Media & Speaking Inquiries

Patty Bonsera is a Certified Business Continuity Professional and Coffee Consultant specializing in contingency planning and emergency readiness for specialty coffee shops and roasters.

She holds the CBCI designation (with Merit) from the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), a Project Management Certificate from Google and is a Certified GRIT-LEAD coach from the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience.

She is also a speaker, co-author and podcaster. She volunteers with the Pikes Peak Regional CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), Team Rubicon, Exponential Impact and Habitat for Humanity.

She is open to podcast & video interviews as well as workshop and panel discussions if there’s a good fit.

Appearances and Contributions

2024

  • Walmart - Monument/Jackson Creek, CO: Team Meeting presentation on emergency readiness. - Sept. 26. 2024

  • Exponential Impact: PLAN. PIVOT. THRIVE - Business continuity and emergency readiness workshop for the Survive & Thrive small business summer cohort 8-week program. (July 31, 2024) > > Video

  • Exponential Impact: Small Business mentor to Exponential Impact’s Survive & Thrive summer cohort. (July/Aug 2024)

  • Philippine American Chamber of Commerce Southern Colorado (PACCSoCo): PLAN. PIVOT. THRIVE. - Business continuity and emergency readiness workshop for the small business owners in the ASENSO 12-week program with PACCSoCo. (July 29, 2024)

  • Pike’s Peak Habitat for Humanity - Emergency Readiness for New Homeowners (Part II - July, 2024)

  • North Magazine (Colorado Springs) - “What Would You Do? - Disaster Preparedness for the Home”
    (June/July issue pg. 39)

  • Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest - Small Business Spotlight Feature (March, 2024: page 10-11)

  • International Women’s Day Contributor: Leading Together - Insights and Advice for Women on International Women’s Day

  • Pike’s Peak Habitat for Humanity - Emergency Readiness for New Homeowners (Part 1 - March, 2024)

  • Exponential Impact - Small Business mentor to Exponential Impact’s Survive & Thrive winter cohort. (Jan/Feb 2024)

  • Continuity Conversations Podcast Co-Host: Feb. 2024 - present

Suggested Topics

  • Financial readiness in emergencies for specialty coffee professionals.

  • How contingency planning directly impacts financial resilience.

  • Building a resilient specialty coffee shop in a world of disruptions.

  • 5 ways a contingency plan will save your business time, money and your reputation.

Suggested Questions

  • What is the difference between business continuity and succession planning?

  • Isn’t business continuity only for large companies with numerous employees?

  • How long does it take to build a resilience and continuity plan?

How to Request an Interview

If you're looking for a guest for your news outlet, blog, podcast, radio, TV, YouTube show, workshop or panel appearance, I am open to discussing a possible collaboration. Reach out to schedule a time to chat. I look forward to seeing if I can serve your audience.