PORTLAND, ME— Local roaster Pete Lopez learns so much every day he roasts coffee—mainly from listening to podcasts.
“I’ve been so grateful to be able to learn to roast. Since then, I’ve never stopped learning; every day, I learn so much.” Most of this learning, he says, is from listening to podcasts while he mindlessly roasts according to the rigid specs set by his manager.
“I like marketing podcasts like Marketing School, talks on entrepreneurship like ETL, and organizational psychology podcasts like Masters of Scale,” he told reporters. “I also love the classics like Hidden Brain and Reply All. There’s just so much information out there in the world, and when I roast, I feel grateful to have access to all of that.”
As everyone in the coffee industry knows, roasting is a constant journey of learning, and inspirations like Lopez show us that every day is an opportunity to gain education from your job.
“I’m very privileged,” he said. “I feel truly blessed.”
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