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We\u2019re excited to congratulate Nicole Good, a sales representative you may know from our team, on her nomination to the Class of 2025!<\/p>\n
This is the seventh year Sprudge and Pacific Barista Series have presented their annual honoree list of twenty influential leaders in the industry, nominated by their peers.<\/p>\n
Nominated by Kyle McAdams, a long-time friend and colleague from early in her coffee career,<\/span> he had this to say about Nicole:<\/p>\n Nicole is a long-time coffee industry veteran who has worked in all areas of specialty coffee. She has been an incredibly dedicated and passionate contributor to the industry, first working in big brand retail coffee, then to small specialty shops, managing specialty shops, and now working at Cafe Imports in Sales. I have met and worked with few others as unwavering in their commitment to quality and professionalism in every coffee role they\u2019ve had in their career.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Sprudge will be publishing interviews with each nominee in the coming weeks. Check back here for the link to Nicole\u2019s interview once it\u2019s released.<\/p>\n Until then, check out the entire Sprudge Twenty Class of 2025 below.<\/p>\n Congrats again, Nicole!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/sprudge.com\/the-sprudge-twenty-class-of-2025-presented-by-pacific-barista-series-361924.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Meet the Sprudge 20 Class of 2025″ button_alignment=”center” admin_label=”Full List Button” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#77aacb” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”20px||20px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”#8eb0cc” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read the Interview with Nicole” button_alignment=”center” disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Interview Button” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#77aacb” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”20px||20px||true|false” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”#8eb0cc” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.16″ disabled=”on” ab_subject=”on” ab_subject_id=”2″ collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cdn.cafeimports.com\/images\/CI_Legendary_closed.png” title_text=”CI_Legendary_closed” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”LEGENDARY COFFEE Title” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”||||” text_text_color=”#1a1a1a” header_font=”Oswald|on||on|” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.3em” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#ed4441″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”3px” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”150px” height=”false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_delay=”100ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Discover Beatuty Text” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”Raleway|600|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” text_orientation=”justified” custom_padding=”30px|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_delay=”200ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Join us in Portland at the 2023 SCA Expo for round three of the Legendary Coffee Exchange.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”HOW IT WORKS” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ admin_label=”How it works” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Raleway|600|||||||” body_font=”Raleway||||||||” body_ol_line_height=”1.5em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 1. Sign up! <\/span><\/p>\n Sign-ups are open from March 16\u201330.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. Get randomly matched with another coffee roaster.<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ll introduce you to your exchange partner via email.<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Send an\u00a0 8\u201316 oz. bag of a single-origin coffee roasted by you to your exchange partner.<\/span><\/p>\n 4. Cup your own coffee alongside your exchange partner\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n You can find our in-house cupping form here, and watch a video featuring Cafe Imports sensory analysis director Ian Fretheim for more information on how to use it. (If you prefer to do your own thing, that\u2019s great, too. Only use what\u2019s helpful.)<\/span><\/p>\n 5. Make time to share your feedback and cupping results with your exchange partner via email, Zoom, FaceTime or whatever feels best.<\/span><\/p>\n 6. 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Welcome to the<\/h2>\n
2023 Legendary Coffee Exchange<\/h1>\n