# Dean Cycon

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Classic Episode: Creating a Profitable and Ethical Business Rooted in Respect for the Earth, the Farmer, and the Consumer - Dean Cycon // Founder of Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company

In this episode of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Dean Cycon, founder of Dean's Beans, on how to create a profitable and ethical business rooted in respect for the earth, the farmer, and the consumer. Dean Cycon founded in Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company in 1993 after working as…

Dean Cycon – Carbon-Neg Business Profits Help Ukrainian Refugees

Dean Cycon is the founder of Dean’s Beans, whose mission statement is a model for ethical, socially responsible, Earth friendly business practices. After 30 profitable years working with an ethical business model, Dean is retiring and turning the company into an Employee Owned Co-operative. Dean r…

A parade a-brewing

Community comes in all shapes and sizes and that's what we love best about it. It comes in the form of a long standing pillar of the coffee community turning his company over to his employees. Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans Organic Coffee announced his retirement a while ago, but his official last d…

How Can You Make Life of Coffee Growers Better? | Dean Cycon | CEO and Founder, Dean’s Beans Coffee Company

Who doesn't like to start the day with a cup of great coffee? But are you aware that your choice of coffee has the potential to positively impact the lives of coffee growers? In today's episode, we delve into the work being done by Dean Cycon's company to ensure justice and sustainability for coffe…

October 16, 2023: Long histories and new leadership

We speak to the director of community-based learning at Mt. Holyoke College, Maria Salgado-Catagena who has been chronicling the Puerto Rican history of Holyoke, hang out with Dean Cycon, formerly of Dean's Beans and who currently has just put out a new historical novel, and check in with Pittsfiel…

#250 - What Makes Great Coffee? ☕️

5 roasts, over 5 regions, and the story of the coffee supply chain from farm to cup. Our task here is to explore and reconsider this question: what makes great coffee?  To do so I’ve enlisted the help of my many friends at Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee. Dean’s Beans is a 100% employee-owned, Certifi…

Evolving from Founder-Led to Employee-Owned: Interview with Beth Spong of Dean's Beans Organic Coffee

Meghan and Henry talk to Beth Spong, the new CEO of Dean's Beans Organic Coffee. Beth recently oversaw the transition from founder Dean Cycon to a worker-owned cooperative, ensuring that the brand continue using fair-trade organic coffee as a vehicle for positive change. Beth discusses how the comp…

#254 - What Makes a Great Company? - Dean's Beans Journey to Worker Ownership

Welcome to the Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast. In this thought-provoking episode titled "What Makes a Great Company?" we're diving into the inspiring journey of Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company. Joining us are two remarkable guests, Dean Cycon, the founder of Dean's Beans, and the …

Dean Cycon - "Finding Home (Hungary, 1945)" - Odyssey Bookshop event on 3/28

Dean Cycon is an author, lawyer, human rights advocate, and social entrepreneur who has lived and worked in over sixty countries. A passionate explorer of culture and history, Dean authored: "Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade Coffee" and will tell us about his latest, "Finding Ho…

Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company founder Dean Cycon

We're getting fully caffeinated on The Beer Hour this week! We'll speak with Dean Cycon, founder of Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company, about getting his start as a lawyer for Native American rights, exploring coffee farms, and why 'organic' is so important when it comes to coffee.