Ep 95: Andy Stone- Vice President Marketing Bluestone Lane- Australian Coffee Culture Vs New York City - Building, Growing and Expanding Company- Favorite Items on Menu

THE CITY CONFESSIONS

Today, we are joined by Andy Stone, the Vice President of Marketing at Bluestone Lane, which is Melbourne-inspired coffee place offering Australian-style espresso drinks & cafe fare all day. He is the brother to CEO Nick Stone and runs the business’s marketing. We begin the episode by talking about his relationship with NYC, now that he's been here for 5 years. We then dive in to discussing how Bluestone Lane became successful at bringing Melbourne café culture to the states. Other topics we cover include how Andy got involved with Bluestone Lane, differences between Australian coffee culture and American (particularly NYC), the marketing strategies behind Bluestone Lane and their health focused menu, challenges in growing and expanding their business in a short amount of time and his definitions of happiness and success. Andy also shares a city Confessions as an Australian living in New York that you don’t want to miss! If you haven’t dined at Bluestone Lane then check out their locations here https://bluestonelane.com so you can try their delicious food items & coffee! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecityconfessions/support