Season 1, Episode 3 with Scott Callender was originally released on February 15, 2023.
There’s hardly anyone with more coffee knowledge and expertise than Scott Callender. He spent his entire career falling in love with the thing that most people consume everyday. His appreciation took him to find a career building and innovating machines to achieve the best in-home coffee experience. Though he’s reached success in his career in coffee, it hasn't all been easy or straightforward. F’ing Up moments popped up all throughout his career and he managed through it just as so many of us have.
About Scott Callender:
Scott Callender, a Dayton, Ohio native and West Coast transplant, has built a career combining his passion for coffee, building businesses and developing innovative and creative brands.
After moving to California in 2006 Scott spent six years exploring elements of roasting, brewing, and serving coffee with respected coffee professional, Andrew Barnett.
Scott moved to Milan to earn his MBA at SDA Bocconi. He focused on entrepreneurial and marketing studies while fully immersing himself in Italian culture. He’s in love with Italy!
In 2013, Scott was able to combine his love for business, coffee, and Italian design by joining the La Marzocco team as Director of La Marzocco Home. During his tenure, Scott helped develop the Linea Mini home espresso machine and led the creation and launch of La Marzocco Home, a new branch of the organization that promotes education and products for residential use.
After a successful run with La Marzocco Home, Scott joined the commercial team at LaMarzocco and collaborated on the launch of the KB90 and developed the popular barista competition, Crush the Rush.
Today, Scott is the Senior Vice President of Business Development for Spinn, where he is creating a disruptive brand in the consumer coffee market that aims to improve coffee in every home in America through a connected espresso maker that utilizes centrifugal force to mimic any style of coffee from espresso to drip to cold brew.
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