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Matt Milletto

Male

Portland

United States

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: coffee shop owner, barista trainer, coffee enthusiast, industry professional, consultant
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Portland, OR
How many years have you been in the industry?: I started working as a barista in 1992.
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: yes
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: Croatia, South Pacific, Thailand, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Brazil, Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa, NYC, Vancouver B.C., Toronto ...
About Me:: I live in Portland Oregon where I am the director of training at the American Barista & Coffee School and Bellissimo Coffee Advisors. I am also a partner at Water Avenue Coffee. I spend most of my time training new and existing business owners how to open and operate successful retail coffee businesses. In my spare time you might find me having coffee or sipping a pint at one of Portlands great coffee shops or brew pubs. I spend lots of time also with my beautiful wife and little wiener dog.

Professionally I have been in this industry for almost 15 years and have worked as a barista, manager, trainer and consultant. I speak at Coffee Fest and SCAA Tradeshows and sit on the SCAA Training Committee as a lead espresso trainer and was on the USBC Committee 2007/08. I have been certified as a judge for the NWRBC/USBC and have placed 3rd in the MillRock Latte Art Competition. I have written articles for Barista Magazine, Fresh Cup Magazine, Specialty Coffee Retailer and the SCAA Chronicle and have been quoted in many magazines and newspapers in regards to specialty coffee and retail coffee business.
About My Company:: The American Barista & Coffee School [ABC's] is the first and only professional school in the U.S. devoted to domestic and international specialty coffee business education and hands-on barista training. No other coffee school can match the scope of ABC's educational and retail success-building curriculum.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?: teaching people about how amazing coffee is, and seeing them fall in love.
Website:: http://www.coffeebusiness.com

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Billy Wilson

hey, you coming out to the Albina Press Xmas party?

Basement of the Crow Bar! Yeah.... that's what I said.

Dec 20, 2007
Matt Milletto

have fun albina crew! I'm in NYC till Monday :( Cheers to all y'all, and drink a Jameson for me.

Dec 21, 2007
Carlo Grenci

Hi Matt,
sorry for bothering.. how come I never appear among the roasters? I checked my profile and I have correctly clicked on the appropriate category box "coffee roaster".

Thanks

Carlo

Dec 22, 2007
Gabe

As soon as i can friend! Merry Christmas to you and your wife!

Dec 25, 2007
Jason Calhoon

Matt love the jawbreaker!! Hey congrats on the marriage....

Dec 26, 2007
Steve Kessler

Sorry 'bout that Matt. Thanks for removing it.

Dec 26, 2007
james fairbrass

matt,
it was cool finally meeting you at the school. thanks for the tour, and the dvd...

Dec 26, 2007
5.0 Reasons

good job putting this thing together G! Sexy.

Dec 26, 2007
Lee Alexander

What a great idea. it will be fun to watch the community grow!

Dec 27, 2007
Mike White

Tis the season Matt.

Great job with the site, I'm impressed!

Dec 27, 2007
Jana

nice addition to the family, matt. here's to 2008!

Dec 28, 2007
Lisa

Hi Matt! This looks like it is going to be an interesting and fun place to hang out! I don't have a "My Space" page and am new to all this, but am looking forward to making new friends, and learning from everyone. If I can share any of my 5 years of knowledge, I'd be happy to do that as well.

Hope you have a great 2008!

Dec 28, 2007
nik orosi

yo man, again online!?! you make me smile, whats your wife is telling about being on the line all the time hahaha?

Dec 29, 2007
Anna Gutierrez

Nice work, Matt! This is a pretty sweet concept...I can't believe nobody thought of it sooner for the coffee industry. Keep it up!

Dec 29, 2007
Jim Hart

The site is looking great Matt! Great Job!

See you in D.C.

Dec 30, 2007
rob

This is a fun site, see you soon buddy.

Dec 30, 2007
Pablo Castaneda

what about Guatemala??? have u try our coffees??? thanks man.

Dec 31, 2007
Matt Milletto

Pablo, I love Guatemala Coffee. Are you a farmer? What is your finca? Welcome to the site!

- Matt

Dec 31, 2007
Pablo Castaneda

Awesome Matt, yeah I come from a coffee tradition Matt, My dad passed away 5 months ago and he loved coffee, now it is just me striving for better opportunities for Guatemalan coffees, I work with several plantations and my family have plantations in Coatepeque and Huehuetenango (hurrican stan really affected us) . Right now my operation is harvesting , roasting and selling Antigua coffee in the US. Have u been in Guatemala then??? This is an awesome idea Matt to have this kind of website, I can tell It will grow very much. How can I advertise on it???? Check our website www.kafesguatemala.com

thanks man

Jan 1, 2008
Mickey McLeod

Hi Matt,

Wonderful job on getting this site set up. Will be a great way for those of us that live rather remote to connect with folks we don't get to see often and meet so many more.

