accept my friendship dickwad...it'll be good for you

Hey Ken, how's the Hydra?

i'm reopen so come grab a macchiato if you have a chance

you coming home?! if not, i don't blame you for staying!!! lol

misty valley was refreshing.
mexican tasted more of something i could drink every morning!

i saw some mexican you had roasted up, it looked great ken!

When You Get A Moment If You Could email me prices and min for your green beans I'd appreciate it, also roasted offerings, my Biz is starting to pick up and I'm gonna need a good supplier till I take over the Coffee World. Thanks...Mr Pan Man aka Baristaonduty

Hey Ken,

I haven't been in the industry for 29 years like you have, but i have had a good fair amount of experience for the time i have been in the industry. I started out as a barista 8 years ago, working up our regional mgr. From there, i headed up our distribution and roasting company for almost a year before i started traveling and opening the new stores for our company. I have also been a station instructor for SCAA on a few espresso classes. As far as the "consultant" goes, I am a training and operations consultant to new stores opening. Most of the time for the Bear Creek stores, but have done several trainings for independently named shops throughout the country as well.

Others in our company that make up our consultant team each have 20+ years experience in project management, sales, and former starbucks senior management. That being said, I'm definitely the young guy on our team.

I didn't mean to offend you by calling myself a consultant but by your definition of 2+ decades, Matt Milleto wouldn't be considered a consultant either. I personally think he is one of the best in the industry in what he does. Aside from that, i'm glad that he started this site to help network and allow people like me to learn a few things from my peers like yourself.

Cheers

lol good make sure you get paid good before the espresso gets out. im at the donut shop every single day if you ever feel the need for complimentary croissant sandwiches and kolaches. bring some espresso and we can play around too!