The London Coffee Festival Podcast

Santiago Gamboa, Co‑Founder of Hermanos Coffee Roasters, & Kirby Sinclair of The Roasting PartyFrom roasting in living rooms to building award‑winning specialty coffee brands, Santiago and Kirby share raw, honest stories about community, resilience, and shaping the future of coffee. Recorded at BloomsYard, Level 2, 100 Liverpool St, London EC2M 2AT. 🎧 Listen now and subscribe for more stories from the people shaping specialty coffee.

Next Episode: Bharti Radix x Kirby Sinclair Ever dreamt of opening a coffee shop? Bharti Radix (BloomsYard) and Kirby Sinclair (The Roasting Party) reveal what it really takes - from building a brand and leading a team to surviving the toughest times in hospitality. Recorded at BloomsYard, Level 2, 100 Liverpool St, London EC2M 2AT, this candid conversation is packed with insights for coffee lovers and entrepreneurs alike. 🎧 Listen now and subscribe for more stories from the people shaping specialty coffee.

The new Founder Stays On Podcast from the London Coffee Festival kicks off with Bharti Radix, founder of BloomsYard and Jayne Cromwell co-founder of Carnival Coffee Roasters. Two founders, one honest conversation, no script — covering bootstrapping, scaling, staffing challenges, and surviving COVID. Real talk about resilience, community, and building independent coffee businesses in London. Recorded at BloomsYard, Level 2, 100 Liverpool St, London EC2M 2AT .

Host Alex Dantes-Smith sits down with Rob Ward (Slayer) and Freda Yuan (Origin Coffee) to dream up their ultimate coffee shop concepts and let’s just say, we’d visit both. Think: 🇫🇷 Coffee & crêpes in the South of France 🎸 A smoky lounge with Eric Clapton Unplugged on repeat 🚲 Bikes, brews, and bold ideas Big thanks to @OzoneCoffee for hosting! #Londoncoffeefestival #LetItBrew #CoffeeCulture #SpecialtyCoffee #CafeDreams

Recorded live at The London Coffee Festival 2026, Ant Duckworth, Founder of Dear Coco, and Leon Zadeh, Founder of Saint Espresso, share the realities of building coffee brands in today's challenging market. From Ant's leap from corporate life to coffee entrepreneurship, to Leon's journey growing Saint Espresso into one of London's most respected specialty coffee businesses, the pair discuss scaling sustainably, self-funded growth versus investment, leadership, resilience and the importance of staying curious. At the heart of the conversation is a shared belief that great coffee businesses are built around people. Recorded live at The London Coffee Festival 2026 and brought to you by The London Coffee Festival. 🎙️☕