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What's a girl to do after getting laid off? Start a podcast, obviously. Hosts Michelle and Rebecca chronicle their (mis)adventures in unemployment, staying sane, and making ends meet. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/layoffsandotherlwords/support
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Vibrant is a storytelling podcast about coffee and hospitality. It's an ongoing series of short audio stories recorded with coffee professionals and industry admirers about exceptional coffee hospitality moments. Each episode, one person shares a hospitality story they experienced that has stuck with them. You'll hear stories from origin, cafes, homes and beyond, with valuable bits of coffee knowledge along the way. Vibrant isn't intended to be an exact how-to on hospitality, nor a bashing b ...
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This episode's special guest is Nancy Koziol, local author and freelance writer. Having just experienced a layoff of her own, Nancy and Michelle talk about creating their own opportunities, the importance of hobbies, achievement pressure, and (of course) wine. You can find Nancy's most recent book The Joy of Brewing Cider, Mead, and Herbal Wine on …
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Rebecca continues her globe trotting, so this week Michelle talks turning layoffs into opportunity with solopreneur and photographer Lorianna Weathers. Check out her work, it's beautiful! www.loriannaweathers.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/layoffsandotherlwords/support…
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Rebecca's traveling the world, so this week Michelle is joined by Life Coach Michelle Krasny who specializes in helping folks find fulfilling careers without "sacrificing your soul." Krasny gives her advice on making a career change and the two talk informational interviews – the what, how, and why. www.michellekrasny.com (Find her "12 Days of Job …
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Rebecca and Michelle celebrate the little things and realize it's ok to balance multiple projects and passions. Some things we mention: Don't Keep Your Day Job The power of women's anger – Soraya Chemaly A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity – Tim Harford --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/layoffsandotherl…
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The girls celebrate their small victories from the week and take on productivity culture while trying to get organized. Interested in the productivity methods discussed? Here's some basic info about the Kanban and Pomodoro methods. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/layoffsandotherlwords/support…
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This week Rebecca is moving back home, and the girls are struggling with what it means to be unemployed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/layoffsandotherlwords/support
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This week, Rebecca and Michelle talk about what it takes to stay afloat after a layoff. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/layoffsandotherlwords/support
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Michelle and Rebecca share how they found out they were being laid off. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/layoffsandotherlwords/support
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Bean-to-bar chocolate industry leader, Shawn Askinosie, shares about an impactful gift from origin, his hospitality influences, direct trade sourcing, and the value of mutuality and kinship at Askinosie Chocolate. Shawn Askinosie is the CEO and founder of Askinosie Chocolate.
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What happens when you learn things are not going quite as well as you thought? Patrick Burns, founder and owner of Palace Coffee Company, shares an important story about upturning hospitality and the transformative impact of colleagues within the greater specialty coffee community.
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Tovara Salley, the Retail Trainer and Coffee Educator for Equator Coffees & Teas, tells a story about getting talked out of an order and shares about the value of humor, honesty, and being relatable in hospitality moments.
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Michelle Johnson, writer and creator of The Chocolate Barista, shares a story she experienced about baristas whose attention to detail went beyond technical skills and into focused interactions, ultimately creating a memorable, dynamic cafe atmosphere.
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Joe Marrocco of Cafe Imports shares a story about his own career in specialty coffee, the outgrowth of the hospitality he has received from others within the industry along the way, and the exponential value of learning to "lean on generosity."
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Andrea Allen of Onyx Coffee Lab shares insights from Santa Rose Coffee Farm in El Salvador visiting Raul Rivera with a story about full-circle hospitality.
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In this episode, Jess Steffy of Square One Coffee tells about visiting Richard Kimondo, a coffee producer and member of the Rutuma Cooperative in the Nyrei region of Kenya, sitting down for tea after a long day on the farm and the impact the experience has had on her.
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Laila Willbur shares about a potentially disastrous moment evaded because a cafe established a foundation of great hospitality experiences. As you listen to this episode, you can hear her newborn son Fitzgerald, pictured here with Laila and mentioned in the story, quietly hiccuping in the background.…
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Nathanael details moments of generosity throughout a recent trip to Guatemala that have impacted his perspective on hospitality.
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In this episode, Lorenzo Perkins shares a story about a cafe supervisor's reaction to learning an unexpected detail about a regular.
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