Anu Menon is the Co-Founder of Driftaway Coffee Roasters. Along with their partner, they've been running the business in Brooklyn, NY since 2014. A lot has changed in Specialty coffee since then, including Driftaway being named Roast Magazine's 2026 Roaster of the Year.

Find online at: ⁠⁠⁠https://driftaway.coffee/

The full episode dropped May 21, 2026. Recorded at CoffeeFest NYC in March 2026.

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Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

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Coffee Smarter with Jean Brillman, the Co-Founder of White Horse Coffee Roasters in Jenkintown, PA. She was our very first guest at our Coffeefest NYC 2026 pop-up podcasting session, and game to chat about her path into entrepreneurship, advice for someone opening a coffee shop, and how a love for the equestrian community turned her into a coffee-preneur.

The full episode dropped March 25, 2026, and was recorded at Coffeefest NYC in March 2026.

Find WHCR at: ⁠https://whitehorsecoffeeroasters.com/⁠

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April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego). Look for Coffee Santa or visit the Roastar booth 2443

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

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Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, Prismatic Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source.

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Josh Taves is the Founder of Dialed Coffee Services based in Grand Rapids Michigan. He shares some Coffee Smarter advice on small business marketing..

The full episode dropped March 4, 2026.

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Find online at:

• ⁠https://dialedcoffeeservices.com/⁠
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Listen to the podcast ft. Roasted By Mom's Keri Elliot: ⁠https://youtu.be/EyXB7kf77GM⁠

MEET COFFEE PEOPLE IRL:

March 8-10, Coffee Fest NYC - Booth 2716

April 8-10, World of Coffee Expo (San Diego)

Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to!

Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for links from the show, context to our conversation, and much more. We'll be sharing updates on our event calendar soon.

Stay tuned to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠haceacoffee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for updates on the 2026 roasting competition.

Shop all of our coffee collaborations, including Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/collab-coffee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more.

This show is also supported by Marea Coffee , Cape Horn Green Coffee Importers, Sivetz Roasting Machines, Relative Coffee Company, Coffee Cycle Roasting, MAMU Coffee, Acento Coffee Roasters, and Hacea Coffee Source.

Register to become an organ donor at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://registerme.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

*Clicking these links to purchase will also support Roast! West Coast through their affiliate marketing programs.