How do you like to drink your coffee and in which situation? (For example, a Café Latte in a nice café on weekends, an Espresso at work …)

Espresso, in the morning before I leave the house and after I have had a cup of Earl Grey for breakfast. Black filter coffee during the day at the office.

What makes you laugh a lot – even on stressful days?

Black humor, mostly. Life supplies enough absurdity that you just need to point at it. And slapstick, there’s a certain dignity in watching someone’s, occasionally mine, daily little disasters.

If you could be any fictional character for a week, who would it be and what adventures would you have?

Obelix, wild boar hunts, adventure, epic feasts and good company around the campfire.

What was your most beautiful moment during a visit to a coffee farm?

On the farmhouse terrace, cold beer in hand, watching the first rain after a long drought. The relief on my colleagues’ faces said it all. Also, a quiet reminder that we can’t control everything, and success also depends on higher forces.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received, and who gave it to you?

My grandfather used to say: “Es gibt nichts Gutes, außer man tut es”. Translates to “Nothing good happens unless you do it”. That taught me to dare to try and let my mistakes and defeats be my best teachers.