Kevin Lardner
Are you looking for a supportive, data-driven consultancy partner for your coffee business? Whether you're developing a new product strategy for your CPG business, need help with European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) compliance, or need support sourcing sustainable green coffee, I would love to help.
I am a strategic sales leader with a global perspective, holding a UK Master's degree with extensive coffee industry experience spanning Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the US. With my broad insights and extensive network, I am confident that I can provide meaningful strategic direction to improve your business.
Please feel free to reach out if you'd like to know more. Also, check out my work experience below for more insights into the work I do.
Currently:
Based in: Denver, CO
Working for: The Rainforest Alliance
Volunteering at: Oak Park Tennis and Fitness
Drinking: Colombia Los Rosales
Experience
Current:
- Key Account Manager, Coffee Trade at Rainforest Alliance (2023 - Present)
- Strategy Consultant at Kevin Lardner Consulting (2015 - Present)
Previous:
- National Sales Manager at Intelligentsia Coffee (2020 - 2023)
- Green Coffee Buyer at Intelligentsia Coffee (2021 - 2023)
- Business Development Manager Central Region, Intelligentsia Coffee (2018 - 2020)
- Customer Experience Manager Wholesale, Intelligentsia Coffee (2017 - 2018)
- Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Purple Llama Coffee (2015 - 2017)
- Account Manager, Dimension Design (2015 - 2016)
Education
SOAS University of London Department of Politics and International Studies & Centre for Comparative Political Thought
Master of Science, International Politics | 2015
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts, History and Political Science | 2013
Read
- Interview for Mongabay on the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the role that International NGOs such as the Rainforest Alliance play in supporting companies and farmers in compliance, 2024
- White Paper for South Pole regarding the role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in supporting companies and farmers with EUDR compliance.
- Interview for the Chicago Tribune concerning Intelligentsia Coffee new product innovation in speciality coffee, 2018
- Interview with Misfits Market on national partnership with Intelligentsia Coffee and sustainable coffee sourcing, 2022
- Panel discussion with Imperfect Foods concerning national partnership with Intelligentsia Coffee and the most acute threats to sustainable coffee production, 2020
- Article for Sprudge about Purple Llama Coffee, 2018
Last updated 12.30.24