10+ years of youth work in nonprofits, she f ...
  • General Manager, OX Coffee Chris Dennis is a Southern California native. He has nearly 2 decades in the coffee industry, ranging from barista, training & leadership roles in corporate coffee compa ...
  • CEO, Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats Doron Petersan is the owner and founder of Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats in Washington, DC. As a New Yorker-turned-vegan transplant and craving traditional guilt-l ...