jessica.

Female

minneapolis, mn.

United States

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?
barista, manager, barista trainer, home barista, coffee enthusiast, industry professional, consultant
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
minneapolis, mn.
How many years have you been in the industry?
ten years.
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?
maybe
Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.
what can i say here... i've been working in the coffee business since i was 16 years old. once having my first cup of good coffee i was sold, and haven't looked back since.

in 2003 i was fortunate enough to join an amazing team of insanely passionate coffee crazed people at the java house in iowa city. whom only wanted to learn more, and help the company grow. from then untill the fall of 2008 i helped the company grow from three locations to eight.

from managing smaller locations, to helping manage the beasts, as we liked to call the very busy locations. from around 2004 on i was espresso training hundreds of new baristas at all locations on la marzoccos mainly. and yes some frankes too. the story goes on and on..

honestly there really has not been a lot i haven't done. apart from roasting i've had my hand in most of it all from bar, operations, managing, new drink development, cupping, training, machine repairs, general maintenance, inventory, warehouse, delivery driver, you get the just of it.

it's who i am, and what i love.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
seattle, portland, new york, who knows!
About Me:
things and stuff..
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
the passion.
Website:
http://www.baristaguildofamerica.com

Comment Wall:

  • Jeff Taylor

    Hey Jessica. Hope you had a great christmas? And resting up for New Years I'm sure. cheers
    J

    Dec 28, 2007

  • scott conary

    Oh....you shouldn't have just Taylor on your page....bad for the image!
    Allow me to electronically introduce myself in an effort to help.
    Welcome.

    Dec 28, 2007

  • Branden Byers

    It's about time you got on this here site. How have you been lately?

    Dec 28, 2007

  • Branden Byers

    I'm definitely down for some geekin' out. Let me know when and I'll try my best to be there. You've still got to stop by sometime to check out my home set-up and we can experiment with the vacpot too.

    Dec 28, 2007

  • Lisa Looye

    dear jessica. see you out there. you know. at work. from lisa.

    Dec 29, 2007

  • JON

    Love your site.....kinda like metal coffee
    damn...I wrote "metal coffee" b/4 I read your "about my company" line...dead on.

    Dec 31, 2007

  • Mike Shipley

    Holy Crap that video is awesome! "Scream for your cream!"

    My brother lives in Iowa City what shop are you at?

    Jan 1, 2008

  • Mike Shipley

    The shop is in Crystal Lake IL. We are about an hour outside of Chicago. You guys have a few locations in Iowa right?

    Jan 2, 2008

  • Mike Shipley

    He is pursuing a doctrite (sp?) in Philosophy... He's a professional student.

    I just opened your page at the shop and the coffee metal video came on and scared the crap out of one of my regulars.

    Jan 2, 2008

  • JON

    Jessica- I'm out here in Rockford, Illinois. Not much here in the way of coffee shops. Thought about starting one but got cold feet. Might try again soon. I do have some Iowa connections..I graduated from Drake .

    Jan 2, 2008

  • JON

    SCAA is definately a possibility. I was just looking over the flyer last nite. I want to make sure it's better than CoffeeFest which I've been to twice (Vegas and Chicago)

    Jan 3, 2008

  • Stuart Lee Archer

    Cheers Jessica! I love messing around like that.

    I thing I'm going to wake up with nightmares after seeing your Exchange Box haha

    Jan 4, 2008

  • rob

    that video is hilarious

    Jan 5, 2008

  • Mike Shipley

    Hey do you think that Dethklock song would go over at a barista comp?

    Jan 8, 2008

  • Eduard

    ......Wild wild coffee world.....

    Jan 10, 2008

  • Kevin Selig

    Hey Jessica,

    Got your request. Check out our web site @www.uppermidwestgourmet.net. We are a whole supplier of coffee related items and micro roaster of FTO coffees up in Minneapolis. Wha't the name of your cafe?. I vist your area quite often and would love to stop in to say hi

    Jan 10, 2008

  • Mike Love

    Awesome, video. Have met? If not good to have anew friend

    Jan 10, 2008

  • C.J.

    we should be friends, there are too many faces to melt, i cant do it all alone...

    Jan 15, 2008

  • Ben

    i love metalocolypse! haha.. watched that episode today ;)

    Jan 23, 2008

  • Jeff Taylor

    dying for a cup of dethklok! Do you serve that at JH? Yum, so many melting faces....happy V-Day back at cha. St. Louis was a blast. But then again, we won.....

    Feb 13, 2008

  • Alyssa

    Hello from a fellow IowaCitian! You run Java House?

    Mar 28, 2008

  • Jason Burton

    Good times. Always great to share some NONespresso drinks.

    May 9, 2008

  • Steve MacDowall

    hello Jessica - greetings from Canada - hope you have a great weekend - Steve

    Jan 17, 2009

  • Gina Palandri

    Hey You! How are you-?? Hows the job at BS? Lee says Hi by the way. Please call or write- wondering about how you are doing!

    Jan 19, 2009

  • Branden Byers

    Hi! Long time no talk. New with me? I'm taking off for Bali, Indonesia soon and will be gone for two months. I'm definitely excited about it. That and I actually finally graduated last semester. How about you? What's new with you?

    Jan 22, 2009

  • Eric Faust

    Welcome to the party....how did Pete like your roast?

    Peace

    Jan 22, 2009