EDUCATION AT CAMP COFFEE SHOP

Explore four focused learning tracks designed for every stage of the café journey, plus hands-on workshops, panels, and marketing sessions to help you grow.

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LAUNCH ✳︎ OPERATE ✳︎ LEAD ✳︎ CRAFT ✳︎

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FUTURE OWNERS
From idea to opening your doors

Turn your café dream into a real, workable plan. This track walks you through every major step—from concept to launch.

Topics include:

  • Opening your first café (step-by-step)

  • Writing a business plan that gets funded

  • Choosing the right location

  • Coffee shop equipment essentials

  • Funding your café

  • Navigating challenges when things go wrong

CURRENT OWNERS
Run a stronger, more sustainable business

Designed for café owners ready to improve operations, increase profitability, and build systems that last.

Topics include:

  • Understanding café finances (margins, labor, COGS)

  • Hiring and retaining great baristas

  • Preventing owner burnout

  • Building systems that free up your time

  • Scaling beyond one location

  • Responsible coffee sourcing + origin storytelling

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MANAGERS + TEAM LEADERS
Build confident leaders and stronger teams

For head baristas, managers, trainers, and coffee directors looking to grow their leadership skills.

Topics include:

  • Transitioning from barista to leader

  • Leading with hospitality

  • Hiring, training, and coaching teams

  • Giving feedback and handling conflict

  • Running smooth, efficient shifts

  • Understanding café financials as a manager

  • Career paths in coffee beyond ownership

  • Building inclusive, people-first cafés

CRAFT

Practical, hands-on sessions focused on improving quality, efficiency, and menu performance.

Topics include:

  • Designing a profitable menu

  • Cold brew + batch brew systems

  • Milk alternatives and modern menus

  • Signature drink development

  • Cupping for better buying decisions

  • Building a simple, effective food program

COFFEE SKILLS
Sharpen your skills behind the bar

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HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS

Learn by Doing

Interactive sessions designed to give you tools you can take back to your café immediately.

  • Latte art sessions

  • Dialing in espresso

  • Café layout + bar design

  • Menu building + costing

  • Team coaching practice

  • Workflow problem-solving

  • Training program design

PANELS + ROUNDTABLES

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Owner roundtables (small group discussions)

  • Ask Me Anything with experienced café owners

  • Coffee Shop Therapy (burnout, stress, finances)

  • Women in coffee leadership

  • The reality of coffee farming today

Real conversations with industry leaders

MARKETING + GROWTH

  • Marketing without a big spend

  • Instagram + TikTok for cafés

  • Turning customers into regulars

  • Hosting events that drive business

Grow your café without losing your voice (or your budget)

LAUNCH

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OPERATE

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LEAD

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CRAFT

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LAUNCH ✳︎ OPERATE ✳︎ LEAD ✳︎ CRAFT ✳︎