
Colin Harmon
Four-time Irish Barista Champion and founder of Dublin's 3fe coffee, author of "What I Know About Running Coffee Shops" and "What I Know About Growing Coffee Shops"
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Sep 28, 2026
The Book Every Café Owner Should Read Before Expanding | COLIN HARMON!
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12:12Rohan CookeHOST
The little voice goes like, wait, what are the other things I should think about or check before I sign this lease?

Colin HarmonGUEST
The second thing is that I assess the situation, just get rid of the excitement and maybe find a cynical friend and explain it to them.

Colin HarmonGUEST
What I see an awful lot of time is if someone whose business is not doing very well and they'll go and borrow money to start another one.
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EP109: Monterey Car Week News; Nathan English talks BTCC
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Colin HarmonGUEST
Okay, so if you said to me, you can have one of them or a Bentley Bentayga and you're not allowed to sell it.
611: What Colin Harmon Knows About Growing Coffee Shops!
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Colin HarmonGUEST
Um, because, let's say if you've got one shop, okay, and you're, let's say you're, you're -- after you've paid yourself a wage and everything, you're getting like a 5% net, uh, profit off it.
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20:59Chris DeferioHOST
How did you start to learn the difference between growth that mattered to the business long term and growth that was simply growing your ego?
TOP 5 COFFEE SONGS ft. Colin Harmon
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7:44SiobhanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[laughs]

Colin HarmonGUEST
This would be great if you, like, heated it and steamed it, like, and, uh, made it all frothy and all.
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