Sasa Sestic's guest appearances

Sasa Sestic

Slammed Hospitality Talk

The Food Fight

Stories Behind the Grind

Innovator Diaries. A show about creativity, problem solving, growth and leadership.

Unbox Your Gift: Passion to Profession Podcast 

Coffee With April

The Coffee League - Dennis Raimondi

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast

The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD

The No Niche Show

The Canberrans: A HerCanberra Podcast

Coffee and Technology Podcast

Anne Cooper

Darrin Daniel

Patrik Rolf

Tim Wendelboe

Scott Rao

Rob Hoos

Lem Butler

Yanina Ferreyra

Mark Dundon

Henry Wilson

Ralf Rueller

Andrea Allen

Jibbi Little

Wilford Lamastus

Paul Dunn

OwlTail

Sasa Sestic is the 2015 World Barista Champion from Australia and is the Founder of Ona Coffee and Project Origin Coffee. Sasa is well-known for also popularizing the Carbonic Maceration post-harvest processing method. Today, Sasa focuses on coaching up-and-coming barista champions and consulting various producers worldwide on best practice to maximize quality. Like most of the coffee world, Sasa is continuously on a quest to search for the perfect cup of coffee. Sasa discusses his journey from Handball Olympics to the WBC, the challenges and opportunities with coaching up-and-coming baristas, and how technology has enabled the way he enhances coffee quality from producers to cafes.

Sasa Sestic is the 2015 World Barista Champion from Australia and is the Founder of Ona Coffee and Project Origin Coffee. Sasa is well-known for also popularizing the Carbonic Maceration post-harvest processing method. Today, Sasa focuses on coaching up-and-coming barista champions and consulting various producers worldwide on best practice to maximize quality. Like most of the coffee world, Sasa is continuously on a quest to search for the perfect cup of coffee. Sasa discusses his journey from Handball Olympics to the WBC, the challenges and opportunities with coaching up-and-coming baristas, and how technology has enabled the way he enhances coffee quality from producers to cafes.

Sasa Sestic on the Road to the WBC and Impact

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our first episode is a conversation with Sasa Sestic, founder and owner of the world-famous coffee roasters Ona, and green coffee experts Project Origin. As a coffee professional, Sasa Sestic was crowned World Barista Champion in 2015. You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below: 2:05 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19? 9:20 - How have you navigated the uncertainty thus far? 13:05 -  Were there differing impressions internationally to COVID-19? 26:00 - Are your companies improving as a result of COVID-19? 31:02 - How does the disruption of the competition calendar affect you? 41:26 - What are your predictions for the coming months and years? 45:59 - Conclusions and closing discussion If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content. You can contact us or our collaborators using any of the channels below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilcoffeecph Webshop: https://aprilcoffeeroasters.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlsOYZ8ZEam57EUCf3DKjg? Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/coffee-with-april Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our first episode is a conversation with Sasa Sestic, founder and owner of the world-famous coffee roasters Ona, and green coffee experts Project Origin. As a coffee professional, Sasa Sestic was crowned World Barista Champion in 2015. You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below: 2:05 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19? 9:20 - How have you navigated the uncertainty thus far? 13:05 - Were there differing impressions internationally to COVID-19? 26:00 - Are your companies improving as a result of COVID-19? 31:02 - How does the disruption of the competition calendar affect you? 41:26 - What are your predictions for the coming months and years? 45:59 - Conclusions and closing discussion If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf</a> Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content. You can contact us or our collaborators using any of the channels below: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aprilcoffeecph" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/aprilcoffeecph</a> Webshop: <a href="https://aprilcoffeeroasters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://aprilcoffeeroasters.com/</a> Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlsOYZ8ZEam57EUCf3DKjg?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlsOYZ8ZEam57EUCf3DKjg?</a> Podcast: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/coffee-with-april" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/coffee-with-april</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf</a> Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Sasa Sestic - Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast - Episode 1

Today’s guest is a world champion barista and an entrepreneur. With his desire to create and connect, he has succeeded as both a coffee maker and a business owner. Meet Sasa Sestic.

