264 : A Conversation with Abner Roldan of Cafe Comunion and La Crema Podcast!

On today's episode we get to have a conversation with Abner Roldan who, along with his wife Karla Quiñones founded one of Puerto Ricos best coffee shops, Cafe Comunion . Abner is also Puerto Rico's latte art champion 2014 & '15, a member of the Barista Magazine Editorial Board AND the recent Sprudgie Award winner of Best Coffee Podcast! ( La Crema ) In this interview we start right at the beginning to learn about Abner's entry into coffee, the story of founding Cafe Comunion, starting his award winning podcast, and his experiences as he has grown as a coffee professional serving both the Puerto Rican coffee community and the Spanish speaking coffee community globally. We cover: Starting in coffee and building a career Starting the shop Deciding to building in Puerto Rico Connecting community Why the industry needs to expand its reach to other cultures Inspiring other businesses Not forgetting about your culture, language , and roots How to welcome more people and offer better resources Links: Abner's IG Cafe Comunion IG Related Episodes: 236 : Founder Friday! w/ Meil Castagna-Herrera & Curtis Herrera of Cafe Corazon! 061 : You Don't Know Beans about Brazil w/ Kelly Stein, Coffea Podcast 072: Taking an Origin Trip w/ Kim Elena-Ionescu : How to go to origin in a mutual beneficial way 103 : The Colombian Coffee Connection w/ Ervin Liz Need consulting? Reach out! chris@keystotheshop.com The BEST in commercial coffee equipment! www.prima-coffee.com/keys Want the best plant based beverage for your coffee drinks? www.pacificfoods.com/food-service