TWICE (Team Women in Coffee Exchange)

TWICE (Team Women in Coffee Exchange)

por TWICE - Team Women in Coffee Exchange

Educación Sociedad y Cultura

Temporada 1

[ENG] Maya Nguyen from Uncommon VT in Essex, Vermont

Our guest today is Maya Nguyen. Maya is the founder of Uncommon VT, a coffeeshop and roaster based in Essex, VT. We have followed Maya's career from afar, and have been inspired and encouraged by her journey to be becoming a champion for specialty Robusta. She brought Robusta to the world stage in the US Barista Championships, and ever since has advocated for more equity in this topic of "what we call quality." We're excited for you to hear her perspective!

[ENG] Cait Rifkin from Snake River Roasting Company in Jackson, Wyoming

Our guest today is Cait Rifkin. We met Cait as she was doing some recording of HER podcast, Tiny Sidecar, at last year's WPCS. She was so great at connecting with others with curiosity, we were inspired by her immediately! She's definitely one of the inspirations for our own podcast series, and we were curious to ask her about her own perspective as a green buyer for Snake River Roasting Company. We're excited for you to hear her perspective on connection, career trajectories, and passion as a force for change.

[ENG] Dana Hughes from Uncommon VT in Essex, Vermont

Our guest today is Dana Hughes. Dana is the Head Roaster for Uncommon VT, and we were connected with her after our amazing conversation with Maya Nguyen. We were so intrigued by their approach to education and the coffee industry because of their work with Robusta that we had to ask if Dana wanted to speak with us to share her roaster's point of view. We're grateful that she said yes, and we hope you enjoy this conversation!

[ENG] Ruth Ann Church from Artisan Coffee Imports in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Our guest today is Ruth Ann Church, founder of Artisan Coffee Imports. Ruth Ann is one of our OG inspirations, Amaris and I have each been buying coffee from Artisan for years - we really value her commitment to traceability, equity, and transparency. We have learned so much about gender equity in coffee from her, and this conversation with her was so good that it ended up being a little longer than usual, but it's so good! We hope you enjoy!

[ENG] Mika Thomas from Joe Coffee Company in NYC

Our guest today is a very special connection of mine, my dear coworker Mika! Mika is the most brilliant coffee educator, her role at Joe Coffee is Barista Trainer. She teaches so many different people - our own teams of baristas, our wholesale clients, the public. She has an amazing talent of meeting people where they are, and balancing their understanding of quality with inclusive education. I'm looking forward to this conversation and getting the oppotunity to highlight her amazing expertise and skillset!

[ENG] Takeaways from Season 01!

In this bonus episode, we talk about our takeaways and what we enjoyed throughout the conversations in the series. We share a lot of verbal exclamation points about how amazed we are at the experience and insights of our guests! We also ruminate on key learnings and the future of the podcast. Thank you for listening!

[SPAN] Flor Coghi de Finca Las Piedritas en Cartago, Costa Rica

Nuestra invitada de hoy es Flor Coghi, una productora de café de Costa Rica. Ya sabes que conocimos en TWICE en la primera Women Powered Coffee Summit! También conocimos a Flor en WPCS - ella fue parte del equipo de liderazgo de Bean Voyage y en años futuros ayudó a gente como nosotras a organizar talleres en la Cumbre. Flor también es productora de café, así que estamos muy emocionadas de escuchar su perspectiva.

[SPAN] Marisa Zapata de Novel Coffee Roasters en Ft Worth, Texas

Nuestra invitada de hoy es Marisa Zapata. Conocimos a Marisa en la Women Powered Coffee Summit en Chiapas, México, el año pasado en 2025. Nos inspiró mucho la amabilidad de Marisa, su capacidad de poner a cualquier persona que le hablara a gusto, y su capacidad de usar el patrimonio y la experiencia para conectarse. Ella es una inspiradora organizadora comunitaria que reúne a mujeres tostadoras de su región en Texas.

[SPAN] Jess Keenan de Ascension Coffee en Dallas, Texas

Nuestra invitada de hoy es Jess Keenan, fundador y CEO de Ascension Coffee de Dallas, Texas. Jess ha sido durante mucho tiempo una activista de la equidad de género en la industria del café, y hemos seguido su trabajo y carrera durante muchos años. Finalmente conocimos a Jess en la Women Powered Coffee Summit en Veracruz, México en 2023. Estábamos tan inspirados por su liderazgo y su profunda conexión con la calidad como Q Grader.

[SPAN] Carolina Peralta de Florencia y Fortunata Café en Cusco, Peru

Nuestra invitada de hoy es Carolina Peralta. Conocimos a Caro en la Women Powered Coffee Summit en Veracruz, México en 2023. Nos inspiró mucho la energía de Caro y su trabajo - ella es la propietaria y fundadora de Florencia y Fortunata en Cusco, Perú, que es una empresa de tostado y café que obtiene café de mujeres productoras locales. Caro está abriendo las puertas a la educación del café de especialidad en su ciudad, así como fomentando un aprecio por el café de alta calidad producido por las mujeres.

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