Today’s guest is a world champion barista and an entrepreneur. With his desire to create and connect, he has succeeded as both a coffee maker and a business owner. Meet Sasa Sestic.

Ep 110 Best Barista in the World & Owner of ONA Cafe and Coffee Roaster, Sasa Sestic

In today's episode we are talking with "The Coffee Man" Sasa Sestic. The 2015 World Barista Champion and founder of ONA Coffee. This is a good conversation where we cover lots of good stuff. We went live on our Instagram channel @coffee.fixation and started talking all things #specialtycoffee and many subtopics ranging from competitions to farms.   To catch our next episodes live go to: https://www.instagram.com/coffee.fixa...       Check My Website: https://www.socialfixation.com.au/ FOLLOW ME ON :  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirko_bonma...  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mirkobonmassar Twitter: https://twitter.com/mirkobonmassar 

In today's episode we are talking with "The Coffee Man" Sasa Sestic. The 2015 World Barista Champion and founder of ONA Coffee. This is a good conversation where we cover lots of good stuff. We went live on our Instagram channel @coffee.fixation and started talking all things <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23specialtycoffee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#specialtycoffee</a> and many subtopics ranging from competitions to farms.   To catch our next episodes live go to: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fcoffee.fixa&amp;redir_token=btMoRghDbCBQqfmdkntNzDPV8md8MTU4OTg3MTAzOEAxNTg5Nzg0NjM4&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=PD5pTMF2euU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/coffee.fixa</a>...       Check My Website: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialfixation.com.au%2F&amp;redir_token=btMoRghDbCBQqfmdkntNzDPV8md8MTU4OTg3MTAzOEAxNTg5Nzg0NjM4&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=PD5pTMF2euU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.socialfixation.com.au/</a> FOLLOW ME ON : Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmirko_bonma&amp;redir_token=btMoRghDbCBQqfmdkntNzDPV8md8MTU4OTg3MTAzOEAxNTg5Nzg0NjM4&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=PD5pTMF2euU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mirko_bonma</a>... Facebook: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmirkobonmassar&amp;redir_token=btMoRghDbCBQqfmdkntNzDPV8md8MTU4OTg3MTAzOEAxNTg5Nzg0NjM4&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=PD5pTMF2euU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/mirkobonmassar</a> Twitter: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmirkobonmassar&amp;redir_token=btMoRghDbCBQqfmdkntNzDPV8md8MTU4OTg3MTAzOEAxNTg5Nzg0NjM4&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=PD5pTMF2euU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mirkobonmassar</a>

The Coffee Man | Talking with Sasa Sestic

Today on The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD, Lee Safar unpacks her conversation from yesterday's episode of The MAP IT FORWARD Podcast with World Barista Champ and coffee business owner Sasa Sestic. #thedailycoffeeproWatch this episode here: https://youtu.be/jdB_uFIrZVkThe best way you can support our FREE podcast and is to support the businesses of our sponsors or grab merch from our new online store at www.mapitforward.org/merch.This episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD podcast is brought to you by the next Coffee Fest trade show happening in the PNW in Tacoma, Washington Nov 15 and 16 with a full-day leadership workshop presented by Lee Safar (MAP IT FORWARD) and Jen O'Hare on November 14th. Coffee Fest is your business to business specialty coffee destination for new products, education, and trends. Go to www.coffeefest.com/leadership for details on the workshop.Watch future podcast episodes live on YouTube or listen later on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. Don't forget to subscribe, rate this podcast and share it with your friends!

