Caffeine & Green

Nate Abaurrea is a man of impecable communications. He has been the voice of a few soccer clubs including, Tijuana Xolos, San Diego Loyals to just name a few. He is also a dj for the Winyl club, a poet, and an author. This was truly a super fun and entertaining podcast. Nate's passion defintely shined in this episode. We also finished out C&G like we never have before. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN? 3072 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104  www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com

Andrea is the owner/roaster of 7 Drips Coffee in Tijuana, México. She cruised up to San Diego to discuss her journey in coffee, how she has helped some of the most established coffee shops in TJ begin, and even her journey in Martial arts. This was such an inspiring conversation for all my coffee people around the world. Get familiar y'all Andrea & the Tijuana coffee scene is about to cause some waves that all will feel in the coffee world. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  3072 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104 

Dan Romeo is the Owner/Roaster of Trvlr Coffee & Owner/Brewer of One Season brewing here in San Diego, CA. We sat down and discussed his motivations in starting his brands and why he made the switch from the corporate life to running a roastery/brewery. His story is truly inspiring and motivated by passion. I enjoyed this conversation, I believe y'all will too.  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  3072 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104 

Cory Sayers is one of my oldest and best friends. He was on a southwest tour through San Diego, Arizona, and New Mexico. Not seeing each other for almost 4 years, we had to catch up, drink some beers and talk some shit. It was truly a wonderful conversation between friends. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  3072 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104 

Dani Riggins is the Owner/Roaster of Ultreya Coffee. Her Shop is located near San Diego State and has been there for 4.5 years. She is hustler and determined to make it work by any means necessary. If running a shop wasn't hard enough, she also details the challenges and freedoms that come with living the van life. Living in her van for the last three years, we talked about how this helps with her personal reset, and keeping the shop afloat. Enjoy! Come Thru Caffeine & GREEN  3072 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104  www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com

Joshua Rowe is Executive Board Member for the College Skateboarding Educational Foundation (CSEF), a nonprofit which helps provide scholarships for skateboarders that are in college or need help get into College. Doug Works works for the Board Retailers Association which is nonprofit trade organization that provides valuable resources to board specialty retailers. Both gentlemen also work with Rollin' From The Heart a nonprofit that strives to improve the lives of at-risk & disadvantaged youth through skateboarding, surfing & camping. This conversation was very inpirational and informative, and a favorite of mine, Enjoy!  Come Through to Caffeine & GREEN  3072 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104  www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com 

Ashley is the owner of Chouette Designs a jewelry brand that creates fine and custom jewelry that ranges from sizes 4.5 - 15. We discussed her pop-up shop that will be in front of the shop this Saturday, September 17th. We also dicussed the French Revolution, blood diamonds, and imposter syndrome. This was a wonderful conversation, enjoy!  Come thru  3072 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104  www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com

Justin Esselstrom is the owner & roaster of Genteel Coffee, and this week we sat down and dicussed his journey of opening a coffee shop, pivoting during covid, and deciding to being a new path of roasting his own coffee. That said, we also discussed his most recent win for SD coffee network's roasting competiton, Let's Roast. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  3072 El Cajon Blvd, SD, CA, 92104  www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com

Scotty is an amazing Tattoo arist based in Pacific Beach, CA.   His tattoo journey  began 10 years ago, along this journey he landed a spot at San Diego's famed Guru Tattoo. He has since moved on to the Great Wave Tattoo where you can find him tatting everyday. We discussed his roots in skateboarding, his love for motorcycles, and how things all started for Scotty. Enjoy!  Come Visit Us at Caffeine & GREEN  3072 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104  www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com

Daniel is a Skateboarding filmer that is second to none. With two full length videos for Slappy's Garage under his belt, he also works with Sk8mafia, DC shoes, to name a few. Daniel is comedy, and my man has an amazing story of moving to San Diego with a dream and he living it! Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  3072 EL CAJON BLVD, SD, CA 92104 www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com 

Anthony Orozco is a two time national champion in wrestling, Undefeated amateur MMA fighter at 4-0, #1 ranked fighter in Latin America, and    Pan-Am Chamion at 185 lbs in MMA. He will be representing Team U.S.A in the World Pan-Ams at 185 lbs this winter. He is a rising star, get familar y'all my man's gonna go to the top! Enjoy! Come thru to Caffeine & GREEN  3072 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104 www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com

Shea Cooper returns to the podcast! It's Shea first time on the show since we started recording in the shop. It was a fun conversation and about his new Steel Mill Coffee x Blood Wizard Collaboration. Closing the Oceanside location and moving Steel Mill to Vista. This was another night to remember, Enjoy!  Come Visit the Cafe 3072 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104  caffeineandgreenroasting.com  

Comedian Lucey Love is a new comedian on the scene here in San Diego. We discussed her life, how she came to comedy, the struggles of social media promotion, and obsession. It was truly an amazing conversation. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  Cruise the Shop: 3072 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104  www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com

The Boys have returned, and this time we are talking about their 3 year Anniversary of Shieldelss Magazine. With this Anniversary, they are releasing a new zine covering the making of their  first full length video Street Massage that released earlier this year. They will be releasing this and having a pop-up in front of Caffeine & GREEN, this Saturday, July 30th. They will be here all day, come by grab a coffee, a zine, merch, and come say hello! Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  3072 El Cajon Blvd, SD, CA, 92104 or  caffeineandgreenroasting.com

Andrew is the owner of Cafeina Cafe here in San Diego, CA. More specifically he started a cafe in the community that he grew up in, City Heights. He is a young business owner with 4 years of experience already. Starting Cafeina at just 24 years old, we talked about the struggles, lessons, and amazing life lessons that came along with that. I loved this convo, Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN? www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com    

Dave Ohmer is the owner of Seek Beer Co., based here in San Diego, CA. Being San Diego's #1 ranked brewer is just half of Dave's Story. He is also a lifelong classically trained Jazz Drummer. We talked about his life before Beer and how made his way to San Diego, to become the top Brewer in San Diego. This is a fun one, Enjoy! Need Caffeine & GREEN? 3072 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104  Cafe Open Daily: 7am - 3pm 

Sav is my right hand woman! She absolutely kills it for Caffeine & GREEN. She has helped with C&G's shop design, logos, and drink menu. Honestly without her I don't know how I would of pulled this off. So who better than her to break in the new studio! Enjoy!  Come to the shop 3072 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA, 92104

Coach Chuck Martinez is a staple in the San Diego MMA community. With over ten years of expereince, and coaching one of the toughest striking teams in the country, Coach Chuck has helped The Arena, grow in success and popularity. He has also played a pivotal roll in the emergence of Tahitian Fighters to the MMA world. Enjoy! Need Caffeine & GREEN coffee?  caffeineandgreenroasting.com/

Fresh from Tahiti I have the Epic 135lb Champion Tehanahana Bernardino, Professional Fighter Raihere Dudes, and Lliam Baker an up and coming Amateur Fighter. We talked about MMA being illegal in Tahiti until last year, and what motivates these fighters to travel so far from their island of Tahiti to fight. We also discussed their upcoming fights this Friday, March 18th at Four Points Sheraton here in San Diego with Epic Fighting & Tahiti Fighting Championship. Enjoy! 

Touching base and keeping you all informed about the first, brick and mortar Caffeine & GREEN coffee shop in North Park, San Diego, CA. Also updating, about the podcast and where I am taking the show to next. Thank you all so much, Enjoy!