World of Coffee San Diego 2026

Leon Grodski Barrera
Co-Owner
Little Waves Coffee Roasters


Leon Grodski Barrera approaches coffee through curiosity and wonder. Co-Founder of Little Waves Coffee Roasters, and 21 years in the industry, Leon is interested in the history of coffee, past and present, dimensionally beyond algorithm, third place, and third wave. ZHAW Coffee Excellence Center Advanced Studies grad, this session came out of his awe for flavor, wonder at the defiance of a coffee seedling, diversity of the plant and a deep concern for the endangered state of Coffea. With his partner and wife, Areli, he is currently building out a new roasting and lab facility.

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