Today on The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD, Lee Safar unpacks her conversation from yesterday's episode of The MAP IT FORWARD Podcast with World Barista Champ and coffee business owner Sasa Sestic. #thedailycoffeeproWatch this episode here: <a href="https://youtu.be/jdB_uFIrZVk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jdB_uFIrZVk</a>The best way you can support our FREE podcast and is to support the businesses of our sponsors or grab merch from our new online store at <a href="https://www.mapitforward.org/merch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mapitforward.org/merch</a>.This episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD podcast is brought to you by the next Coffee Fest trade show happening in the PNW in Tacoma, Washington Nov 15 and 16 with a full-day leadership workshop presented by Lee Safar (MAP IT FORWARD) and Jen O'Hare on November 14th. Coffee Fest is your business to business specialty coffee destination for new products, education, and trends. Go to <a href="https://www.coffeefest.com/leadership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.coffeefest.com/leadership</a> for details on the workshop.Watch future podcast episodes live on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/mapitforward" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> or listen later on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-map-it-forward-podcast/id1378083955" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iwjjwo3o32l6whhgrzoevdxy63i?t=The_MAP_IT_FORWARD_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/map-it-forward/the-map-it-forward-podcast?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Don't forget to subscribe, rate this podcast and share it with your friends!

The Daily Coffee Pro | #147 What Sasa Sestic Taught Me About The Coffee Industry

Sasa Sestic is a world barista champion and Australian based coffee business owner including Ona Coffee and Project Origin Coffeehttps://onacoffee.com.au/https://projectorigin.com.au/Project Origin 'Behind Closed Doors' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDgGfmYCAx0Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/VLBMtLipmn4The best way you can support our FREE podcast and is to support the businesses of our sponsors or grab merch from our new online store at www.mapitforward.org/merch.This episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD podcast is brought to you by the next Coffee Fest trade show happening in the PNW in Tacoma, Washington Nov 15 and 16 with a full-day leadership workshop presented by Lee Safar (MAP IT FORWARD) and Jen O'Hare on November 14th. Coffee Fest is your business to business specialty coffee destination for new products, education, and trends. Go to www.coffeefest.com/leadership for details on the workshop.Watch future podcast episodes live on YouTube or listen later on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. Don't forget to subscribe, rate this podcast and share it with your friends!

Sasa Sestic is a world barista champion and Australian based coffee business owner including Ona Coffee and Project Origin Coffee<a href="https://onacoffee.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://onacoffee.com.au/</a><a href="https://projectorigin.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://projectorigin.com.au/</a>Project Origin 'Behind Closed Doors' - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDgGfmYCAx0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDgGfmYCAx0</a>Watch this episode here: <a href="https://youtu.be/VLBMtLipmn4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/VLBMtLipmn4</a>The best way you can support our FREE podcast and is to support the businesses of our sponsors or grab merch from our new online store at <a href="https://www.mapitforward.org/merch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mapitforward.org/merch</a>.This episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD podcast is brought to you by the next Coffee Fest trade show happening in the PNW in Tacoma, Washington Nov 15 and 16 with a full-day leadership workshop presented by Lee Safar (MAP IT FORWARD) and Jen O'Hare on November 14th. Coffee Fest is your business to business specialty coffee destination for new products, education, and trends. Go to <a href="https://www.coffeefest.com/leadership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.coffeefest.com/leadership</a> for details on the workshop.Watch future podcast episodes live on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/mapitforward" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> or listen later on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-map-it-forward-podcast/id1378083955" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iwjjwo3o32l6whhgrzoevdxy63i?t=The_MAP_IT_FORWARD_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/map-it-forward/the-map-it-forward-podcast?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Don't forget to subscribe, rate this podcast and share it with your friends!

MIF Podcast #77 | Sasa Sestic (World Barista Champion and Business Owner)

