Pressure Profiles: Recent Episodes
Linn
Discussing important topics related to the hospitality industry while aiming to provide diversity & representation.
To get in contact, reach me on linntsang@hotmail.com or message @pressureprofiles on Instagram.
I talk to Vava Angwenyi, a multitalent within the coffee industry. She is the founder of Vava coffee, Gente del Futuro (co-founder) and the author of COFFEE MILK BLOOD, a book she created to challenge the colonial narrative in coffee production. In this episode, we try to provide the listener with a surface level understanding of the coffee trading in Kenya and discuss topics like "the typical Kenyan coffee" and it's limiting implications but also the variety of coffee grown in the country and it's potential if we could re-envision what a coffee from Kenya can be.
If you like this episode, be sure to listen to the Guest Episode with Vava & Jake Green where they talk more about Gente del Futuro and COFFEE MILK BLOOD.
Big thank you to:
Vava Angwenyi - @vavacoffeekenya
Gente del Futuro - @gentefuturo
La Dulce Toro Cafe - @ladulcetorolamu
COFFEE MILK BLOOD - @coffeemilkblood
https://www.vavacoffeeinc.com/
https://www.gente-delfuturo.com/
https://www.coffeemilkblood.com/
Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
Ashley Rodriguez - for everything
Today’s episode is a guest episode by Vava Angwenyi & Jake Green.
Jake is a photographer based in London, who also authored the book COFFEE KENYA - "KUNYWA JASHO LANGU".
Vava is an entrepeneur who released a book called COFFEE MILK BLOOD, challenging the colonial narrative on coffee production. Vava is the founder of Vava coffee, a Kenyan coffee trading company - or social enterprice - focusing on creating positive social and economic change and to drive sustainability within the coffee industry. Furthermore, Vava is also co-founder of the project Gente del Futuro in an aim to drive producer profitability and next generation involvement.
In this episode, Vava and Jake talk about how they first crossed paths and came to collaborate, they discuss issues in the industry and the power dynamics that exist within. Furthermore, they present how the project Gente del Futuro started, evolved and where it stands today.
Big thank you to:
Vava Angwenyi - @vavacoffeekenya on IG
https://www.vavacoffeeinc.com
Jake Green - @jakegreenstudio on IG
To learn more about:
Gente del Futuro - @gentefuturo on IG
https://www.gente-delfuturo.com
La Dulce Toro Cafe - Lamu - @ladulcetorolamu on IG
To find the books mentioned in the episode:
https://www.coffeemilkblood.com
I talk to Matt Kitayama, an event barista who started a project he calls Brew for Ukraine. Apart from volunteering, Matt brings coffee to the volunteers at Hauptbahnhof - bureaucracy hindering him offering coffee to the refugees as well. Matt shares some of his hospitality story and explains his project further.
Berlin Arrival Support - @berlinarrivalsupport
Big thanks to: Matt Kitayama for sharing his story and his coffee - @no_sugar_latteart
Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
Ashley Rodriguez - for helping making this podcast happen.
I talk to Ashley and she shares what it is like to be a freelancer in the coffee industry. We also discuss some problematic aspects of "going to origin", tipping, work safety and more.
Big thanks to: Ashley Rodriguez for all the help in starting this project, for giving so much of her time and insights.
Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
I talk to my friend Narumi and we learn her coffee journey. We discuss our love-hate relationship with the hospitality industry and the specialty coffee industry.
Big thanks to: Narumi Mastrocianni for sharing her insight and time - @erosandbotany
Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
Ashley Rodriguez - For helping making this podcast happen.
I talk to Sissi Chen (or Chen Xi), a digital content creator. Sissi shares what it’s really like being a content creator on Instagram and how Berlin's food scene has changed over the past decade. We discuss food in relation to topics like prejudice, identity and authenticity.
Big thanks to: Sissi Chen for sharing her experiences, her time and insight - @eatinginberlin
Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
TRIGGER WARNING - Discussions of suicide.
I talk to the founder of The Kore Directive, Sierra Yeo. We discuss all things coffee but also discuss our experiences of being woc, the importance of representation and VISA's.
Big thanks to: Sierra Yeo, for being so open and for being an inspiration for people in the industry - @sierrasriracha
Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
TRIGGER WARNING - Discussions of suicide.
I talk to the founder of The Kore Directive, Sierra Yeo. We discuss all things coffee but also discuss our experiences of being woc, the importance of representation and VISA's.
Big thanks to: Sierra Yeo, for being so open and for being an inspiration for people in the industry - @sierrasriracha
Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
TRIGGER WARNING - Discussions of suicide.
I talk to the founder of The Kore Directive, Sierra Yeo. We discuss all things coffee but also discuss our experiences of being woc, the importance of representation and VISA's.
Big thanks to: Sierra Yeo, for being so open and for being an inspiration for people in the industry - @sierrasriracha
Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
TRIGGER WARNING - Discussions of suicide.
I talk to the founder of The Kore Directive, Sierra Yeo. We discuss all things coffee but also discuss our experiences of being woc, the importance of representation and VISA's.
Big thanks to:
Sierra Yeo, for being so open and for being an inspiration for people in the industry - @sierrasriracha
Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
I talk to my friend, Ebrahim, and we discuss how he started working with coffee, how Covid-19 affected the café and what place specialty coffee have in german coffee culture.
Big thanks to: Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.
Ebrahim Qayumi, for being an inspiration and making this episode possible - @kajumiberlin
Mentions:
Jules Geisberg - @jules_cafe_berlin
Ketori coffee - @ketoricoffee
WIM Kaffee - @wim_kaffee
She said - @shesaidbooks
MEIER'S - @meiers_coffee
AERA Bread - @aera_bread
Dan Thai Food
I talk to a dear friend, Amber, and we discuss topics like exploitation, unions and worker's rights.
Big thanks to:
Ashley Rodriguez - for all the help and giudance during The Boss Barista Takeover - @bossbaristapodcast
Jordan Stalling - for helping with audio issues.
Jesse Raub - for kindly creating the music loops used in this episode.
Claire Bullen - for putting the finishing touches on the transcript.
Amber Ehler, for being an important part of this project and an essential part of this episode - @tendre.tatoueuse
Mentions:
Nano Kaffee - @nanokaffeeberlin
Soydivision - @soydivision.berlin
Vava Angwenyi - @vavacoffeekenya
Ever Meister - @justmeister
The Barista League - @thebaristaleague