Episode 77: The One With Hendy's Coffee Ft. Sam Henderson

About this episode

Nechama and Sam Henderson dive deep into the world of coffee, exploring its culture, roasting, and the journey of building a coffee business.

What happens when two Hendersons who are obsessed with coffee sit down together? You get zero gatekeeping and a full coffee nerd out session. In his early 20s, Sam Henderson sold everything he owned and went backpacking through Southeast Asia and Uganda. He took random jobs, searched for direction, and started noticing something interesting. Coffee shops were opening everywhere, and none of them were shutting down. That curiosity about supply and demand turned into a deep love for coffee culture. He came back to Scottsdale, Arizona, started in the kitchen of a local roaster, worked his way up to assistant, and eventually became head roaster. Completely self taught. Fully obsessed. Today, he is essentially a private barista, running his own coffee cart and roastery, Hendy’s Coffee , bringing specialty coffee directly to events, clients, and communities. In this episode, we: Break down coffee without the pretension Bust myths that intimidate beginners Answer hard hitting questions for the coffee curious Go deep for the real enthusiasts Talk roasting, sourcing, flavor profiles, and building a business around the bean No ego. No secrets. Just two people who genuinely love coffee. If…

People in this episode

Host: Nechama Henderson

Guest: Sam Henderson

Topics covered

• coffee culture
• entrepreneurship
• self-taught skills
• coffee roasting
• sourcing coffee
• business building

Keywords

• coffee
• Hendy's Coffee
• roasting
• coffee culture
• entrepreneurship
• self-taught
• flavor profiles
• business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hendy’s Coffee

Places: Scottsdale, Arizona, Southeast Asia, Uganda

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