TWICE (Team Women in Coffee Exchange)

Episodes

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  [ENG] Introduction to Season 1! 30.08.2026 8m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.In this introduction, we share a little bit about who we are and how TWICE was founded. Amaris, Giselle, and Stephanie also discuss some of what we're exciting about learning from our conversations, what we are curious will come up, and what we hope some of the outcomes might be as a result. We hope for learning, connection, and enthusiasm - more to come this season! Thank you for listening!
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  [SPAN] ¡Introducción a la Temporada 1! 01.10.2026 9m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.En esta introducción, compartimos un poco sobre quiénes somos y cómo se fundó TWICE. Amaris, Giselle y Stephanie también discuten algo de lo que nos emociona aprender de nuestras conversaciones, lo que sentimos curiosidad surgirá, y lo que esperamos que algunos de los resultados puedan ser como resultado. Esperamos el aprendizaje, la conexión y el entusiasmo - y más en esta temporada! ¡Gracias por escuchar!
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  [ENG] Flor Coghi from Finca Las Piedritas in Cartago, Costa Rica 20.09.2026 31m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Flor Coghi, a coffee producer from Costa Rica. You already know about our TWICE connection to the Women Powered Coffee Summit, it's where we all met! We also met Flor at the second annual Summit in Costa Rica. She was a part of the Bean Voyage leadership team - she also went on in future years to help folks like us host workshops at the Summit. Flor is also a coffee producer, so we're very excited to hear her perspective.
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  [ENG] Marisa Zapata from Novel Coffee Roasters in Ft Worth, Texas 20.09.2026 28m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Marisa Zapata. We met Marisa at the Women Powered Coffee Summit in Chiapas, Mexico, last year in 2025. We were so inspired by Marisa's kindness, her ability to put anyone talking to her at ease, and her ability to use heritage and experience to connect. She's an inspirational community organizer, bringing together women roasters from her region in Texas.
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  [ENG] Jess Keenan from Ascension Coffee in Dallas, Texas 20.09.2026 32m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Jess Keenan, the President and CEO of Ascension Coffee out of Dallas, Texas. Jess has long been an active advocate for gender equity in the coffee industry, and we have followed her work and career for many years. We finally got to know Jess at the Women Powered Coffee Summit in Veracruz, Mexico in 2023. We were so inspired by her leadership and her deep connection to quality as a Q grader.
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  [ENG] Carolina Peralta from Florencia y Fortunata Café in Cusco, Peru 20.09.2026 37m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Carolina Peralta. We met Caro at the Women Powered Coffee Summit in Veracruz, Mexico in 2023. We were so inspired by Caro's energy and her work - she's the owner and founder of Florencia y Fortunata in Cusco, Peru, which is a roasting company and cafe that sources coffee from local women producers. Caro is opening the doors to specialty coffee education in her city, as well as nurturing an appreciation for high quality, women produced coffee.
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  [ENG] Tanya Rao from Kaveri Coffee in Berkeley, California 20.09.2026 36m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Tanya Rao. She's a very special friend of Stephanie's, they became friends roasting at CoRo in Berkeley, CA. Tanya has a heritage connection to coffee roasting, and she has a passion for Indian coffee and the power of connection and curiosity. We are very lucky to have Tanya in our industry!
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  [ENG] Kendra Sledzinski from Caravela Coffee in Philadelphia, PA 20.09.2026 31m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Kendra Sledzinski. Her role is Customer Relationship Manager for Caravela Coffee, and she's deeply invested in community - a perspective that guides how she perceives and engages with the coffee industry. Amaris knew Kendra when she was an Educator at Joe Coffee, so we know Kendra brings a broad range of experience when it comes to quality, from cafe to farm.
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  [ENG] Sum Ngai from Coffee Project NY in NYC 20.09.2026 37m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Sum Ngai. Sum is the co-founder of Coffee Project NY, an incredibly inspirational coffee business in New York City. Sum is an incredibly knowledgeable and caring educator, on top of being a skilled competitor. She is driven by the goal of seeing her team reach their goals, and her kindness is unparalleled! I'm looking forward to this conversation with Sum, and I hope you enjoy it.
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  [ENG] Brittany Amell from Covoya Coffee, based in New Jersey 21.09.2026 39m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Brittany Amell. Britt is a green coffee trader for Covoya Specialty and a Q Grader. She also has some of the most real, genuine energy of anyone we've met - she is invested in understanding how we each contribute to a more equitable industry. Amaris met Britt through the Q course in 2020, and we briefly discuss how much has changed in that program since then.
