After a 30 year career in specialty coffee, Tim has some thoughts and reflections that he shares with Dario. Tim has pioneered transparent trade, producer development, consistent roasting and has always championed clean, washed coffees. He has set the gold standard for well traded, high quality green coffee programs for countless roasteries and continues to innovate in this space.

Tim's roastery, Tim Wendelboe, is based in Norway. He is the Head of quality, green coffee buying and coffee expertise. Enjoy this fascinating insight into one of the most revered coffee businesses in the world.

Scott Rao truly needs no introduction. Well regraded across the entire specialty coffee industry as the leading thinker in the roasting space, Scott is a revered name amongst coffee pros and consumers.

Scott has 30 years of experience in the industry, as a roastery owner, cafe owner, consultant, author and leader. Dario and Scott chat air roasters vs drum roasters, is specialty coffee undergoing loss of human touch or improvement in quality?, all things motivation and drive, and the inner workings of the specialty coffee industry and owning a specialty coffee roastery.

Markus unpacks what business ownership looks like, 7 years later. How his passions have changed and how his life has changed (they're called Sophia and Lucas ☺️) since he started Sweet Spot. He and Dario also do a deep dive into water in the cafe, and how to use water to get the best tasting coffee. Listen now on all podcast streaming platforms!