Hey Carter! It was so great to meet everyone out in the Pasadena intelli!! You all are so kind and personable! If you are ever heading Illinois way let me know and we can meet up. Or if you ever need anything, lemme know! :)

Carter,
You are most welcome. This site has brought me tons of encouragement and friends. Best support forum I have found. When I took Coffee and Business Courses and training at the 2007 SCAA convention at Long Beach Ca., one of the classes had to do with hiring. Basically they said don't waste time hiring and firing. Just focus on the one person who is so hungry to learn and is eating, breathing, bleeding coffee like you or me in this case. The passion you are showing me now is what will carry you into this wonderful coffee world. We are very small at the moment but I'm keep my eye out for someone like you. If you can any way possible make the next SCAA World Exposition in Anaheim Ca. on April 15 - 18 I would highly recommend it. If not find and attend any and all Coffee Fests you can. Courses are inexpensive and very inspiring.
Warm wishes and may only the finest coffee creama grace your cup...
Joseph
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Ambassador for Specialty Coffee and palate reform.

Go for it Carter. Seriously I had no experience 5 years ago. What I had and have is drive and passion to work with people through out the coffee world. We had some money so we put this together....http://www.jolindas.com
Still alive so far and ready to move to another level.