Barista Guild's video: Preparation For The World Brewers Cup - Mikaela Gervard

The last 4 years I’ve been working for The Coffee Collective in Copenhagen, Denmark. Here I combine my love for brewing high quality coffee with the opportunity to focus on employee welfare and development. I am lucky to have a dual role as Barista and HR-Coordinator. My work consists of half working behind the bar as a barista brewing coffee and with my colleagues creating exceptional experiences for our customers. The other half I work as a HR-Coordinator focusing to all staff related matters such as planning workforce, organizing training, workshops and have development chats with baristas. Prior to Denmark, I worked as a restaurant manager in a busy café in Helsinki, Finland and completed bachelor’s degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management. That’s where my interest to employee matters started! To stay sharp with coffee I compete as a barista, and I’m the Brewers Cup Champion of Finland in 2015 and 2016, placing 2nd in WBrC in 2016. This year I had a break from Brewers Cup but attended the Finnish Aeropress Championships placing as a national second.