Success #18 – How This Founder Quit His 9-5 Job To Make Tea The Next Big Thing – With John-Paul Lee

How strong would you want to do something you really love to?
For some people, they will be hesitating.
Not for this founder.
He quit his cushy 9-5 job and sold his car, his house, and liquidated his 401K to fund his company Tavalon Tea.
Pretty bold move, huh?
On this episode, you will learn:
1. Learned one secret Seth Godin told John-Paul Lee boost sales.
2. How to address the syndrome of “What If I fail” when it comes to start your first business
3. Learn the secret weapon John-Paul discovered to grow his business 10x – selling to wholesale (BloomingDale)
4. Discover how John-Paul built his brand through association and affiliation vs regular branding
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About John-Paul Lee
John-Paul Lee is founder/CEO of Tavalon Tea – the future of tea, premium international loose-leaf tea company New Jersey with an international office in Korea, Brazil, Dubai, and HongKong. John-Paul has been profiled by many publications including Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, Business Week,theStreet.com, NPR, etc… Most recently, America.gov featured John-Paul in their gallery of successful start up entrepreneurs alongside Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Kevin Plank, & Mark Zuckerberg.
Success Quote
- “Failure is the mother of success.”
Small Business Resource
Best Business Books
- Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
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