What’s required to succeed in the fast-paced beverage industry? MOM SKILLS!!!! A few examples include flexibility, fast-thinking, and determination to never give up.  With four kids under Nine and a café staffed by over four hundred 7-12th grade students since 2012, Café Barnabas’ Operations Director, Debbie Christiansen, brings professionalism and hilarious kid stories to her speaking engagements. Her creative, organizational, and training genius has propelled Café Barnabas from a grassroots startup to a Best or Topeka tea shop and World Tea’s Best Tea Campaign 2020 recipient.  She looks forward to meeting you soon!