296 : Holistic Barista Training w/ David Castillo of Go Get Em Tiger in Los Angeles

Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders · Aug 3, 2021 · 1h 4m

Training staff to become productive, competent, and confident members of the team is a massive challenge all coffee shops face. In spite of our best efforts we often end up with baristas who have completed training but are still not ready to work the bar effectively and this brings about frustration for everyone. There is a better way and today we are going to explore that way with one of the nations top barista trainers, David Castillo.

David has worked in specialty coffee for the past decade as a barista, manager, and trainer, and has competed in a few barista competitions along the way…