MAP IT FORWARD
MAP IT FORWARD Middle East
The Map It Forward Middle East Podcast explores the business of coffee across the Middle East, featuring conversations with entrepreneurs, producers, and professionals building the future of the region’s coffee industry. Hosted by Dubai-based Map It Forward founder Lee Safar, each five-episode series highlights one guest's journey, offering practical insights, regional context, and candid discussions that reflect the evolving global coffee landscape. Episodes are released daily at 6 am local UAE time. The video version of the podcast can be found on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/...
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Oct 20, 2026
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EP 902 Susie Spindler - Cup of Excellence's Impact at Origin - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 11.11.2025 25:59
"Future-Proofing Your Coffee Business: Planning for 2026 and Beyond" - A Map It Forward Live Workshop for Small to Medium Business Owners Across the Coffee Supply Chain with Lee Safar https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This is the 2nd episode of a 5-part podcast series with Susie Spindler on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward, hosted by Lee Safar. Su...
EP 901 Susie Spindler - Forming Cup of Excellence - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 10.11.2025 23:52
This episode is brought to you by Arkena Coffee Marketplace - Connecting you to the next coffee harvest in Ethiopia through direct trade. https://arkenacoffee.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arkenacoffee/ Email: hello@arkenacoffee.com ••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••• This is the first episode of a 5-part podcast series wi th Susie Spindler on The Da ily Coffee Pro P odcast by Map It Forward, hoste...
EP 900 Nora Burkey - The Future of Coffee and Development - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 19.09.2025 22:53
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 899 Nora Burkey - Myths and Realities of Coffee Development Sector - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 18.09.2025 22:15
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 898 Nora Burkey - How Money Flows in the Coffee Development Sector - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 17.09.2025 24:17
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 897 Nora Burkey - Do We Need Development Work In Coffee? - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 16.09.2025 22:42
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 896 Nora Burkey - The Evolution of Development in Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 15.09.2025 23:54
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 895 Brendan Adams - Is the future of coffee guaranteed? - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 12.09.2025 35:23
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 894 Brendan Adams - The Truth About Origin - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 11.09.2025 19:15
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 893 Brendan Adams - The Questions We Should Be Asking In Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 10.09.2025 20:11
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 892 Brendan Adams - The Discussion Around Quality Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 09.09.2025 28:54
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 891 Brendan Adams - Specialty Coffee, Then and Now - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 08.09.2025 23:57
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 890 Michael Sheridan - The Long-Term Focus for CQI - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 05.09.2025 37:27
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 889 Michael Sheridan - What's Next For The CQI - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 05.09.2025 21:45
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 888 Michael Sheridan - The Reaction to the Changes to the Q - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 03.09.2025 33:06
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 887 Michael Sheridan - The Agreement Between the SCA and the CQI - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 02.09.2025 37:52
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 886 Michael Sheridan - The History and Mission of the CQI - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 01.09.2025 31:29
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 885 Ian Fretheim - Q Graders, Cuppers, and Technology - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 29.08.2025 26:00
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 884 Ian Fretheim - The CVA Won't Fix Anything In Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 28.08.2025 21:31
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 883 Ian Fretheim - Quality, Hype, and Coffee Competitions - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 27.08.2025 37:38
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 882 Ian Fretheim - How Do We Define Quality? - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 26.08.2025 31:46
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 881 Ian Fretheim - Tools for Assessing Coffee Quality - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 25.08.2025 20:01
This episode is brought to you by Raw Beverage Trading - Your hospitality supply chain partner. Connect at sale@rawcoffee.ae •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This is the first of a five-part series featuring Ian Fretheim, Director of Sensory Analysis at US-based coffee importer, Cafe Imports, on The Map It Forward Middle East Podcast, hosted by Map It Forward Founder Lee Safar. This series origina...
EP 880 Purity Wangare, Sai On, and Ran Gurung - Paving a Career Path in Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 22.08.2025 23:36
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 879 Purity Wangare, Sai On, and Ran Gurung - The Complex World of Coffee Competitions - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 21.08.2025 23:18
If you love what we do, become a premium YouTube Subscriber or join our Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward • https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward Check out our on-demand workshops here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Consider joining one of our Mastermind Groups here: • https://mapitforward.coffee/groupcoaching Join our mailing list: • https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist...
EP 878 Purity Wangare, Sai On, and Ran Gurung - A Multicultural Coffee Community - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 20.08.2025 22:05
This episode is brought to you by Raw Beverage Trading - Your hospitality supply chain partner. Connect at sale@rawcoffee.ae •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This is the 3rd of a 5-part series on the Map It Forward Middle East Podcast, with Purity Wangare (Customer Experience Manager), Sai On (Visual Storyteller), and Ran Gurung (Roaster) from RAW Coffee Company in Dubai, UAE. In this series, Puri...
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