
Kat Melheim, Founder of the Coffee People 'Zine
05/29/24 • 65 min
Kat Melheim founded the Coffee People 'Zine (great name), and is a former production roaster turned marketing teammate at Black and White Roasters in Raleigh, NC. Her oft educational coffee social media @RoasterKat is a direct window into her coffee life. Be sure to enjoy this conversation on the Coffee People podcast.
Find online: https://coffeepeople.org/https://coffeepeople.org/ • @coffeepeoplezine • https://www.youtube.com/@roasterkat
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Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by buying us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
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Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
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Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to ...
Kat Melheim founded the Coffee People 'Zine (great name), and is a former production roaster turned marketing teammate at Black and White Roasters in Raleigh, NC. Her oft educational coffee social media @RoasterKat is a direct window into her coffee life. Be sure to enjoy this conversation on the Coffee People podcast.
Find online: https://coffeepeople.org/https://coffeepeople.org/ • @coffeepeoplezine • https://www.youtube.com/@roasterkat
Read the newsletter: Coffee People
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by buying us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Buy a Simply Good Brewer: Simply Good Brewer.
Another podcast we love: Filter Stories with James Harper!
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to ...
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Read the newsletter: Coffee People
Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram.
Support this show by buying us a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast.
Buy a Simply Good Brewer: Simply Good Brewer.
Another podcast we love: Filter Stories with James Harper!
Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts. featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.
If you love coffee, the stories of how things are made and how businesses are built, shopping local, and being inspired, you will love Roast! West Coast,
This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Crossings Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Sivitz Roasting Machines, Craft 42 Roasters, Me & My Uncle Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.
Register to become an organ donor at: https://registerme.org/
Check out the Simply Good Brewer we referenced on the show. I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I am partnering up with the brand. It’s easy to accept a referral bonus if you think the brewer is worth it. Click below to learn more about the brewer, and if you pick one up, using this link will support Roast! West Coast: Simply Good Brewer.
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