Cat & Cloud Podcast
1) Culture in Practice – The everyday actions that make things happen
This week’s episode is all about culture — what it is, why it matters, and how it actually shows up in the day-to-day. We talk about how culture isn’t a slogan or a vibe; it’s the collection of choice...Show More
2) Forward Thinking – Making the future easy to manage
This week we talk about what it really looks like to think ahead in a business. Instead of getting stuck reacting to today’s problems, we look at how small, intentional planning can make everything sm...Show More
3) The People Puzzle – Understanding your team in a new way
This week we dig into The Predictive Index and how tools like it can help leaders better understand the people on their team. Instead of guessing at strengths, motivations, or communication styles, PI...Show More
4) Defining Your Identity – branding in specialty coffee
This week we’re doing something special: sharing an episode from Good Folks Doing Good Work that dives deep into branding, clarity, and the heart behind the work we do. It’s a conversation about under...Show More
5) Passionate Experience – How obsession and passion shape creative work
This week’s conversation starts with a late-night rabbit hole on legendary chef Marco Pierre White and turns into a deeper reflection on obsession, mastery, and meaning. We explore the fine line betwe...Show More
6) Core Value – What is at the heart of your decision
This week, we dive into how defining your personal and professional values can simplify the choices you make every day. From career goals to family priorities, values act like a compass — helping you ...Show More
7) Substance over style – the hierarchy of branding in a cafe
This week, we tackle a listener question about how important brand identity is before opening your first shop. The conversation breaks down what “brand” really means and how it’s not just logos or des...Show More
8) Reap what you sow – Investing in your team is never a money loss
This week we reflect on what it really means to invest in your team—beyond payroll, bonuses, or budgets. From traveling for competitions to origin trips and team dinners, we talk about how creating ex...Show More
9) Craft & Automation – Mahlkönig’s tools that empower baristas and not replace them
In this episode, we sit down with Sam Grant, Head of Sales for the Americas at Hemro Group — the company behind Mahlkönig, Ditting, Anfim, and Hey Café — to talk about how technology and craft coexist...Show More
10) Nine Years Down – keeping things interesting after years of growth
This week we look back on nine years of Cat & Cloud. From our earliest days roasting out of borrowed spaces to opening our first café on Portola, we reflect on what it took to build something from not...Show More