Greg Smith

Assistant General Manager / Bar Manager South Lake Union

Greg started working for Espresso Vivace in 2015 as a barista and in 2025 stepped into the role of Assistant General Manager at Vivace’s South Lake Union café. As a customer, it was at Vivace that he first experienced what espresso could be.  As a barista, he has taken great pleasure in sharing David’s vision of espresso with the people of Seattle. And now, as a manager, he hopes to do his part in leading the members of the Espresso Vivace team in creating some of the best coffee that Seattle has to offer. His background includes a BFA from Arizona State University and a masters in teaching from the University of Washington. Outside of work, Greg is a father, a husband, an oil painter, and a bicyclist.