
Valor Coffee Podcast
A podcast and video show hosted by seasoned coffee pros and Valor Coffee founders Ethan Rivers, Ross Walters and Riley Westbrook where we discuss coffee, starting and running a business, and the specialty coffee industry.
Episodes
150 episodes
How Many Hours per Week Do Coffee Shop Owners Work? – 02/26/2025
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Episode 135
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59:29

Douglas Weber of Weber Workshops – 02/19/2024
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Episode 134
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52:03

Coffee Prices Just Hit Record Highs Here’s What You Need to Know – 02/12/2025
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Episode 133
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1:02:27

Everything Wrong with Your Business is Your Fault – 02/05/2025
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Episode 132
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1:15:19

This Coffee Cart Business Booked Over 3,000 Events in 2024 – 01/29/2024
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Episode 131
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1:17:57

Software We Use To Run a Coffee Company – 01/15/2025
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Episode 130
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1:25:37

Essential Barista Tools for Your Coffee Shop – 01/08/2025
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Episode 129
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1:10:23

Conical vs Flat Burr Grinders for Coffee Shops – 12/18/2024
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Episode 128
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57:15

Don’t Start a Coffee Shop, Grow a Coffee Catering Business Instead – 12/11/2024
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Episode 127
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1:03:44

The Most Overlooked Aspect of Specialty Coffee: Water – 11/19/2024
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Episode 126
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1:17:59

We Tier Listed Every Coffee Drink – 11/20/2024
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Episode 125
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1:05:15

Designing a Cafe When You Can’t Afford an Interior Designer – 11/13/2024
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Episode 124
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1:00:48

Q&A: Competition in Coffee, Steps to Opening a Coffee Shop And More – 11/06/2024
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Episode 123
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57:04

We Threw Out Our Core Values... – 10/30/2024
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Episode 122
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1:09:40

Q&A with Valor’s Cafe GM – 10/23/2024
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Episode 121
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56:40

Three Changes That Will Take Your Mobile Coffee Cart to New Heights – 10/16/2024
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Episode 120
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50:55

The Story of Valor Part 3: Opening Our Cafes and Roastery – 10/02/2024
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Episode 119
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1:33:45

The Story of Valor Part 2: Booking Events, Permanent Pop-up, Going Full Time – 09/25/2024
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Episode 118
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1:14:46

The Story of Valor Part 1: Creation, Kickstarter, Cart Buildout – 09/11/2024
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Episode 117
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1:25:44

Introducing Our Online Platform, The Valor Coffee Community – 08/28/2024
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Episode 116
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56:49

Splurge on These Things When Building Out Your Coffee Shop – 08/21/2024
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Episode 115
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1:06:47

Q&A – How Much Are Coffee Shops WORTH …and More! – 08/07/2024
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Episode 114
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1:10:08

Opening a Coffee Shop for Less Than $100k – 08/01/2024
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Episode 113
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1:22:24
