Cat & Cloud Podcast

Discover the origins of Valor Coffee, a venture born from friendship and Atlanta's vibrant coffee culture. The hosts share humorous tales from their early days and the challenges of running a coffee cart. They emphasize the importance of authenticity over numbers in social media, and offer insights into the logistics of wholesale distribution. Humor shines as they reflect on quirky Kickstarter campaign rewards. Music and connection drive their mission to build a community-centered coffee experience, making each cup a celebration of resilience and collaboration.

Why is it so hard to build a career in an industry centered around one of the worlds most heavily traded commodities? Chuck will tell you! the goods: catandcloud.com Gross Margin + Sales Mix info: https://catandcloud.com/pages/gross-margin-category-margins-sales-mix This Week: Creating Sustainable Careers In Coffee | Chuck's SCA Expo Talk Broken Down

The goods: catandcloud.com Ever wonder if it's worth it to go to SCA Expo? Allie and Matthew will tell you on this episode of the Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast. Find Allie + Matthew here: Allie: instagram.com/avocado_allie/ Matthew: instagram.com/coffeecorgis/ This week: My First SCA Expo Experience w/ Avocado Allie + Matthew Ryan

The Goods: catandcloud.com This week: Brant Curtis Of Wilbur Curtis / Curtis Brewing(Imagine That)

The goods: catandcloud.com What happens when you're new to a sub-culture? What happens when you're established in a sub-culture and you see new people joining in? How do you treat other people in general? Also SCA excitement!

Damian Chavez Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnE9eTj9Iag&t=25s 5 Panel Hat: https://catandcloud.com/collections/merch/products/cat-cloud-5-pannel-cap Map It Forward: https://mapitforward.org/20-april-2018 This week we recap a portion of our trip to Honduras, kick around the idea of direct trade, and discuss the disconnect between how we look at people who grow and pick coffee, and how we look at the people in our organization. One of our favorite episodes to date!

Education is serious business. Mckenzie talks about organizational values fits, lesson preparation, turnover rates for first year teachers and much more on this special episode! catandcloud.com

Noah is a partner at Cafe Imports and dedicated husband, father, and cross fitter. Hard to introduce someone like him so lets just say if you like good people with good stories and want to feel like a better human - you should give this a listen.

Dana Andrews is a Coffee Trader at InterAmerican coffee. She tells us how one ends up being a coffee trader, what customer service means to her, and why beach volleyball is slowly edging out basketball.

Grace is one of our first employees and now runs our roasting operations. Listen to hear one of the most epic specialty coffee origin stories I've ever heard told by one of the most caring people on the planet. Magic vibes: catandcloud.com