Fable Coffee Stories

Bee Southworth (she/her) is Coffee Partnerships and Training Manager for North Star Coffee Roasters in Leeds. With a coffee journey that spans 16 years, this conversation provides a real deep dive into the honest...

<p>To finish Season One, I thought it would be great to share my insights on what the last year of creating Fable Coffee Stories has meant to me. </p><br><p>From the ways in which I've seen the industry starting to...

<p>Em Herriott (they/them) is the founder of We Are Here in Margate - a queer, disabled owned coffee roastery that has making coffee more accessible and welcoming to everyone, in a multitude of different ways, at the...

<p>Esther Hope-Gibbs (she/her) set up Hope Espresso 6 years ago out of utmost necessity when her career plans fell through when the pandemic hit in 2020. Now, with over 15 years experience in the coffee industry, Esther...

<p>Zoe Williams (she/her) wrote in her diary 5 years ago that she wanted to compete in the UK Barista Championships before she was 30. Not only did she hit that milestone, but she came second in the competition the...

<p>Originally from Canada, Jessie Vandenberg-Molina (she/her) started her coffee journey in Glasgow at the legendary Space Coffee House, becoming founder Connie’s first ever employee and falling in love with coffee...

<p>Emily Graves (they/them) works as Independents Channel Manager at Union Hand Roasted and is an undeniably passionate advocate for accessibility, diversity and inclusion in the coffee industry. </p><br><p>In this...

<p>Gene Ke (she/her) is a certified CQI & CVA Arabica Q-Grader, having made her way into the coffee industry long after she got her degree in Mathematics and a masters in Education from Oxford University. The absolute...

<p>Joana Vieiralves Wood (she/her) is the founder of Bristol Coffee Festival in addition to her full-time role as Logistics and Accounts coordinator at Volcafe UK & Ireland.</p><br><p>After moving from Brazil to Bristol...

<p>Natalie Hodgkinson (she/her) is the founder of Boss and Brew - a barista training academy that does integral work in Cardiff, Wales, using specialty coffee as a vehicle to boost young people’s confidence and...

<p>Grace Talbot (she/her) has come a long way in her coffee career since her bookselling barista days at Cafe W (the coffee shop concept within Waterstones). From being offered a position she didn't apply for at the...

<p>Estelle Bright has been in the coffee industry for more than 20 years. After spending almost a decade at La Marzocco UK, in recent years she made the move to La Marzocco USA to become Events and Brand Experience...