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Specialty Coffee Association Podcast

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A podcast series from the Specialty Coffee Association presenting stories, lectures, and debates from the SCA's global events. The SCA is a non-profit organization that represents thousands of coffee professionals, from producers to baristas all over the world. Learn more at www.sca.coffee.

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#44: Creating Sustainable Careers in Specialty Coffee | Charles Jack | SCA 2018 Lectures

As a barista or production roaster, it’s hard to make a living in the specialty coffee industry. Some of our industry’s brightest, most passionate, and creative individuals ultimately leave coffee for other higher paying industries even though their true passion lies in coffee. This is a shame as these people are the representatives of our industry - they are the direct connection to the consumer and are the keeper of our quality standards.

In order to progress our industry and grow a truly sustainable specialty coffee presence, these people need to be provided for, given a career path, and paid in a manner that’s competitive with other professional industries. The key to being able to provide these opportunities lies with the company owners. The age-old question Charles Jack asks in today’s episode is this: Can you run a profitable business and still have enough money in the tank to provide a living wage for your employees?

Related Links
- Read the full transcript on SCA News: https://scanews.coffee/podcast/44/creating-sustainable-careers-in-specialty-coffee-charles-jack-sca-2018-lectures/
- Listen to other episodes of the SCA Podcast: https://scanews.coffee/category/podcasts/sca-lectures-podcast/
- Learn more about the upcoming 2019 Lecture Series: https://coffeeexpo.org/lectures

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Table of Contents
0:00 Introduction
2:15 Introduction to Cat & Cloud and the issue around sustainable careers
8:15 Why it’s difficult for the coffee industry to offer more sustainable careers.
11:15 What is a sustainable career? Affording a house, offering a sustainable income, offering challenge and growth opportunities and employee ownership.
16:15 How does an owner create a business that can offer sustainable careers?
23:00 An explanation of the financial metrics on which Cat & Cloud bases its business model
37:30 How to build out a growth plan - profit-sharing, employee benefits, giving employees ownership of the company
53:50 Audience questions
1:15:45 Outro

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