# Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408.md RSS feed: https://keystotheshop.libsyn.com/rss Official site: http://www.keystotheshop.com/consulting Author: www.keystotheshop.com Episodes: 1137 ## Resource A coffee podcast providing coffee shop owners and leaders, with insights, inspiration, and the tools you need to grow and advance your coffee business or coffee career. We learn from experts both in and outside the coffee industry as they deliver specific, practical, and actionable advice about ownership, optimization, profitability, barista work, employee culture, management, scaling, leadership, personal development, and anything else that will help you achieve success in the coffee shop. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408.md ## Episodes - [SHIFT BREAK! The Best Strategy is Simplicity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-the-best-strategy-is-simplicity) — 2026-07-09T10:00:00+00:00 - [614: 3 Areas to Prioritize for Your People's Success](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/614-3-areas-to-prioritize-for-your-people-s-success) — 2026-07-07T10:00:00+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! Every Manager Should Have This Trait](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-every-manager-should-have-this-trait) — 2026-07-02T10:00:00+00:00 - [613: Challenges and Opportunities in Changing the Industry w/ Writer Sarah Charles of Underscore Communication](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/613-challenges-and-opportunities-in-changing-the-industry-w-writer-sarah-charles-of-underscore-communication) — 2026-06-30T20:09:28+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! Getting The Hint From Your Customers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-getting-the-hint-from-your-customers) — 2026-06-25T10:00:00+00:00 - [612: Founder Friday! w/ Yaren Maya of Cafeto Cacao in Oaxaca, Mexico!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/612-founder-friday-w-yaren-maya-of-cafeto-cacao-in-oaxaca-mexico) — 2026-06-24T17:51:05+00:00 - [611: What Colin Harmon Knows About Growing Coffee Shops!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/611-what-colin-harmon-knows-about-growing-coffee-shops) — 2026-06-23T22:15:38+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! Are You Ready To Scale?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-are-you-ready-to-scale) — 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 - [610: What People Love and Hate in a Coffee Shop |Research Results from Chicago Coffee Fest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/610-what-people-love-and-hate-in-a-coffee-shop-research-results-from-chicago-coffee-fest) — 2026-06-16T01:55:43+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! Why You Need To Cross-Train Staff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-why-you-need-to-cross-train-staff) — 2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00 - [609: Lessons On Running a True Community Space w/ Blew Kind of D'griot Cafe | Philadelphia, PA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/609-lessons-on-running-a-true-community-space-w-blew-kind-of-d-griot-cafe-philadelphia-pa) — 2026-06-09T10:00:00+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! Why It's Hard To Find Good Help These Days](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-why-it-s-hard-to-find-good-help-these-days) — 2026-06-04T11:12:18+00:00 - [608: The Best Behaviors for Building Resilient Cafe and Roastery w/ Tracy Allen of Brewed Behavior Consulting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/608-the-best-behaviors-for-building-resilient-cafe-and-roastery-w-tracy-allen-of-brewed-behavior-consulting) — 2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00 - [Founder Friday! w/ Amos Gillespie of Wheelhouse Coffee, Kentville, Nova Scotia, CA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/founder-friday-w-amos-gillespie-of-wheelhouse-coffee-kentville-nova-scotia-ca) — 2026-05-29T10:00:00+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! You're Only as Good as Your Worst Drink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-you-re-only-as-good-as-your-worst-drink) — 2026-05-28T10:00:00+00:00 - [605: What To Do When You've Been Promoted To Manager](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/605-what-to-do-when-you-ve-been-promoted-to-manager) — 2026-05-26T17:52:06+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! Addressing "Bad Apples" On Your Staff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-addressing-bad-apples-on-your-staff) — 2026-05-21T10:00:00+00:00 - [Special! Interviews From Coffee Fest NYC 2026! w/ Rachel Apple and Ivana Chan (Raise the Bar), Jeremy Lyman (Birch Coffee), Lauren Tran (Bahn by Lauren)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/special-interviews-from-coffee-fest-nyc-2026-w-rachel-apple-and-ivana-chan-raise-the-bar-jeremy-lyman-birch-coffee-lauren-tran-bahn-by-lauren) — 2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00 - [604: 5 Habits Holding You and Your Team Back](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/604-5-habits-holding-you-and-your-team-back) — 2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! Why You Will Always Be A Small Coffee Shop](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-why-you-will-always-be-a-small-coffee-shop) — 2026-05-13T21:06:12+00:00 - [603: Innovation, Progress, and your Coffee Shop: Finding the Signal in the Noise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/603-innovation-progress-and-your-coffee-shop-finding-the-signal-in-the-noise) — 2026-05-12T10:00:00+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! The Mindset of Working Clean](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-the-mindset-of-working-clean) — 2026-05-07T11:14:44+00:00 - [602: Renata Henderson | Cxffeeblack | Putting The Heart Back Into Coffee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/602-renata-henderson-cxffeeblack-putting-the-heart-back-into-coffee) — 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! "What's Next in Coffee"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-what-s-next-in-coffee) — 2026-04-30T17:39:16+00:00 - [601: Why Your Cafe Staff Meeting Might Be Doomed To Fail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/601-why-your-cafe-staff-meeting-might-be-doomed-to-fail) — 2026-04-28T10:00:00+00:00 - [600: Founder Friday w/ Sammy Piccolo of Prado Cafe | Vancouver, BC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/600-founder-friday-w-sammy-piccolo-of-prado-cafe-vancouver-bc) — 2026-04-24T16:18:30+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK: Forget Productivity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-forget-productivity) — 2026-04-23T10:00:00+00:00 - [599: How To Raise Your Baseline Coffee Knowledge w/ Dylan Siemens | Head of Coffee Education at Cafe Imports](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/599-how-to-raise-your-baseline-coffee-knowledge-w-dylan-siemens-head-of-coffee-education-at-cafe-imports) — 2026-04-21T10:00:00+00:00 - [SHIFT BREAK! How To Keep Your Customers Excited](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/shift-break-how-to-keep-your-customers-excited) — 2026-04-16T10:00:00+00:00 - [598: When To Quit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/598-when-to-quit) — 2026-04-14T20:41:52+00:00 - [597: John Gordon: Developing Institutional Wisdom, Efficiencies, and True Expertise in Coffee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keys-to-the-shop-equipping-coffee-shop-leaders-1053408/597-john-gordon-developing-institutional-wisdom-efficiencies-and-true-expertise-in-coffee) — 2026-04-07T17:34:12+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.