Meet the Team

Production Manager

Krystyna got into coffee right after university when she joined a specialty coffee company as a sales manager. At the time, she didn’t realise it would become such a big part of her life. After about a year, she found herself completely fascinated by the product - the flavours, the craft, and the people behind it. She quickly moved into the roasting department as a junior roaster,
and that’s when everything really clicked. Since then, coffee has been her world for more than 11 years.

One of the things she loves about working in coffee is that there’s rarely such a thing as a “typical” day. Days in the roastery are usually fast-paced and full of variety - from cupping coffees and discussing new ideas in meetings, to roasting, packing, dispatching orders, and working alongside our amazing team. And of course, a lot of coffee - I mean really a lot of coffee every single day. 

When not at work, Krystyna loves spending time with her dog Marty, who is a very cute Frenchie and a big part of her daily routine. She can also be found playing tennis, cooking and baking, and of course drinking coffee.

Wholesale Sales and Account Management

Jamie’s love for specialty began when he picked up an Aeropress out of curiosity and brewed up some pre-ground Ethiopian coffee from the supermarket. Shortly after he tried his first flat white whilst checking out the pancakes in a café a few miles north of where he lives. That was when he knew he wanted a career in either coffee or food and we are lucky he chose the coffee path!

Day to day, Jamie makes sure all of our amazing wholesale partners are looked after and supported. While also bringing on new cafes and businesses that would love to serve PLOT. Jamie's role is extremely varied, one minute he can be at a customers fixing a faulty grinder, training staff, helping open a new coffee shop, or hosting an evening cupping event. No day is the same!

When not looking after our wholesale clients and problem solving, Jamie likes to spend his free time hanging out with his fiancé and their two young daughters.

Head of Training

UK Cup Tasters Champion 2024, Q-Instructor, SCA AST, SCA UK Sensory Judge

Passionate about both education and coffee, Alexa first got into home brewing over COVID and wanted to learn more. Since the pandemic she went on to work at some of London’s premier cafes and started competing, winning the Cup Tasters championship in 2024!

A long-time friend of PLOT, she finally came to work with us this year, heading up our education program. Alexa describes her role as “playing with coffee gadgets and hopefully positively impacting coffee nerds through fun learning and education”.

Aside from coffee she has two major passions: bottomless brunch and karaoke.

Roasting Team

Agnieska describes her journey into coffee as a happy accident. Over a decade ago she was working in the canteen at Sky TV and was asked to cover breaks for her colleagues in the coffee van. After showing a keen interest, she was given barista training and soon moved into a training role herself. Since then she’s gone on to manage and help open several cafes
around London before settling into her role with us as one of the key members
of the production team.

Around the roastery, you can find Ags quietly just bossing it every day in production. She is also a keen fan of country music with the cowboy boots to prove it and is teaching herself how to line dance. In her free time, if she’s not travelling to discover new places and admire nature she’ll be sat on the sofa with her cat, crocheting.

Roasting Team

SCA AST Barista Skills, SCA UK Sensory Judge

Lily started her career like many, as an untrained barista making terrible coffee. Her career began officially however in 2015 when she landed a job as a trainer and fell in love with coffee. 10 years later and she’s still obsessed!

You can find Lily working as part of the dynamic production team, roasting, packing, fulfilling orders and playing a pivotal role in our QC process.

Outside of work, she loves to practice Karate, go to gigs, the cinema and play board games with friends. Otherwise you’ll likely find her on an adventure in nature, like she says “when in doubt, holiday”.

Founder/Green Buyer

Q-Instructor, SCA AST – Roasting, Green Coffee, Sensory Skills, Brewing

Matthew has been in the industry since 2009 when he co-founded a micro-chain of specialty cafes in Brighton. Deciding that he wanted to be more hands-on with coffee rather than dealing with the day to day of running a business, he started roasting and has since worked in various roasting, training and consulting roles across London and the South East before founding PLOT in 2019.

He can be found around the roastery teaching SCA courses, fixing stuff, writing for the website or looking for his phone. In his free time Matthew loves collecting vinyl, playing drums, cycling, reading or watching movies.