Nolan Hirte

Nolan Hirte is CEO and Co-Founder of Proud Mary Coffee, a quality-obsessed coffee company with brunch cafes and coffee roasteries in Australia and the US. Hirte is a judge at Cup of Excellence and has served on many panels all over the world, for the last few he has also been a judge for The Best of Panama, easily the most sought after coffees on the planet. Being all about positive social change, and building genuine relationships with coffee producers, he sees value in education and paying more for coffee along the way. Since 2009, Proud Mary has been blowing minds, sourcing some of the most exciting, rare and exotic coffees around With a goal to grow the specialty coffee market and to help make it more approachable, he has been working hard to help connect and excite customers, sharing stories and making a difference along the way.