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NY23 Speakers

NY23 Speakers

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  • HEY, I'M AIR. I'm a coffee community advocate and brand & event strategist based in Chicago. Working for over the past 8 years in the Chicago Specialty Coffee Industry I have been able to help foster ...
  • Angelica Cordero is a 2nd-year tea trader for Royal NY. She has a creative background in design and merchandising, and has utilized that to explore unique applications for tea in the US market. Her pa ...
  • With 15+ years marketing in industries ranging from fashion, retail, nonprofit, restaurant and public health, Angie came to specialty coffee in 2018 to empower small business owners in building and gr ...
  • Director of Brand Development, Barista 22 Syrups & Sauces Beginning her coffee career in 1997 as a barista, Anna currently manages the Barista 22 line of syrups, sauces and powders. Having extensive e ...
  • Anu leads the product, technology, and design teams at Driftaway Coffee. With a stint at the creative marketing agency SapientNitro and an engineering degree from Georgia Tech, Anu believes that the m ...
  • Brennan Pothetes is the Co-Founder and CEO of Butter Insurance, which offers a more accessible and efficient insurance experience for coffee shops coupled with a safety program, making them more susta ...
  • CEO, Goodmylk Co Brooke began to experiment with real food recipes that led to her own health transformation, and she wanted to share her passion with others. And so she opened Made With Love Wellness ...
  • Chad has been managing and building coffee businesses throughout the US and Canada since 2009. His experience ranges from building high-volume retail cafes to starting from the ground up with wholesal ...
  • 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 ...
  • Lease Consultant, The Lease Coach Dale Willerton is The Lease Coach, a professional lease consultant who has helped thousands of Tenants for over 25 years. The Lease Coach exclusively works for Tenant ...
  • Danna is a specialty trader/East African buyer for Sucafina NA. She is currently based in Brooklyn. She is pursuing a Masters in Sustainability Management at Columbia University in NYC. Click here to ...
  • Danner Friedman is a Senior Specialty Trader at Sucafina Specialty in North America. He has worked in coffee since 2006 when he joined the Rainforest Alliance’s Sustainable Agriculture program, develo ...
  • Head of Sales and Marketing, Dillanos Coffee Roasters Dave is the Head of Sales and Marketing for Dillanos Coffee Roasters. After a successful career at Nordstrom, Dave has served for over a decade in ...
  • Customer Service Manager, Toddy Cold Brew Devon Powers is the Customer Service Manager at Toddy, a company at the forefront of cold brewing since 1964. Devon spends much of his time talking to coffee ...
  • Customer Success Supervisor, Dillanos Coffee Roasters Emily is the leader of the Business Development and Customer Service Teams at Dillanos Coffee Roasters. Having worked in coffee for over 10 years, ...
  • Working at Cafe Kreyol has given me the opportunity to know what it feels like to make a difference in the world. Our choices are guided by the knowledge that thousands of farmers will directly benefi ...
  • Erin-Kate has an extensive background in business leadership, sales and operations. Her sales and operations backgrounds have helped her to be a sought-after consultant and coach, helping brands to gr ...
  • Gail Gastelu, owner/publisher The Tea House Times, producer of TeaTradeShow.com, Tea Course and Tea Course Fast Track and TeaEtiquetteCertified.com. Gail has a long and impressive background in the te ...
  • Garrett Oden is the owner of Fresh Cup Magazine, a coffee industry publication for professionals, as well as the founder of Alimentous Studio, a content and copywriting agency for coffee, food and bev ...
  • With 15 years of experience in new product and business development, Gary is now head engineer and president at GreenPod Coffee Packing. His expertise is in mechanical engineering and materials scienc ...
  • Grayson Caldwell is the Senior Sustainability Manager at Bellwether Coffee. With over 10 years of experience working in sustainable development and a Masters in Public Administration in Development Pr ...
  • Greg Oddo is a Weather Strategist and Specialty Coffee Trader for Sucafina based out of their Booklyn office. Greg has worked as an energy/agricultural meteorologist for over a decade on several diffe ...
  • Sales, Two Leaves and a Bud Hannah is a former barista who has a passion for beverage crafting: specifically tea-based beverages! She has been with the Two Leaves and a Bud team since December 2021, a ...
  • Marketing Director, Lotus Energy Drinks With 10 years of marketing experience, from working with brands to becoming a digital marketing consultant, Hannah's journey has led her to becoming the Marketi ...
  • Click here to learn more and see what sessions Ilya is speaking at!