Sasa Sestic – Founder &amp; Director ONA Coffee On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Sasa Sestic about escaping three wars, transitioning from 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Handball player to entrepreneur, creating ONA Coffee, the powerful impact of Project Origin, winning the 2015 Barista World Championships and a world beyond coffee. We take a deep dive into building a team of innovators, creating a competitive environment, chasing excellence, collaborating with winemaker Tim Kirk from Clonakilla, The Coffee Man movie and book, and the realization that coffee was much more than a social drink. Sasa Sestic – Podcast Interview Brief  Sasa Sestic is a World Barista Champion, Olympian, philanthropist and remarkable entrepreneur, who immigrated to Australia in 1997, from humble beginnings in war-torn Bosnia. He is considered inspiring, authentically raw and a fun entrepreneur to work with, who authored the award-winning book The Coffee Man. His outstanding sporting ability allowed him to represent Australia in European Handball at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.  While working in a Canberra bakery he found his true passion and an obsession for not only perfecting the ultimate cup of coffee, but also finding and roasting the world’s best coffee beans. He has a heart of gold and his devotion to donate thousands of dollars to the farmers who produce the coffee beans in places like India, Honduras and Nicaragua. His love of coffee has led to two Australian and the 2015 World Barista Championships, as well as owning a range of café’s including The Cupping room, ONA Coffee House, ONA Manuka and High Road.  Sasa talks about:  His dad surviving -15 degree nights to put food on the table. Playing European Handball for Australian at the Sydney Olympics Transitioning from athlete in 2013 to Barista entrepreneur. Working in 3rd world countries to help them develop great coffee, grow there amazing coffees and see that we are doing something good for these communities.  The DNA of ONA Coffee which is community driven and family owned A lot of failures; every time we failed it help bring us closer together. People who love coffee, obsess with coffee and want to innovate. Developing innovative coffee processes that are used globally. Collaborating with winemakers Tim Kirk from Clonakilla.  O.C.D – ONA Coffee Distribution Tool His first trip to India in 2011 changed the way he approached coffee. Going deep into the Amazon Forest to search for the coffee bean DNA. The story behind The Coffee Man movie. Introducing consuming countries with the farming countries. The future expansion of ONA Coffee. Flying to Switzerland to understand the science of coffee.  Wanting to change the way coffees are sold.  Active CEO Wellness Tip Talent Is Not Enough – Discipline, hard work and really putting that time into achieving your goals. Talent will only take you so far. What is the plan you are putting into place and implementing to ensure you achieve that performance that you desire? Tweets “Very competitive environment, very high paced, all high achievers, we all love competition and the competition gets the best out of us.” Sasa Sestic explains the ONA Coffee environment, on the active CEO Podcast.  “One of the issues we have is that when we reach these high goals, we don’t spend enough time celebrating. We just set another higher goal. Trying to be the best we can be. We want to compete with ourselves.” Wanting to spend more time celebrating with Sasa Sestic, on the active CEO Podcast.  “2007 is when I realised that coffee can be so much more than a social drink. So much more than something that tastes reasonably nice. A lot deeper purpose to being able to serve a great cup of coffee. We can make the world a little bit better.” Sasa Sestic’s approach to a world beyond coffee, on the active CEO Podcast. Resources Mentioned in this show: Sasa Sestic www.sasasestic.com.auSasa Sestic InstagramONA Coffee www.onacoffee.com.auONA Coffee InstagramProject Origin www.projectorigin.com.auNRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.comCraig Johns craig@nrg2perform.comCraig Johns LinkedIn  Recommended Reading: The Coffee Man BookThe Coffee Man Film

