This informative evening, with guest speakers, aims to showcase some of the career possibilities and opportunities available in this exciting industry.
We hope that we can inspire people to approach the industry in a more professional way and consider it as a career path. We also want to encourage those who may be looking to take the next step to come along and have an opportunity to learn more in a relaxed environment.
The 2 hour evening will be broken into two parts – the first hour will be a quick career story from each speaker, with the second hour being an open floor discussion time for questions and interactions.
We will have 6 guests who are all very experienced and are currently working in the industry; See updated bios below.
This is a free event but please register your interest in attending at Eventbrite and please share this with friends and employees who you think would enjoy or benefit from this event.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Kim Boyd, David Huang and the Guild committee
Date: Tuesday 27 June 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Cerebos Greggs Auditorium
Level 3, 2 Nuffield Street (entrance is corner of Remuera and Nuffield St)
Newmarket
Auckland
Entry: FREE and open to all but you must register to attend>
Name: David Huang
Role: Owner/Operator of Black & Gold Eatery
Years in the Industry: 15
Go to coffee: Usually, its Ethiopian naturals, such as Yirgacheffe or Sidamo, although recently I have developed a love of the less-affordable Panama naturals!
Name: Masako Yamamoto
Role: Training Manager & Coffee Specialist
Years in the Industry: Over 10 years
Go to coffee: Anything that is balanced. Usually a filter but I like the occasional flat white or piccolo.
Name: Jonny Calder
Role: Sales & Marketing
Years in the Industry: 17 years since I started slinging’ chinos
Go to coffee: One that is served amongst great company. It would be an African for bonus points.
Name: Josh Olsen
Role: Head Roaster & Licensed Q Grader
Years in the Industry: 10 years in the cafe game, plus 6 years roasting
Go to coffee: Most naturals
Name: Dave Tobeck
Role: Technical Coordinator
Years in the Industry: 16 years working in a range of roles
Go to coffee: Long black!
Name: Ryan Mitchell
Role: Head of Food Service NZ
Years in the Industry: More than 10 years
Go to coffee: I love starting my day with an Orb Fair-trade coffee!