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Phil & sebastian Coffee roasters
Phil Robertson and Sebastian Sztabzyb co-founded P&S in 2007 in Calgary, Canada, driven by a shared obsession with building better coffee from seed to cup. With an engineering mindset and relentless curiosity, Phil designed the company’s one-of-a-kind roasting machine and developed proprietary systems that power nearly every aspect of the business. From roasting operations to technology, strategy, and growth. Equal parts builder and innovator, he continues to push the boundaries of quality and craftsmanship while sourcing coffee directly at origin across Africa.
Working alongside him, Sebastian brings operational precision and entrepreneurial vision to the company’s evolution. Leading café operations, managing company finances, and traveling throughout Central and South America to source exceptional green coffee, Sebastian balances hands-on leadership with long-term strategy, helping scale P&S into a respected name in specialty coffee.
Together, they’ve built more than a coffee company, they’ve built a culture rooted in experimentation, resilience, and constant improvement. From factory floors to global sourcing trips, their journey has been shaped by risk, reinvention, and lessons learned the hard way, proving that real success isn’t built on perfection, but on persistence, partnership, and the courage to keep going when things didn’t go as planned.
Visit Website – https://philsebastian.com/
F*uckUp YYC - The Crew Behind the Chaos
Hosts: Shahr Savizi & Amanda Ovaici
The FuckUp Nights YYC team is a collective of community builders and catalysts dedicated to tearing down the facade of "perfect" professionalism. Led by Shahr Savizi and Amanda Ovaici, the pair are on a mission to destigmatize professional failure through radical vulnerability and the power of raw storytelling.
By hosting high-impact events that celebrate the messy, human side of business setbacks, Shahr, Amanda, and their team foster a resilient entrepreneurial ecosystem in Calgary. Their work encourages local leaders to:
Embrace Transparency: Shedding the "hustle culture" mask for honest, authentic growth.
Drive Resilience: Learning more from a collapse than a win to build stronger ventures.
Foster Meaningful Connections: Creating a professional landscape rooted in shared experience and grit.
In a world obsessed with highlight reels, the team is here to remind us that our biggest blunders are often our greatest lessons. They aren't just hosting an event; they’re building a culture where Calgary’s leaders can fail forward, together.
