Matt Lounsbury is the President of Proud Mary Coffee USA, one of the most exciting and significant global specialty coffee brands to emerge in the past few decades. A longtime resident of Portland, OR, Matt has been an influential figure in the local food & beverage scene since the early 2000s - most known for his role as the VP of Stumptown Coffee Roasters up until 2017, where he helped the company go from a relatively small, well-loved local coffee roaster to one of the most recognizable and impactful coffee companies in the US, with landmark cafés in major cities all across the country. As the Global Head of Brand for Proud Mary, Matt continues to oversee the operations of PMC’s cafés and roasteries in Austin and Portland, and helps Proud Mary continue to cement themselves as one of the standout “gold-standards” for incredible hospitality and uncompromising excellence in coffee today.

In this conversation, we explore Matt’s perspective as an early-onlooker into Portland in the early 2000s, how it has changed, his experience with Stumptown and the lessons he’s carried with him into the present, where specialty coffee is headed in the future, lessons learned through Proud Mary’s recent crowd-funding campaign, and even what inspires him as an artist and musician in his band (Hello Damascus), and so much more.

Recorded at the Proud Mary Coffee Roastery in Portland, Oregon.

Listen to Hello Damascus:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/63QiR2LAqbF9atJ4XLxmsU?si=16y3z1L8Sm-iZOKsm3ea-A

Explore Proud Mary Coffee:

https://proudmarycoffee.com

Invest in Proud Mary:

https://www.startengine.com/offering/proud-mary-coffee

Stumptown Coffee Roasters:

https://www.stumptowncoffee.com

Follow Matt: @mlounsbury

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Lauren Purvis is the founder of Mizuba Tea Co, a high-quality matcha and heritage Japanese tea brand headquartered in Portland, OR. Together with her husband Dan and their incredible team, Lauren continues to push the boundaries on what is possible with relationship-driven sourcing, and Mizuba is a beacon of enjoyment and celebration of the magical and incredible thing that is Japanese tea. Partnering with hundreds of specialty coffeeshops and teahouses all across the country, Mizuba continues to be one of the most exciting purveyors on the West Coast, helping countless people continue to experience the joy of tea.

In this conversation, Matthieu and Lauren dive deep into her own personal story of starting Mizuba, how people can improve the quality of their matcha-making at home, how the tea industry differs from the coffee industry, and what the h*ck is happening with the Global Matcha Shortage of 2025??

Recorded at Mizuba Tea Co. HQ, in Portland, Oregon.

Explore heritage Japanese tea:
https://mizubatea.com

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At the helm of one of the most influential coffee companies to emerge in the last few decades, Jon Perry is the VP of Retail at Stumptown Coffee Roasters, in Portland, OR. A legitimate “veteran of the coffee industry,” Jon has spent over 30 years leading café teams at several companies, doing his part in building and establishing coffee culture in San Francisco and Portland, and cementing the undeniable presence of some of the most recognizable coffee brands up and down the West Coast.

In this conversation, Matt and Jon run it back and chat about the beginning of Jon’s coffee journey, what’s kept him in coffee for this long, how he has seen the industry change, what inspires him, what he’s most excited about at Stumptown these days, and so much more. We also dive into how to lead well through seasons of company growth, the role that physical and mental wellness play in effective leadership, and why vulnerability and honesty are so important in a workplace.

Recorded at Mizuba Tea Co. HQ, in Portland, Oregon.

Learn more about Stumptown:https://www.stumptowncoffee.com

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