The Bridge

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

March 17, 2023 Season 1 Episode 55
Philz Coffee founder, Jacob Jaber (aka the Caffeinated aSaaSin), on creating company culture one cup at a time
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Philz Coffee founder, Jacob Jaber (aka the Caffeinated aSaaSin), on creating company culture one cup at a time
Mar 17, 2023 Season 1 Episode 55

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.
Show Notes

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.