Welcome Back! In the two years between seasons 2 and 3 much has happened but we're back, rebooting The Exchange with a few changes. In this episode Mike Ferguson interviews Todd Mackey. Todd talks about his career in coffee, his job as a coffee trader, and the challenges of the last two years.

#25 The Exchange: Mike Ferguson Interviews Coffee Trader Todd Mackey

Connie Blumhardt joins Mike Ferguson to talk about their 24 years as friends in coffee, starting Roast Magazine in 2003 (or was it 2004), and her observations of the coffee roasting sector.

#26 The Exchange: Connie Blumhardt Publisher of Roast Magazine

In Part one of two episodes on sales and marketing, Mark and Todd talk about the branding niche, and, of course, Mark's age.

We're inviting listeners to email Mark & Todd at TheExchange@Olamnet.com. We welcome comments, questions, and suggestions. Mark and Todd would also like to invite roasters who use coffee from Olam to submit their coffee for an online review and interview. Send an email to TheExchange@Olamnet.com for more information.

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#4: The Coffee Roaster & Marketing - Part 1

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In episode 7, the second of 2 episodes on QA/QC and cupping for coffee roasters, Mark and Todd talk about the language of cupping for roasters and more on creating a cupping space. You can email Mark and Todd with questions they'll answer on the podcast, or to arrange a review of your coffee, at TheExchange@olamnet.com.

The Exchange is Presented by Olam Specialty Coffee
Hosted by Mark Inman www.olamspecialtycoffee.com/mark-inman-bio

and Todd Mackey www.olamspecialtycoffee.com/todd-mackey-bio

Directed by Mike Ferguson

All music is available and used under  Creative Commons.

#7: The Coffee Roaster & Cupping - Part 2

Season one is officially over but we'll be posting "Extra Shots" now and then until May when we launch season two.

Music: Espresso Bar by Hannes Hofkind. Used under Creative Commons.

The Exchange: Extra Shot #1-Cutting Room Floor

On a recent afternoon, our Providence office was unusually crowded so we decided to record holiday wishes.

The Exchange: Extra Shot #2-Happy Holidays

Season 2 Episode 7 is the second of 2 parts on the topic of customer training. Mark and Todd continue their conversation on when to offer training to customer, how much training to provide, and what type of training is right for different customer.

#18 The Coffee Roaster & Customer Training-Part 2

It's not just Mark and Todd this episode. We have a special guest and the topic is packaging, the hows and whys and whens.

We apologize for the sound quality on these two episodes. We were recording under less than optimal circumstances. But never fear, you can find a transcript of this episode at the link here: https://bit.ly/2VZqrZi

#19 The Coffee Roaster & Packaging-Part 1

Special guest Rob Stephen is back with Mark and Todd to conclude a discussion on The Coffee Roaster & Packaging. At the end of part 1 the conversation moved to vacuum packaging and cost, with Rob concluding, "You're into it for 20-30 grand but I would say if you're going to put that much coffee into distribution you should be expecting to get that out of it."

We apologize for the sound quality on these two episodes. We were recording under less than optimal circumstances. But never fear, you can find a transcript of this episode at the link here: https://bit.ly/2BvVJOc

#20 The Coffee Roaster & Packaging-Part 2

Into the life of every coffee roaster the equipment question must fall. Are you going to provide brewing equipment to your wholesale accounts? Under what conditions? Mark and Todd tackle these and other questions in The Coffee Roaster & Providing Retail Equipment - Part 1.

You can find a full transcript of this episode at this link:

https://bit.ly/31loJ5w

#21 The Coffee Roaster & Providing Retail Equipment-Part 1

Part 2 starts with Todd doing math and ends with Todd barely avoiding electrocution at the end of his career as an equipment tech. There's never a dull moment as Mark and Todd continue their conversation on The Coffee Roaster & Providing Retail Equipment.

You can find a transcript of this episode here: https://bit.ly/2JaTfsD

#22 The Coffee Roaster & Providing Retail Equipment-Part 2

Welcome to our second annual Halloween episode. Once again we are talking about "Scary" defects but this time it's physical defects and, of course, scary movies.

#23 The Coffee Roaster & Scary Physical Defects-Part 1

It’s still Halloween here at Olam Specialty coffee as we present part 2 of The Roaster & Scary Physical Defects. As we pick up the conversation, Todd is talking about insect damage, just one of several defects he will discuss, including how the defects are “scored” under SCA guideline. And Mark continues in his role as film critic.

#24 The Coffee Roaster & Scary Physical Defects-Part 2

Our hosts Mark Inman and Todd Mackey interview the podcast’s director, Mike Ferguson

The Exchange: Extra Shot #3-Mark and Todd Interview Mike Ferguson

The Exchange is a coffee podcast where coffee people talk to coffee people about coffee and/or things coffee adjacent. Often hosted by Mike Ferguson, but sometimes not. 

Coming Soon: The Exchange presents "Another Cup" podcast with Amy Broderick and Todd Mackey, interviews with our friends on the production side of coffee, from Seed to Seaport.

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