Behind Our Coffee Catering
Coming off of years of barista and catering experience, Ecstatic Expression began with an idea for building a coffee cart that includes an experience for every event.
Inside Our Passion for Exceptional Coffee
This all began with a dream of creativity, art, and community. Within that dream was a road that led through many cities, many communities, and a world of experience in hospitality, leadership, art, and relationships. James’ path into coffee started in 2004 as a barista. He has held various roles throughout his journey, such as Operations Manager, Regional Coffee Education Lead, Regional Project Manager for the Indigenous Partner Network, and Project Manager of Training for the Seattle Starbucks Siren Retail Roastery and Café. In his roles in Siren Retail, he had in-depth experience facilitating international training, leadership development, and launching wild new concepts such as a Mixology bar, a full Italian kitchen, and a bakery. He led others as he moved between making pizza from scratch to leading teams in creating a culture and business-shifting training material.
He gained experience from coaching conversations with operation managers to develop innovative ways for his team and the entire brand to grow and develop. Then, in Aurora, Colorado, James launched region-wide coffee education workshops and initiatives that bolstered the dynamics and culture of neighborhood Starbucks stores in the intensive years of 2020 and 2021.
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In all these things, James has found his purpose of creating joy, connection, and ecstatic expressions through coffee and community. All of this led James to a new beginning. He is now forging a new path in Texas with his wife and co-creator, Madia. Ecstatic Expression Coffee Co represents a fresh endeavor, emerging from a lifelong journey of embracing our Ecstatic Expressions within the realms of business and creativity. They will carry the purpose of creating a story of togetherness while offering:
Podcast Feature
Check out James' in-depth interviews on Map It Forward, discussing business in the coffee world.
"James’ passion for people and coffee is unmatched. His commitment to creating experiences that are enjoyable, welcoming, and charged with great coffee is inspiring as he delivers on quality and connection for his clients!"