Sasa Sestic – Founder &amp; Director ONA Coffee On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Sasa Sestic about escaping three wars, transitioning from 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Handball player to entrepreneur, creating ONA Coffee, the powerful impact of Project Origin, winning the 2015 Barista World Championships and a world beyond coffee. We take a deep dive into building a team of innovators, creating a competitive environment, chasing excellence, collaborating with winemaker Tim Kirk from Clonakilla, The Coffee Man movie and book, and the realization that coffee was much more than a social drink. Sasa Sestic – Podcast Interview Brief Sasa Sestic is a World Barista Champion, Olympian, philanthropist and remarkable entrepreneur, who immigrated to Australia in 1997, from humble beginnings in war-torn Bosnia. He is considered inspiring, authentically raw and a fun entrepreneur to work with, who authored the award-winning book The Coffee Man. His outstanding sporting ability allowed him to represent Australia in European Handball at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. While working in a Canberra bakery he found his true passion and an obsession for not only perfecting the ultimate cup of coffee, but also finding and roasting the world’s best coffee beans. He has a heart of gold and his devotion to donate thousands of dollars to the farmers who produce the coffee beans in places like India, Honduras and Nicaragua. His love of coffee has led to two Australian and the 2015 World Barista Championships, as well as owning a range of café’s including The Cupping room, ONA Coffee House, ONA Manuka and High Road. Sasa talks about: <ul> <li>His dad surviving -15 degree nights to put food on the table.</li> <li>Playing European Handball for Australian at the Sydney Olympics</li> <li>Transitioning from athlete in 2013 to Barista entrepreneur.</li> <li>Working in 3rd world countries to help them develop great coffee, grow there amazing coffees and see that we are doing something good for these communities. </li> <li>The DNA of ONA Coffee which is community driven and family owned</li> <li>A lot of failures; every time we failed it help bring us closer together.</li> <li>People who love coffee, obsess with coffee and want to innovate.</li> <li>Developing innovative coffee processes that are used globally.</li> <li>Collaborating with winemakers Tim Kirk from Clonakilla. </li> <li>O.C.D – ONA Coffee Distribution Tool</li> <li>His first trip to India in 2011 changed the way he approached coffee.</li> <li>Going deep into the Amazon Forest to search for the coffee bean DNA.</li> <li>The story behind The Coffee Man movie.</li> <li>Introducing consuming countries with the farming countries.</li> <li>The future expansion of ONA Coffee.</li> <li>Flying to Switzerland to understand the science of coffee. </li> <li>Wanting to change the way coffees are sold.</li> </ul> Active CEO Wellness Tip Talent Is Not Enough – Discipline, hard work and really putting that time into achieving your goals. Talent will only take you so far. What is the plan you are putting into place and implementing to ensure you achieve that performance that you desire? Tweets “Very competitive environment, very high paced, all high achievers, we all love competition and the competition gets the best out of us.” Sasa Sestic explains the ONA Coffee environment, on the active CEO Podcast. “One of the issues we have is that when we reach these high goals, we don’t spend enough time celebrating. We just set another higher goal. Trying to be the best we can be. We want to compete with ourselves.” Wanting to spend more time celebrating with Sasa Sestic, on the active CEO Podcast. “2007 is when I realised that coffee can be so much more than a social drink. So much more than something that tastes reasonably nice. A lot deeper purpose to being able to serve a great cup of coffee. We can make the world a little bit better.” Sasa Sestic’s approach to a world beyond coffee, on the active CEO Podcast. Resources Mentioned in this show: Sasa Sestic <a href="http://sasasestic.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sasasestic.com.au</a> Sasa Sestic <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sasasestic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> ONA Coffee <a href="https://onacoffee.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.onacoffee.com.au</a> ONA Coffee <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onacoffee/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Project Origin <a href="https://projectorigin.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.projectorigin.com.au</a> NRG2Perform <a href="http://www.nrg2perform.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nrg2perform.com</a> Craig Johns <a href="mailto:craig@nrg2perform.com">craig@nrg2perform.com</a> Craig Johns <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-johns-active-ceo-nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> Recommended Reading: The Coffee Man <a href="https://onacoffee.com.au/product/the-coffee-man-book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book</a> The Coffee Man <a href="https://www.thecoffeemanfilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Film</a>

active CEO Podcast #47 Sasa Sestic A World Beyond Coffee

On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Sasa Sestic, 2015 World Barista Champion. We discuss, how café owners can boost profits, how to foster collaboration in a team and how a visit to India, sparked the beginnings of Project Origin.  Also discover What motivated Sasa while growing up How Sasa feels about the success he is enjoying today Sasa's definition of sustainability How baristas can communicate to customers the story of where coffee comes from Importance of the role baristas play Understanding the customer's needs Sasa's World Barista Championship journey Sasa's biggest learning during the competition How Sasa found Project Origin The end goal of Project Origin How coffee owners can get involved with Project Origin How to stay profitable as a café owner Why running a café is like driving a bus Sasa's tips and advice The importance of hiring people based on values Links: Website: http://sasasestic.com.au/ Project Origin: https://projectorigin.com.au/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sasasestic/?hl=es   Be sure to follow me on Instagram @aidanvoc Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts. You can find this episode plus all the previous episode  here. Four ways you can support this podcast  Take a screenshot of this podcast and send it to a friend who may like it Take your Grind to the next level by implementing a sales funnel to turn your passive website visitors into paying customer with ClickFunnels, the #1 sales funnel software in the world. You can get a free trial by going to www.clickfunnels.com Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts! Connect with me @aidanvoc (I respond to all DM’s there) 

