Lauren Lathrop's guest appearances

Lauren Lathrop

Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Retail Professionals

Michael Phillips

Scott Anthony Barlow

Pete Mockaitis

Jill Schlesinger

Steve Rhinehart

Laura Gonzalez

Ryan Fisher

Kwame Christian

Dave Stachowiak

Jeff Taylor

Kevin Nealon

Michael Tan

Peter Giuliano

Greg McKeown

Erica Escalante

OwlTail

Rob Arnold

Part 2 of 2023 Coffee Fest Live Louisville, KY interviews! In these interviews I sit down with stellar presenters and lecturers to dig deep into a range of relevant and important topics that will help make you and your coffee business better. For this part 2 we get to talk with Lauren Lathrop and Rob Arnold!  First up is Lauren Lathrop of Mill City Roasters!   For well over a decade Lauren has been a leading educator and impactful member of the coffee industry. From barista, to shop manager, to trainer some of the best brands and companies in the world, Lauren's approach to education creates progress and understand for all she teaches. That educational prowess is has, in recent years, been applied to roasting through Mill City Roasters where she helps roasters achieve quality and repeatability and gives them the keys to unlock their potential.  At Coffee Fest I sat down with Lauren to discuss the most important aspects of training roasters and how we can not only learn well under instruction and give effective instruction, but how we can guide our own roasting education.    ​​Next we chat with Rob Arnold of Pre-Game Coffee Rob is the founder, owner, roaster, and creative at Pre-Game Coffee here in Louisville, KY. For 4 years now Pre-Game has been the premier sports, coffee, and cocktail venue in Louisville and focuses on providing what is likely one of the most unique hospitality experiences in the city. Cocktails and signature drinks have been a focus since day one and Rob was able to talk with the attendees at Coffee Fest about the secrets to success with these beverages. I sat down to chat with Rob about that very thing so you too can benefit from his field tested approach to cafe cocktails and sig drinks!   Links:  Lauren: www.millcityroasters.com   Rob: www.pregamecoffee.com   Related episodes:  159 : Addressing Unconscious Bias w/ Lauren Lathrop of Mill City Roasters   SPECIAL: Coffee Fest Live! Chicago 2022 Part 1 w/ Luke Waite, Kris Christian, and Perfect Cube  SPECIAL: Coffee Fest Live! Chicago 2022 Part 2 w/ Marissa Childers, Jess Gulino, and Tony Dreyfuss 157 : Four from the Floor : Interviews from Coffee Fest Indianapolis 2019  142 : Entrepreneur Interviews from Coffee Fest NYC!    www.coffeefest.com

Part 2 of 2023 Coffee Fest Live Louisville, KY interviews! In these interviews I sit down with stellar presenters and lecturers to dig deep into a range of relevant and important topics that will help make you and your coffee business better. For this part 2 we get to talk with Lauren Lathrop and Rob Arnold!  First up is Lauren Lathrop of Mill City Roasters!   For well over a decade Lauren has been a leading educator and impactful member of the coffee industry. From barista, to shop manager, to trainer some of the best brands and companies in the world, Lauren's approach to education creates progress and understand for all she teaches. That educational prowess is has, in recent years, been applied to roasting through Mill City Roasters where she helps roasters achieve quality and repeatability and gives them the keys to unlock their potential.  At Coffee Fest I sat down with Lauren to discuss the most important aspects of training roasters and how we can not only learn well under instruction and give effective instruction, but how we can guide our own roasting education.  ​​Next we chat with Rob Arnold of Pre-Game Coffee Rob is the founder, owner, roaster, and creative at Pre-Game Coffee here in Louisville, KY. For 4 years now Pre-Game has been the premier sports, coffee, and cocktail venue in Louisville and focuses on providing what is likely one of the most unique hospitality experiences in the city. Cocktails and signature drinks have been a focus since day one and Rob was able to talk with the attendees at Coffee Fest about the secrets to success with these beverages. I sat down to chat with Rob about that very thing so you too can benefit from his field tested approach to cafe cocktails and sig drinks! Links:  Lauren: <a href="https://www.millcityroasters.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.millcityroasters.com</a> Rob: <a href="https://www.pregamecoffee.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pregamecoffee.com</a> Related episodes: <ul> <li><a href="https://keystotheshop.com/2019/06/bias/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">159 : Addressing Unconscious Bias w/ Lauren Lathrop of Mill City Roasters</a></li> <li><a href="https://keystotheshop.com/2022/07/special-coffee-fest-live-chicago-2022-part-1-w-luke-waite-kris-christian-and-perfect-cube/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">  SPECIAL: Coffee Fest Live! Chicago 2022 Part 1 w/ Luke Waite, Kris Christian, and Perfect Cube</a></li> <li><a href="https://keystotheshop.com/2022/07/special-coffee-fest-live-chicago-2022-part-2-w-marissa-childers-jess-gulino-and-tony-dreyfuss/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> SPECIAL: Coffee Fest Live! Chicago 2022 Part 2 w/ Marissa Childers, Jess Gulino, and Tony Dreyfuss</a></li> <li><a href="https://keystotheshop.com/2019/06/cfindy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">157 : Four from the Floor : Interviews from Coffee Fest Indianapolis 2019</a></li> <li><a href="https://keystotheshop.com/2019/03/142-entrepreneur-interviews-from-coffee-fest-nyc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 142 : Entrepreneur Interviews from Coffee Fest NYC!</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://www.coffeefest.com/louisville" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.coffeefest.com</a>

