David Donde

Current

Speaker, Thinker & Facilitator at Epiphany
Talk Show Host at 567 Cape Talk
Freelance Journalist at GQ

Founder at Origin Coffee Roasting

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Past

director at SCASA (Speciality Coffee Association of Southern Africa)
Founding Chairman at SCASA (Speciality Coffee Association of Southern Africa)
Owner at The Post House

Business developer at ICC - Connexion
Owner at Cinema Espresso
Owner at Barnyard Farmstall
General Manager at Tokai Breeding Farms

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David Donde’s Summary

I regularly give public talks on coffee, write articles on coffee and am busy writing a book on Barista Technique. At Origin Coffee Roasting, we are trying to live up to being "The Artisan Roasters of Africa"

I write on cars, food, good living. As a motoring journalist I am a member of the SA Guild of Motoring Journalists and I contribute to GQ, GQ Cars, Blaque and MPH.

I present a weekly show on Cape Talk 567 and 702 as a talk show host

I speak on Competitive advantage and all sorts of other stuff. My current favourite talk is "the ethics and economics of tree and bunny hugging and the collapse of the middle market". I am moving more and more into strategy and seeing and describing potential new opportunities.

David Donde’s Specialties:

I am seemingly a coffee evangelist.
We at Origin are Speciality Artisan Coffee Roasters, I function as a Coffee & Tea Consultant. I help build brands. I spend time as a strategist.We run a full time Barista School and I teach occasionally
We end up being marketers for speciality coffee.

David Donde’s Experience

Speaker, Thinker & Facilitator

Epiphany

(Think Tanks industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Talk Show Host

567 Cape Talk

(Broadcast Media industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Freelance Journalist

GQ

(Publishing industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Write on Cars, Bikes, Restaurants and good life
Founder

Origin Coffee Roasting

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

2006 — Present (3 years)

The Artisan Roasters of Africa
We are an artisanal roastery specialising in Relationship coffees and Africa in particular
Coffee Shop & Barista Training School- with both winners of the SA Barista Championships trained by us and working for us.
director

SCASA (Speciality Coffee Association of Southern Africa)

(Food & Beverages industry)

February 2008 — July 2008 (6 months)
Founding Chairman

SCASA (Speciality Coffee Association of Southern Africa)

(Food & Beverages industry)

2006 — February 2008 (2 years)
Owner

The Post House

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Hospitality industry)

January 2003 — 2006 (3 years)

A Country Guest House, restaurant & Pub in Greyton which I bought defunct and turned around.
Business developer

ICC - Connexion

(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
Owner

Cinema Espresso

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)

2002 — 2004 (2 years)

Cape Towns first dedicated DVD store which incorporated an espresso bar
Owner

Barnyard Farmstall

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Hospitality industry)

March 1994 — 2001 (7 years)

Franchise operation, with a deli and restaurant.
General Manager

Tokai Breeding Farms

(Food Production industry)

1992 — 2000 (8 years)