On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Sasa Sestic, 2015 World Barista Champion. We discuss, how café owners can boost profits, how to foster collaboration in a team and how a visit to India, sparked the beginnings of Project Origin. Also discover What motivated Sasa while growing up How Sasa feels about the success he is enjoying today Sasa's definition of sustainability How baristas can communicate to customers the story of where coffee comes from Importance of the role baristas play Understanding the customer's needs Sasa's World Barista Championship journey Sasa's biggest learning during the competition How Sasa found Project Origin The end goal of Project Origin How coffee owners can get involved with Project Origin How to stay profitable as a café owner Why running a café is like driving a bus Sasa's tips and advice The importance of hiring people based on values Links: Website: <a href="http://sasasestic.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sasasestic.com.au/</a> Project Origin: <a href="https://projectorigin.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://projectorigin.com.au/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sasasestic/?hl=es" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sasasestic/?hl=es </a> Be sure to follow me on Instagram <a href="http://bit.ly/aidanvoc-Insta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@aidanvoc</a> Subscribe to the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-behind-the-grind/id1315760449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple</a>, or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts. You can find this episode plus all the previous episode <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-behind-the-grind/id1315760449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>. Four ways you can support this podcast <ol> <li>Take a screenshot of this podcast and send it to a friend who may like it</li> <li>Take your Grind to the next level by implementing a sales funnel to turn your passive website visitors into paying customer with <a href="http://bit.ly/BehindTheGrindFunnels" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ClickFunnels</a>, the #1 sales funnel software in the world. You can get a free trial by going to <a href="http://bit.ly/BehindTheGrindFunnels" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.clickfunnels.com</a></li> <li>Rate and review the podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-behind-the-grind/id1315760449" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts!</a></li> <li>Connect with me <a href="http://bit.ly/aidanvoc-Insta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@aidanvoc</a> (I respond to all DM’s there)</li> </ol>

#56 Fostering Sustainability Across The Supply Chain With Sasa Sestic

Sasa was an Olympian turned Coffee Man. He immigrated to Australia, competed in handball in the Olympic Games.Retired from the sport.Found a fascination of making coffee in a bakery.Now, Sasha heads a GLOBAL distribution company...ONA coffee.In 2015 he became the WORLD Barista Champion.He's set up Project Origin which is BETTER than fair-trade!He works directly with coffee farmers - pays them premium prices for their work.He has a 100% NOT for profit book called the COFFEE MAN. All proceeds go to coffee farmers and their needs.He has a documentary made about him called the COFFEE MAN.IF YOU EVER thought your passion could NOT be turned into a profession Or you may NOT know where to start or how to continue the journey of your passion because it FEELS HARD- Listen to this interview , it will shatter (straight from a man whose done it) your doubts and hesitations in your thinking. LISTEN IN!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rita-joyan/message

Sasa was an Olympian turned Coffee Man. He immigrated to Australia, competed in handball in the Olympic Games. Retired from the sport. Found a fascination of making coffee in a bakery. Now, Sasha heads a GLOBAL distribution company...ONA coffee. In 2015 he became the WORLD Barista Champion. He's set up Project Origin which is BETTER than fair-trade! He works directly with coffee farmers - pays them premium prices for their work. He has a 100% NOT for profit book called the COFFEE MAN. All proceeds go to coffee farmers and their needs. He has a documentary made about him called the COFFEE MAN. IF YOU EVER thought your passion could NOT be turned into a profession Or you may NOT know where to start or how to continue the journey of your passion because it FEELS HARD- Listen to this interview , it will shatter (straight from a man whose done it) your doubts and hesitations in your thinking. LISTEN IN! --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rita-joyan/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rita-joyan/message</a>

How to make a LIVING LOVING Coffee, yes! Coffee: Sasa Sestic The Coffee Man

Meet Sasa Sestic as featured in the Quicksand Food Connection podcast series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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