Solai Coffee - Peter Kuria
Welcome back to The Tiberius Show, where we explore cool jobs and amazing stories from people changing the world! Today’s guest is Peter Kuria — a farmer, technologist, entrepreneur, and the CEO of Solai Coffee, a vertically-integrated, farmer-owned coffee company from Kenya. Peter shares how he grew up on a coffee farm, how he became a computer scientist, and how he now uses technology, leadership, community impact, and farmer empowerment to build a global brand.
What We Talk About
• What a farmer-owned coffee company does
• How Peter grew up around coffee plants
• How computer science and coffee connect
• What “ethical,” “sustainable,” and “traceable” really mean
• Why Kenyan coffee is famous worldwide
• How long it takes coffee to go from plant to cup
• Running a business in two countries
• What success looks like for farmers & families
• Why math and communication matter in entrepreneurship
• How coffee connects people and communities
• How AI can help farmers
• Leadership lessons, mistakes, and big life moments
• Peter’s story about hiding in the coffee farm as a kid!
• Why he believes he imports “stories,” not just coffee
