Humble Coffee – Durban, South Africa
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Join Anjelli in this engaging conversation with Amy Gardiner — a founder of Humble Coffee — a roastery, café and co-working space in Durban, South Africa, which won the best country's café award in 2021. Amy shares the journey of the Humble Coffee and gives a glimpse into the future vision for it. Listen and get inspired by her passion for empowering local women and community, admiration for the Durban city and excitement for the tasty, plant-based food.
Check out Humble Coffee: https://humblecoffee.co.za/
0:54 About Amy and Humble Coffee
4:13 Challenges back then
5:44 Strong team as a key and South Africa’s unemployment problem
7:13 Empowering young women to enter a career
8:20 Thoughts on social entrepreneurship & offering Humble as a community space
10:25 About the space
12:50 Creating a sanctuary — plants, tiles and afternoon sun
14:26 Moving to communal space
15:23 Menu inspiration & the importance of variety
24:04 Perspective on the price increase
29:56 “Putting off fire every 5 minutes” - the nature of running a café business
32:06 “What keeps you going?” & the future dreams
35:33 Where to find Humble Coffee
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