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  [ENG] Maya Nguyen from Uncommon VT in Essex, Vermont 21.09.2026 32m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Maya Nguyen. Maya is the founder of Uncommon VT, a coffeeshop and roaster based in Essex, VT. We have followed Maya's career from afar, and have been inspired and encouraged by her journey to be becoming a champion for specialty Robusta. She brought Robusta to the world stage in the US Barista Championships, and ever since has advocated for more equity in this topic of "what we call quality." We're excited for you to hear her perspective!
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  [ENG] Cait Rifkin from Snake River Roasting Company in Jackson, Wyoming 21.09.2026 41m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Cait Rifkin. We met Cait as she was doing some recording of HER podcast, Tiny Sidecar, at last year's WPCS. She was so great at connecting with others with curiosity, we were inspired by her immediately! She's definitely one of the inspirations for our own podcast series, and we were curious to ask her about her own perspective as a green buyer for Snake River Roasting Company. We're excited for you to hear her perspective on connection, career trajectories, and passion as a force for change.
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  [ENG] Dana Hughes from Uncommon VT in Essex, Vermont 21.09.2026 28m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Dana Hughes. Dana is the Head Roaster for Uncommon VT, and we were connected with her after our amazing conversation with Maya Nguyen. We were so intrigued by their approach to education and the coffee industry because of their work with Robusta that we had to ask if Dana wanted to speak with us to share her roaster's point of view. We're grateful that she said yes, and we hope you enjoy this conversation!
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  [ENG] Ruth Ann Church from Artisan Coffee Imports in Ann Arbor, Michigan 21.09.2026 58m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is Ruth Ann Church, founder of Artisan Coffee Imports. Ruth Ann is one of our OG inspirations, Amaris and I have each been buying coffee from Artisan for years - we really value her commitment to traceability, equity, and transparency. We have learned so much about gender equity in coffee from her, and this conversation with her was so good that it ended up being a little longer than usual, but it's so good! We hope you enjoy!
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  [ENG] Mika Thomas from Joe Coffee Company in NYC 21.09.2026 28m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Our guest today is a very special connection of mine, my dear coworker Mika! Mika is the most brilliant coffee educator, her role at Joe Coffee is Barista Trainer. She teaches so many different people - our own teams of baristas, our wholesale clients, the public. She has an amazing talent of meeting people where they are, and balancing their understanding of quality with inclusive education. I'm looking forward to this conversation and getting the oppotunity to highlight her amazing expertise and skillset!
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  [ENG] Takeaways from Season 01! 30.09.2026 10m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.In this bonus episode, we talk about our takeaways and what we enjoyed throughout the conversations in the series. We share a lot of verbal exclamation points about how amazed we are at the experience and insights of our guests! We also ruminate on key learnings and the future of the podcast. Thank you for listening!
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  [SPAN] Flor Coghi de Finca Las Piedritas en Cartago, Costa Rica 01.10.2026 32m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Nuestra invitada de hoy es Flor Coghi, una productora de café de Costa Rica. Ya sabes que conocimos en TWICE en la primera Women Powered Coffee Summit! También conocimos a Flor en WPCS - ella fue parte del equipo de liderazgo de Bean Voyage y en años futuros ayudó a gente como nosotras a organizar talleres en la Cumbre. Flor también es productora de café, así que estamos muy emocionadas de escuchar su perspectiva.
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  [SPAN] Marisa Zapata de Novel Coffee Roasters en Ft Worth, Texas 01.10.2026 28m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Nuestra invitada de hoy es Marisa Zapata. Conocimos a Marisa en la Women Powered Coffee Summit en Chiapas, México, el año pasado en 2025. Nos inspiró mucho la amabilidad de Marisa, su capacidad de poner a cualquier persona que le hablara a gusto, y su capacidad de usar el patrimonio y la experiencia para conectarse. Ella es una inspiradora organizadora comunitaria que reúne a mujeres tostadoras de su región en Texas.
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  [SPAN] Jess Keenan de Ascension Coffee en Dallas, Texas 01.10.2026 35m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Nuestra invitada de hoy es Jess Keenan, fundador y CEO de Ascension Coffee de Dallas, Texas. Jess ha sido durante mucho tiempo una activista de la equidad de género en la industria del café, y hemos seguido su trabajo y carrera durante muchos años. Finalmente conocimos a Jess en la Women Powered Coffee Summit en Veracruz, México en 2023. Estábamos tan inspirados por su liderazgo y su profunda conexión con la calidad como Q Grader.
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  [SPAN] Carolina Peralta de Florencia y Fortunata Café en Cusco, Peru 01.10.2026 29m

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Nuestra invitada de hoy es Carolina Peralta. Conocimos a Caro en la Women Powered Coffee Summit en Veracruz, México en 2023. Nos inspiró mucho la energía de Caro y su trabajo - ella es la propietaria y fundadora de Florencia y Fortunata en Cusco, Perú, que es una empresa de tostado y café que obtiene café de mujeres productoras locales. Caro está abriendo las puertas a la educación del café de especialidad en su ciudad, así como fomentando un aprecio por el café de alta calidad producido por las mujeres.