This will truly help in the development of the next level of this very exciting movement in the coffee business.

Keep up the great work

Cheers,

Mickey McLeod from Salt Spring Coffee on Salt Spring Island BC Canada.

Jan 1, 2008
Julian

Thanks, Matt.

I'll let you know next time I'm down in Portland.

J

Jan 2, 2008
Robbie Britt

Thanks for the invite. This is a great idea!!!

Jan 2, 2008
Mike Shipley

I liked the article in the new Barita Mag Matt... Keep up the good work.

Jan 2, 2008
Amy Enrico

Matt- Barista Exchange is awesome. Thanks for putting this together. I look forward to all the interactions and exchange of ideas

Jan 2, 2008
Shiloh Nelson

Matt - Thanks so much! I appreciate that! I thought it was a great way to encourage people to join. It's a lot of fun, and encourages communication as well as feedback! This is going to be great!

Ciao!
Shiloh

Jan 2, 2008
James Spano

Thanks for the add. Trying to immerse myself in coffee and this site is great for me. A great chance to meet people. Thanks!

Jan 2, 2008
Ray Hencken

I thought that's how we were trained??? Kidding. Great site Matt! Hope all is well. Congrats on your wedding too!

Jan 3, 2008
nik orosi

do you ever sleep? this is just great, 550 members in less than a month....vivabarista

Jan 3, 2008
Perrys

Thanks Matt you guys are doing great work !
Keep on!!

Jan 3, 2008
Bryan Reynolds

Matt,
This site is phenomenal!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together. This will be such a useful tool for me and, I'm sure, many others! Already, I'm learning so much about the industry through reading blogs, and other peoples thoughts. This site is a homerun!!! Well done!

Jan 3, 2008
Antonios Argiropoulos

nice job my friend...keep walking!!!!

Jan 4, 2008
Billy Rosewarne

What up, Matt! Nice sight you got here, man! Very very cool.

See you in Washington, DC!

Jan 4, 2008
Lacey

This site is seriously great and growing like crazy... love it!

Jan 4, 2008
Mike Donnelly

Hey Matt - thanks for the great new site!

Jan 5, 2008
Shiloh Nelson

600! Congrats!

Jan 5, 2008
Rita Kaminsky

thanks matt! it's been such a great experiance working with you guys.

Jan 5, 2008
Gabrielle Parson

Hey Matt I love what you are doing thanks for making such a large network .
Gabrielle

Jan 6, 2008
Ana

Matt! This is a great thing! It's refreshing to know we're part of such a large network, especially in the middle of KS! Thanks!

Jan 6, 2008
nabil attouf

Matt, your idea is great .keep going boss and thank you for all the energy you give to every one .

Jan 6, 2008
Mike Shipley

This site just keeps getting bigger! Keep up the good work.

Jan 6, 2008
James "Cosmo" Cramer

I have practiced when ever I can but it has been limited.....However whenever I get a latte I do a mental review on what was done right and where the Barista made a mistake.

Jan 6, 2008
Chris Gleeson

G'day Matt,
Thanks for the warm one.
So I see your from the states, and you've got a lot to read on your page... I guess this is probably only scratching the surface hey.
Ever been to Australia?

Jan 7, 2008
Chris Gleeson

Hey Matt,
Sounds good, we'd be very interested in doing that at the right time. If you haven't already you should talk to my brother Ben Gleeson, I think you two would have plenty to talk about running your own schools and all. That would be cool though.
Cheers

Jan 7, 2008
Jason Casale

what up Mattie this thing is so coolio man
hope all is well for you. I talked to your wife who I had never met before at the innovated products both. She seemed very cool. I wish you both all the happiness in the world. Peace man

Jan 7, 2008
Ingibjörg Jóna Sigurðardóttir

What a good thing you have done here. We would love to have everyone over here for a visit. If not this year then in 2009 for the Nordic barista cup.

Jan 8, 2008
Ben Gleeson

Hey Matt, My brother Chris mentioned that you might be interested in a Barista School exchange some-time in the future? That sounds like a pretty plan. Keep in touch..

Jan 8, 2008
Heather

I stole your little weather thing because I thought it was cool, but I dont know how to make it say the weather in my area. At least I know its warmer here then it is there. :)

Jan 9, 2008
Dan Griffin

it's going to be on bedford ave in williamsburg. you can definitely pull a shift, i would love to show you the new shop.

when will you be back in town?

Jan 9, 2008
tommy b

Appreciate you getting this community going. Excellent work.

I understand you guys at Bellissimo are buds w/ Jeff, Fred & the PT's crew. They've helped our shop infinitely.

Jan 10, 2008
Stefanos Domatiotis

tnx!!! mat i am very happy ant gland for that .. trye to comee in portland ty see your seminarrs and your work tnx!!

Jan 10, 2008

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