{"id":985,"date":"2023-09-23T11:43:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T16:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/?p=985"},"modified":"2024-09-10T19:39:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T00:39:51","slug":"baylee-engberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/interviews\/baylee-engberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Baylee Engberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:center top;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:563px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.3%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MNjA3ltwHs4?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one h3 uppercase\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><p class=\"p1\">Baylee Engberg<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 h6\"><p>Managing Director, She\u2019s the Roaster; Account Manager, Ally Coffee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:1;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three h6 font-supreme\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 number-circle\"><p>1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Baylee Engberg, Pacific Northwest account manager for Ally Coffee and the managing director of She\u2019s the Roaster, got her start in coffee as a teenager as a drive-through barista.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 number-circle\"><p>2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Started as a response to the lack of women represented at the 2016 US Roasting Championship, today She\u2019s the Roaster offers community and mentorship for women and nonbinary people in the industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 number-circle\"><p>3<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>While Baylee sees the value in coffee grading to set fair prices for producers, she believes we should push back against the idea that only elite professionals can decide what makes good coffee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.2%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p><strong>Expertise:<\/strong> roasting, green coffee sales, social accountability<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coffee insight:<\/strong> Coffee doesn\u2019t really expire; in fact some Central American producers believe strongly in reposo\u2014the practice of letting green coffee \u201crest\u201d to enhance the flavor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun fact: <\/strong>Baylee\u2019s proudest moment in the industry was being <a href=\"https:\/\/standartmag.com\/collections\/single-issues\/products\/issue-28\">featured in Standart Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"279\" alt=\"Baylee Engberg&#039;s Top 3: 1.) Auto Drip 2.) Black Coffee, and 3.) 15+ cup a day\" title=\"230927_U3 Top 3 Layouts_Baylee Engberg\" src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/230927_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Baylee-Engberg.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/230927_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Baylee-Engberg.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1045\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20279%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/230927_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Baylee-Engberg-200x62.png 200w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/230927_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Baylee-Engberg-400x124.png 400w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/230927_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Baylee-Engberg-600x186.png 600w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/230927_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Baylee-Engberg-800x248.png 800w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/230927_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Baylee-Engberg.png 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Baylee\u2019s Coffee Origin Story<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p>Baylee\u2019s coffee career started when she was just a teenager growing up in the Pacific Northwest. \u201cI started as a drive-through barista in the greater Seattle area,\u201d she says. \u201cIf you\u2019ve ever been, you\u2019ll recognize these little shanties on the side of the road with gray water tanks, that serve coffee. I started there when I could legally work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Baylee\u2019s Current Role<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p>Baylee currently serves as an account manager for Ally Coffee, working in green coffee sales. The position is a bit of a full-circle moment for Baylee since her region is the same one where she grew up and first entered the industry\u2014the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n<p>Baylee is also the managing director of She\u2019s the Roaster, a movement to shine a light on the lack of representation of women and nonbinary people in the roasting industry and to create more opportunities by fostering community. They host active platforms on Instagram and Facebook, organize meetups at industry events, and offer scholarships to help break down the barriers to education, training, and opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">What Fuels Baylee\u2019s Work<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p>Baylee says that even though she never intended to leave roasting, her role with Ally is \u201cthe perfect job.\u201d While she didn\u2019t originally plan to apply when she saw the posting on Instagram, a friend encouraged her to take a closer look because the role was focused on an area she knew so well. \u201cIf you know me, you know that I\u2019m from the I-5,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve lived everywhere from the Canadian border to Portland. I\u2019ve been in Washington. I\u2019ve been around Oregon. This is my home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And she says that while she had no previous experience in green coffee sales, her experience as a roaster helps her connect with clients. \u201cI just magnetically pull to their roaster,\u201d she says, \u201cand I just want to talk to whoever is running that. Which, you know, is maybe a great sales tactic. It\u2019s not a sales tactic though. I literally just miss the machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">What Baylee Wants Coffee Drinkers to Know<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p>\u201cCoffee actually doesn\u2019t have an expiration,\u201d Baylee explains. In fact some Central American producers believe strongly in <em>reposo<\/em>\u2014the practice of letting green coffee \u201crest\u201d to enhance the flavor. Baylee says the idea is that the green coffee \u201csits in its own acids and sweetness [which] just enhances the flavor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So Baylee says she doesn\u2019t put too much stock around the roasted date on packaged coffees. In fact, she points out, \u201cThere\u2019s a reason why we don\u2019t want coffee right off the roast,\u201d because it\u2019s actively releasing CO2, which is why coffee bags include a valve\u2014to release the gas slowly over time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">How Baylee Cultivates Community through Coffee<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p>Baylee says the growth of the She\u2019s the Roaster movement has moved and inspired her. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drinktrade.com\/blog\/roasters\/shes-the-roaster-interview\">Founded in 2016<\/a> by Baylee\u2019s mentor, Jen Apodaca, She\u2019s the Roaster was, according to Baylee, \u201cKind of a clap back to the lack of women representation at the US Roaster Championship\u201d that year.<\/p>\n<p>Baylee says that the heart of the movement is a network of women and nonbinary roasters sharing knowledge, support, and mentorship.<\/p>\n<p>Last year they had 137 applicants for their scholarship run in conjunction with <a href=\"https:\/\/coffeeprojectny.com\/\">Coffee Project New York<\/a> for their roasting foundations course. This year they offered a scholarship, <a href=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/give-back\/\">in conjunction with U3 Coffee Bank<\/a>, for one person to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crgretreat.coffee\/\">CRG Retreat<\/a>, expenses paid.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three h5\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Where to find her<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><p><strong>She\u2019s the Roaster:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shestheroaster\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shestheroaster\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ally Coffee:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allycoffee.com\/\">https:\/\/www.allycoffee.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bayleeengberg\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bayleeengberg\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,219,217],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","category-other","category-roaster"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Baylee Engberg | U3 Coffee<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Baylee started her coffee career as a drive-though barista when she was a teenager. 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