An award-winning beverage inventor and creative entrepreneur with a passion for artful hospitality and food science with proven execution and success.
INVENTOR/PARTNER | APRIL 2014 – PRESENT
Invented a new kind of
STEADFAST COFFEE | STEADFAST COMMONS | STEADFAST COFFEE ROASTERS
FOUNDING PARTNER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR | OCTOBER 2014 – APRIL 2017
Translated science + coffee concept into a brand philosophy • Lead brand development • Project lead for café and bar concept design, buildout materials and interior design, furnishings and equipment purchasing and execution • Trained staff • Pioneered beverage preparation techniques such as rested espresso and flash chilled coffee • Responsible for all menu creation including coffee, beer and wine, cocktail and food menus • Responsible for the creation of top selling coffee menu items: Rested Butterscotch Latte, Brûléed Latte and Atlas • Responsible for coffee research and development • Responsible for cocktail research and development • Involved in all recipe creation of cocktail menu • Responsible for development of coffee cocktails and an industry leading coffee cocktail theory • Oversees cocktail menu development • Acted as barista and bartender • Acted as GM for Steadfast Commons • Reviews food menu execution along with head chef focusing on quality, cost and revenue • Assisted in barista training manual development • Responsible for recruiting industry leading consultants for kitchen, baking and bar programs • Recruited top performing employees • Acted as quality control lead • Responsible for all company marketing, PR, social media and event hosting identifying key local and national opportunities • Developed and executed subscription programs for Steadfast Coffee Roasters
BEVE, LLC
FOUNDING PARTNER | JUNE 2009 – PRESENT
Designed and built mobile coffee catering operation serving clients such as weddings, festivals, the cast and crew on the set of Nashville, Ted X
DIRECTOR OF COFFEE | OCTOBER 2013 – JULY 2014
Worked with owners Ben and Max Goldberg to design the Crema at Pinewood coffee bar, leading creative direction, buildout, equipment buying, staff training and menu creation • Performed equipment maintenance • Managed staff and inventory • Created and ran training program for all Pinewood restaurant staff • Acted as barista and bartender • Collaborated with Matt Tocco and bar staff on cocktails and coffee cocktails • Developed method for making and kegging coffee soda and integrating into existing bar draft system
BARISTA MANAGER | DECEMBER 2010 – JULY 2014
Developed and authored the company training program • Developed and implemented quality control measures • Responsible for recipes and beverage development • Equipment buying and maintenance • Worked as a consultant for local Nashville businesses partners • Acted as barista and trainer
Creator of the CREMA {Slow Bar}, a curated prix fixe coffee experience that explored coffees through unique brewing methods and food pairings aimed at educating and exciting guests by intensifying delicate nuances of flavor through an interactive unique gourmet experience.
PASTRY CHEF | SEPTEMBER 2010
COOK | OCTOBER 2010 – NOVEMBER 2010
Trained under Jeremy Barlow, writer of Chefs Can Save the World and winning contestant on Chopped • Assisted and trained at Tayst, the first entirely locally sourced and organic restaurant in Nashville, and went on to assist in the opening of Barlow’s new project Sloco
FIDO
HEAD BARISTA | AUGUST 2007-MAY 2010
Developed barista training program • Created and managed quality control measures • Equipment maintenance •
STEADFAST COFFEE
The Atlas | Top Coffee Spots - AB Road Eats | Alton Brown 2016 - “My favorite coffee drink of all time”
Best Coffee In Every State | Cosmopolitan 2016
Best Latte: Brûléed Latte | Best Of Nashville | The Nashville Scene 2016
Best Coffee Drink: Matchless Coffee Soda | Best of Nashville | The Nashville Scene 2015
Serious Food, Big Plans | Sprudge 2015
STEADFAST COMMONS
Perth, TN | Drinks Issue | Nashville Scene 2016
Coffee, Cocktails, Coffee Cocktails | Eat.Drink.Smile 2016
Where To Drink Cocktails In Nashville | Eater 2016
MATCHLESS
Best Coffee Drink | Best Of Nashville 2015 | Nashville Scene
CREMA
Best Coffee Shop | Best of Nashville | Nashville Scene 2012
“Kenya Karinga Soda”, coffee soda’s first iteration, “ was one of the finest taste sensations of 2012” - Jack Silverman
CREMA Coffee Soda | Nashville in 5 Sips | IMBIBE 2013
CREMA Coffee Soda | Nashville In 10 Plates | Food & Wine 2014
PINEWOOD SOCIAL
The World In All Its Youth | Coffee Mocktail | IMBIBE 2015
Southern Limerick | Southern Style Irish Coffee | Men’s Journal 2014
Easy Like Sunday Morning | The 9 Best Cocktail Bars In Nashville | Thrillist 2015