SPECIAL! Part 2! Coffee Fest Live Louisville, KY 2023 w/ Lauren Lathrop and Rob Arnold | Learning to Roast Coffee + How to make Great Cocktails and Signature Drinks

What we think and how we act are inextricably linked. In the world of hospitality how our views and assumption about others influences everything form how we serve customers -to who we promote to leadership positions in the cafe. A large part of what contributes to our behavior is actually under the radar and as such goes unaddressed. Today we making a conscious effort to tackle and talk about unconscious bias w/ special guest , Lauren Lathrop of Mill City Roasters!  Lauren works as part of the education team at Mill City Roasters in Minneapolis, where she recently moved after 10 years in Portland, OR. She is an Authorized SCA Trainer, a Head Judge for the United States Barista Championship, and a certified judge for both the World Barista and World Brewers Cup Competitions. She has worked in the coffee industry for over 12 years as a barista, assistant manager, and retail coffee educator. She has also competed in Barista Competitions, earning a spot in the finals at the 2012 Northwest Regional Barista Competition. She now serves as Vice Chair for the US Barista Competitions Committee and has developed a number of new training programs for competitions, including an Unconscious Bias Training for Judges. In todays episode you will learn about:  The evolution of the Unconscious Bias Training and its impact on the competitions Our tendencies for bias in customer serve and in the shop Why unconscious bias is not intrinsically bad What can do to address it personally What we can do to address it systemically Helpful mindsets to adopt in the journey to explore unconsious bias  LINKS: www.millcityroasters.com Lauren's email: Lauren@millcityroasters.com

What we think and how we act are inextricably linked. In the world of hospitality how our views and assumption about others influences everything form how we serve customers -to who we promote to leadership positions in the cafe. A large part of what contributes to our behavior is actually under the radar and as such goes unaddressed. Today we making a conscious effort to tackle and talk about unconscious bias w/ special guest , Lauren Lathrop of Mill City Roasters!  Lauren works as part of the education team at Mill City Roasters in Minneapolis, where she recently moved after 10 years in Portland, OR. She is an Authorized SCA Trainer, a Head Judge for the United States Barista Championship, and a certified judge for both the World Barista and World Brewers Cup Competitions. She has worked in the coffee industry for over 12 years as a barista, assistant manager, and retail coffee educator. She has also competed in Barista Competitions, earning a spot in the finals at the 2012 Northwest Regional Barista Competition. She now serves as Vice Chair for the US Barista Competitions Committee and has developed a number of new training programs for competitions, including an Unconscious Bias Training for Judges. In todays episode you will learn about: <ul> <li>The evolution of the Unconscious Bias Training and its impact on the competitions</li> <li>Our tendencies for bias in customer serve and in the shop</li> <li>Why unconscious bias is not intrinsically bad</li> <li>What can do to address it personally</li> <li>What we can do to address it systemically</li> <li>Helpful mindsets to adopt in the journey to explore unconsious bias</li> </ul> LINKS: <a href="http://www.millcityroasters.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.millcityroasters.com</a> Lauren's email: <a href="mailto:Lauren@millcityroasters.com">Lauren@millcityroasters.com</a>

159 : Unconscious Bias w/ Lauren Lathrop of Mill City Roasters 