Empowered Mom, wife, social entrepreneur, 2015 Harvard graduate - Highly caffeinated advocate for women in coffee and Love our biz BD Imports @bd_Imports
Georgia, USA
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Thanks for sharing a perspective about two incredible individuals, women who built lives of freedom from coffee one in the truest sense of freedom. They made way for the vibrant industry we enjoy today. 👍🏾Appreciated the remembrance of our friend Scott Reed 🙏🏽 – at Georgia, USA
New Orleans is today a thriving coffee city, with a world-class specialty coffee scene. But it also has a deep history, and its coffee legacy makes it one of the most important places for coffee culture in the world.
📰Explore the city with Peter Guiliano: bit.ly/3obcRBV
❤️❤️ – at Georgia, USA
I’m running for Governor because opportunity in our state shouldn’t be determined by zip code, background or access to power. #gapol
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Coffee is an incredible journey, Apply! – at Indianapolis, IN
@nkgpace is a brand-new program for three paid, apprentice-style QC positions for Black Americans starting 5/22. The application deadline is 11/30 at 5 PM ET. We hope you'll take a chance and apply — or please help us spread the word.
I’ll say it again, Women don’t need to be empowered they need a chance. Good article sca.coffee/sca-news/25/issue… – at Georgia, USA
Hey @TheEconomist may have included more voices here? @Utakecoffee @VavaCoffeeKenya @kahawa1893 . economist.com/middle-east-an… – at Georgia, USA
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NKG PACE Partners will learn how to operate a lab and about the functions of an importer, gaining a fuller understanding of the coffee supply chain. They will also consider and discuss larger social, cultural, and environmental issues within the coffee industry. Apply now!
When the travel itinerary said on the second day we would sit in the crater of the volcano to gorilla watch, I knew I’d made the right choice to build a coffee company @nkgpace APPLY! #Rwanda2003❤️ – at Georgia, USA
Action! – at Georgia, USA
The *Zoom* where it happened. A screenshot from today's @nkgpace program launch webinar. Application opens next Thursday, June 24. Join or follow the journey at nkgpace.com.
ALT Screenshot from the webinar launching the NKG PACE program, a paid, education-focused one-year program through which the Neumann Gruppe USA (NGUS) companies will share their deep knowledge of the green-coffee industry, as well as the quality expertise of their sister export companies in nearly every coffee-producing country worldwide. Learn more at nkgpace.com.
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“We [@coffeeforequity] are not the ones doing all the work, we are a symbol that this work is necessary,” @PhyllisDJohnson says. “We, ourselves, will engage in the work for all of us, for all corporations, for all individuals. It is for all of us.” fortune.com/2021/03/28/brain…
👍🏾 – at Georgia, USA
french press patented 1852. Melitta's pourover produced 1908. Bialetti's moka pot made 1933. Chemex coffeemaker created 1941. Ethiopian Jebena appears 1100 AD. Take care not to divorce coffee from its culture. h/t to @PhyllisDJohnson 4 sharing this video: youtu.be/HUY4NMFPOmg
So much gratitude for this recognition and support. – at Georgia, USA
Congratulations to Sprudgie Award Winner for Best Coffee Magazine / Book — @PhyllisDJohnson for "The Triumph: Black Brazilians In Coffee" #sprudgies
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"It's @PhyllisDJohnson’s generosity, empathy, and vision for how the coffee industry at large could be more inclusive that her colleagues particularly appreciate," writes @afrosypaella in her latest profile. bit.ly/2W6nYgI
As Board President and Founder of @coffeeforequity we are incredibly grateful for the recognition, truly humbled and excited for the work ahead. ❤️🙏🏽 – at Georgia, USA
This!!!!👊🏽 So deserving. – at Georgia, USA
Starbucks appoints @MellodyHobson as next non-executive chair of the board, effective March 2021. Learn more: stories.starbucks.com/press/…
Speaking at Coffee & Art virtual festival today in Chapada Bahia, needed interpreter, I don’t speak Portuguese but I’m noticing the other panelist at the conference are saying Afro descendants after my presentation. 👊🏽❤️Guide the conversations – at Georgia, USA
Preparing for a virtual presentation to @Starbucks partners and the slide template has a space for ASL interpreter. That’s cool. #DiversityandInclusion #BLACKCOFFEE @coffeeforequity – at Georgia, USA
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Love this idea! A good place to start may be @PhyllisDJohnson's just published book, The Triumph: Black Brazilians in Coffee. bdimports.com/products/the-t…. When ready, let's talk. @coffeeforequity has shared interests.