July 19, 2023

Philz Coffee founder, Jacob Jaber (aka the Caffeinated aSaaSin), on creating company culture one cup at a time

"Our first set of furniture in our coffee shop, my Dad took from our house. The couch and table that customers were sitting on and using came from our home."

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Jacob Jaber, Chairman and Co founder of Philz Coffee joins the show to talk about:

  • The founder's story behind building one of the industry's most successful specialty coffee brands.
  • Creating a culture of "Grandma's house hospitality" and a personalized approach to building product and delivering service to customers, one cup of coffee at a time.
  • How Philz harnessed initial customer fandom and built the flywheel around the Phil's brand.
  • The role of the Philz barista, finding and empowering great people to extend the culture you're creating.
  • Competing against global coffee brands like Starbucks and Peets, disrupting the coffee space, and thinking big but acting small
  • How a lost bag at an airport resulted in a game changing distribution deal with Virgin America.
  • Jacob's focus as an investor and building companies and products that people have a personal relationship with.

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