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House Coffee Podcast

House Coffee Podcast

por Maggie Fromm & Rich Sarnacki

Emprendimiento Superación personal

Temporada 2

41: House Coffee is Pressing Pause For a While

It's not you, its us! With so much of our lives wrapped up in our entrepreneurial ventures , its tough (for us at least) to have conversations about our businesses when they are changing. We want to give you 100%, and unfortunately, right now we can't. Thank you for sticking with us for these past amazing 41 episodes. We have grown and learned so much from you and from this experience! This isn't goodbye, but rather see you later. Keep in touch with us: housecoffeepodcast@gmail.com Follow Maggie: @maggiefromm Follow Rich @coffeeposer Special thanks to the AMAZING and talented TJ McMaster who has mixed and produced every single episode of this show. We love you TJ and House Coffee Podcast wouldn't exist without you!

40: Maggie's Values For Welcome Home Co

Today Maggie does a deep dive into her personal values for Welcome Home Co. She talks about how "fast furniture" is a problem for our planet circular design, and why sustainability is a pillar of her business. Key takeaway: "You can control what you buy." Sources mentioned: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/fast-furniture-problem-for-our-planet/index.html IKEA Buyback & Resell Program: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/customer-service/services/buyback-pubfeb6cc00 Resale Vintage Furniture: https://www.chairish.com/ Search Estate Sales: https://www.estatesales.net/ Free Facebook Groups: Community Shares Buy Nothing Books: Broken: Mending and Repair in a Throwaway World by Katie Treggiden https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/broken/ Radical Matter: Rethinking Materials for a Sustainable Future by Kate Franklin. https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/radical-matter-rethinking-materials-for-a-sustainable-future-softcover

39: Let's Talk About Australian Coffee Culture

Got coffee questions? Send them to Rich at housecoffeepodcast@gmail.com Special thank to TJ McMaster for mixing and producing this episode!

38: Staging vs Interior Design + Tips For Your Home

This episode Maggie gives us a lesson on staging vs interior design. Why would you ever need staging? Is it even worth it? We discuss examples from Maggie's personal experience staging houses and it's impact on the owner's bottom line. She also touches on how her staging business operates with all of her inventory, and what allows her to stage multiple houses at once. At the end of this episode, (1:01:55) Rich asks Maggie what her advice would be if someone had 24 hours to stage their home, what should they do? Got any staging or decor questions? Send them to Maggie! housecoffeepodcast@gmail.com Link to NAR article referenced: https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/styled-staged-sold/why-staging-matters-even-in-a-sellers-market Special thanks as always to TJ McMaster for mixing and producing this episode!

37: Rich's Coffee Manifesto- His Principles and What Drives Him

Today we have the pleasure of hearing Rich's Coffee Manifesto! This stream of consciousness, written in April 2023, are Rich's core coffee values and the DNA of what drives him. Rich believes coffee should provide a "sensational exceptional experience." He strives to elevate broader standards of expectations surrounding specialty coffee. The experience of coffee should be modern and be beneficial to both business and our culture, "rooted in overall hospitality." Pull up a chair with us to hear Rich read and dissect his entire 3-paragraph manifesto and learn why he believes coffee (and you!) deserves better. What we are listening to: Maggie is listening to a song called "Turn" by The Wombats. Rich is consuming videos by Matt D'Avella on YouTube. If you were a cup of coffee, what kind of coffee would you be? Email your coffee questions to housecoffeepodcast@gmail.com Special thanks as always to TJ McMaster for mixing and producing this episode!

36: Eclectic Grandpa and Other 2024 Home Trends

Today's episode we discuss home trends for 2024 including the emerging popularity of the eclectic grandpa trend that is taking over homes. Spoiler alert: Maggie has been staging and decorating with eclectic grandpa for years now and she's here to tell you how you can get the look in your home. Link to the article we discussed: https://theeverygirl.com/eclectic-grandpa-home-decor-trend/ Do you have a staging or decorating question for Maggie? Email her at housecoffeepodcast@gmail.com Special thanks as always to TJ McMaster for mixing and producing our podcast!

35: Specialty Coffee At Home

This week the one and only TJ McMaster joins us to talk about all things coffee. We get into a heated discussion about coffee accessibility, coffee beans, coffee grinders, milk steamers and making specialty coffee at home. Rich makes a great point that we are not here to "yuck someone's yum", but have an open discussion. TJ talks about the best most affordable way to get espresso at home. Maggie talks about her past methods of steaming milk at home, and her current ways of making coffee. Do YOU have any specific questions about specialty coffee for Rich? Send him an email at housecoffeepodcast@gmail.com Special thanks as always to TJ McMaster to mixing and producing this episode.

34: Will the Real House Coffee Please Stand Up? Reboot & Rebrand

We're baaaaack!!! And we are THRILLED to be launching a new season and new direction of House Coffee. Consider this show to be two podcasts in one, packed with all things Coffee (Rich) and all things House (Maggie). This episode starts with what we've been listening to and transitions to a summary of how we plan to structure House Coffee into our respective realms of Staging/Real Estate and Specialty Coffee/Hospitality. Rich and I are super passionate about our realms, and we thought it just made sense for us to lean into those kinds of discussions because YOU probably want to hear more about that too! We think this new direction will be refreshing and frankly, much more engaging than before. So buckle up, and get ready to ride on this new exciting journey of House Coffee Podcast with us! Send us your topic requests or industry questions to housecoffeepodcast@gmail.com Special thanks as always to our trusty sound engineer and producer TJ McMaster for mixing this episode.

33: Lessons We Learned in 2023

Our final episode of 2023 brings you our valuable lessons learned from this year. From becoming parents, closing chapters, learning the hard way and asking ourselves: "As a business owner, to what degree is your presence required to affect your business?" Maggie puts Rich on the spot and asks: "What is your dream?" With the most sincere thanks to YOU our listener who has listened to us for the past 33 episodes. We hope to serve you more amazing stories and behind the scenes in 2024. Email us your suggestions: housecoffeepodcast@gmail.com We could not have made it this far without our producer and audio engineer TJ McMaster. TJ you are amazing!

32: BMB (Series Part 4/4) Conclusion & News From Rich

We begin this episode with some news from Rich about a change he's making to shift his focus and presence at Storied. Maggie shares a timely quote by James Clear: "It is not too late to do what you want to do—if you stop waiting for the time to be right." The conclusion to our 4 part series of Business Model Basics using the Business Model Canvas as our template starts at 22 minutes. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0cUBWTgpY) We discuss steps 6-9: Assets, Partners/Suppliers, Key Activities and Cost. We've got some great banter bouncing back and forth about how each of these steps applies to our individual businesses. We'd love to know your feedback! Did you like this series? Do you want more series or episodes like this? What would you like us to talk about? Send us an email: housecoffeepodcast@gmail.com or DM @housecoffeepodcast. Special thanks as always to the amazing TJ McMaster for mixing and producing this episode.

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