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Steven Moloney
Becoming Steven Moloney

S teven Moloney is the founder of The pressure and the creativity it inspired, what led him to

Barista League, an event that he and his
work as an event planner.
Regarding The Barista League, music has always
team describe as a party disguised as a
coffee competition that pops up in cities been present even if it isn’t the focus. It’s the first thing
all over the world. But that is only one part of Steven’s that hits you when you enter a space, and if the vibes
life. So, who is the man behind this inspiring event are wrong it can set the stage for everything else – so
and how did he end up founding it? We cross paths The Barista League team makes sure that music is just
with Steven and find out. one part of the event that reinforces the vibes and en-
His parents’ love for travel influenced him. When vironment that they are trying to create. Steven Moloney
Steven was 19 years old, he spent 11 months traveling. has also placed himself in the same position as the mu-
In 2012, Steven decided to move from his hometown sic in The Barista League.
Brisbane to the colder climate of Sweden, initially as a It’s a story about the possibilities of a coffee com-
way of adult self-discovery. Soon after he discovered his petition, the growth of an ordinary person who once
passion for coffee and realized many fun parts of the had a “rock ‘n’ roll dream”, but it’s also the story of an
coffee industry were inaccessible to the average barista individual life, filled with love, coming closer to becom-
and decided to change all that by starting the world’s ing himself and pushing more people to become them-
first free, open to all barista competition. From the in- selves in their own way.
ception of The Barista League in 2015 to 2023, the event
will expand to twelve cities on four continents, bringing
the “open to all” concept to the world one step at a time.
In addition to being a member of The Barista League,
Steven also plays music and dreamed of becoming a “rock
star” when he was a student. Growing up in an open and
rich music scene, he formed bands, spent a lot of time
“The event and competition was born because I was playing music, and experienced healthy competition. In
mad at the fact that there weren’t any barista events his early 20’s, he realized that when playing music, he
that I felt like I could go to.” liked the behind-the-scenes work more than the stage.
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