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NOLA Speakers 2024

NOLA Speakers 2024

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  • Catherine got her start in the specialty coffee world in 2019 with Coffee Bean Corral (CBC) in Jackson, MS. Within 3 months of starting with CBC, she participated and completed the Q Cupping Essential ...
  • Owner, Keys to the Shop Podcast and 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 nume ...
  • 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-founded North Carolina’s No Filter Coff ...
  • Eric J. Grimm is a sixteen-year veteran of the specialty coffee industry. They specialize in catering events, human resources, and community building. Through Glitter Cat Barista, they helped organize ...
  • Ian Williams is a size 12.5-wearing sneaker dude who love cookies (soft ones), and if he was a little bit taller he'd be in a league somewhere. Ian spent about a decade at Nike prior to now - first at ...
  • Owner, 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 doing 10x the revenue it was doing by the en ...
  • Julia Leach leads Toddy, LLC, a company at the forefront of cold brewing since 1964. Julia’s team helps cafes and roasters around the world to develop cold brew programs that highlight the nuances of ...
  • 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 and has worked with Pacific Barista Serie ...
  • Before founding Mill City Roasters®, Steve designed and developed machinery and processes for many of the largest manufacturers in the US in industries ranging from 3D printing, aviation, automotive, ...
  • Zoe got her start in coffee in 2013 as a barista in a fast-paced college town cafe. Her introduction to roasting didn't happen until she moved to New Orleans and started working at Congregation, where ...