113 : Founder Friday! w/ Matt Milletto of Water Avenue Coffee, Portland, OR : Community, partnerships, business advice, slow growth, keys to a successful shop

It's Founder Friday! Today we are welcoming the great Matt Milletto of Water Avenue Coffee to the show! This conversation is packed with extremely valuable insight from someone who not only runs his own shop and roastery but has spent year educating and training others to do the same thing. We discuss his path to choosing coffee from growing up with coffee as the family business, the consulting and training at Bellissimo Coffee Advisors, the founding and running of Water Avenue Coffee, and how they prioritize community and partnerships based on their core values. Matt has an unparalleled body of experience in retail coffee and in this talk he delivers so much great advice and wisdom learned from the front lines of specialty coffee. Links: www.wateravenuecoffee.com www.onlinebaristatraining.com www.coffeebusiness.com Books: Small Giants Blue Ocean Strategy