

Cat & Cloud Podcast
Cat & Cloud
Chris Baca and Jared Truby are professional Baristas and are here to introduce the world to Specialty Coffee! From placing in the finals of the United States Barista Championship multiple times, winning regional competitions, to leading training and education for some of the most progressive coffee companies around - these two have learned a ton about coffee and want to share it with you. Tune in for weekly interviews, tutorials, and general mayhem from the brothers from different mothers: Truby & Baca. Learn more at catandcloud.com
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Apr 19, 2021 • 34min
Learn By Doing
Your nipples are going to hurt, but you'll be able to say you ran a marathon. And you'll know to use band-aids next time. It's amazing how much you can learn by doing.

Apr 12, 2021 • 33min
Calibrate The Brand
What is cool and how does that affect what we do? Chris and Jared discuss how a brand can be dialed in, and act as a platform for doing new things.
Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: www.realchrisbaca.com
Jared on IG: www.instagram.com/jared_truby
Your editor:
Sam on IG: www.instagram.com/stoked.sam
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Thanks for listening. Sharing this podcast with someone who would find it valuable will make us smile ear to ear. We appreciate you.

Apr 5, 2021 • 34min
The Mission.
We dialed in our mission this year and it feels so right--here's the reason why.
Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: www.realchrisbaca.com
Jared on IG: www.instagram.com/jared_truby
Your editor:
Sam on IG: www.instagram.com/stoked.sam
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Thanks for listening. Sharing this podcast with someone who would find it valuable will make us smile ear to ear. We appreciate you.

Mar 29, 2021 • 25min
Q&A, Part 2 | Capital YOU
What do YOU get out of coffee? We break it down, & then hit a hard lesson we learned early in our business-owner days. Thanks for all the Q's, y'all!
Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: www.realchrisbaca.com
Jared on IG: www.instagram.com/jared_truby
Your editor:
Sam on IG: www.instagram.com/stoked.sam
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Thanks for listening. Sharing this podcast with someone who would find it valuable will make us smile ear to ear. We appreciate you.

Mar 22, 2021 • 32min
Q&A, Part 1 | Get to the Hopper!
I swear we didn’t mean to call your questions stupid, it just kind of happened. Time for a coffee Q&A!
Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: www.realchrisbaca.com
Jared on IG: www.instagram.com/jared_truby
Your editor:
Sam on IG: www.instagram.com/stoked.sam
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Thanks for listening. Sharing this podcast with someone who would find it valuable will make us smile ear to ear. We appreciate you.

Mar 15, 2021 • 47min
Owning Your Gifts
Our career paths in coffee were influenced by very different life experiences, but both led us to a place to call our own--a place where we can really use our gifts and contribute. And that's pretty rad.
Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: www.realchrisbaca.com
Jared on IG: www.instagram.com/jared_truby
Your editor:
Sam on IG: www.instagram.com/stoked.sam
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Thanks for listening. Sharing this podcast with someone who would find it valuable will make us smile ear to ear. We appreciate you.

Mar 8, 2021 • 45min
Of Origin and Empathy
Our first trips to origin were mind-blowing, but not exactly in the way you'd think.
Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: www.realchrisbaca.com
Jared on IG: www.instagram.com/jared_truby
Your editor:
Sam on IG: www.instagram.com/stoked.sam
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Thanks for listening. Sharing this podcast with someone who would find it valuable will make us smile ear to ear. We appreciate you.

Mar 1, 2021 • 36min
Brewing at Home: It's All Just Fun
We got a ton of Qs about our home coffee setups—Chris and Jare are here to lay down the facts.
Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: www.realchrisbaca.com
Jared on IG: www.instagram.com/jared_truby
Your editor:
Sam on IG: www.instagram.com/stoked.sam
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Thanks for listening. Sharing this podcast with someone who would find it valuable will make us smile ear to ear. We appreciate you.

Feb 22, 2021 • 1h 30min
Artpresso Design | Creating with Empathy & Designing Baca's Dream Tamper
It's not about making more stuff, but the right stuff. Meet Steven Monti of Artpresso Design. He and Chris designed Chris's dream tamper, and it's launching today!
Check out the Dialed tamper here: http://bit.ly/DialedTamper
Our Guest:
Artpresso Design: www.artpressodesign.com
Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: www.realchrisbaca.com
Jared on IG: www.instagram.com/jared_truby
Your editor:
Sam on IG: www.instagram.com/stoked.sam
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Thanks for listening. Sharing this podcast with someone who would find it valuable will make us smile ear to ear. We appreciate you.

Feb 15, 2021 • 41min
Barista Competition Innovations: Constraints That Inspire Creativity
Baca and JT talk share stories of some of their favorite barista competition performances and discuss how we can use constraints to channel our creative energy.
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Your hosts:
Baca's Blog: www.realchrisbaca.com
Jared on IG: www.instagram.com/jared_truby
Your editor:
Sam on IG: www.instagram.com/stoked.sam
Our sponsor:
Steeped Coffee: bit.ly/steepedpackets
Thanks for listening. Sharing this podcast with someone who would find it valuable will make us smile ear to ear. We appreciate you.