Making Connections in Business—Even if You Don’t Start With Any
Shopify Masters episode in which the host talks with Steve Schwartz, founder of Art of Tea, about finding mentors and connections when no one around you has started a business. Steve says he did not finish college, had no direct mentors at first, and turned his iPod and car into a university by listening to thought leaders such as Tony Robbins and Brian Tracy. He says he always tries to stay open to learning, because if you are the smartest person in the room something is wrong. He says he studied at an ayurvedic institute, began blending teas in his living room, trained a celebrity chef's restaurant team, and trained what he says was the first tea sommelier in the United States for a Las Vegas casino. He says he grew his company organically, and cold called by keeping a pen and paper list. Shopify, which produces the show, is the sponsor named in the description. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the captions cover roughly the first 11 minutes of the 30 minute episode, so later mentorship and partner topics are not summarized. All claims are Steve's own and are not independently checked. Nothing here is medical, health, financial or legal advice, and his comments on herbs and wellness are his personal view only.
Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Shopify Masters episode in which the host talks with Steve Schwartz, founder of Art of Tea, about finding mentors and connections when no one around you has started a business. Steve says he did not finish college, had no direct mentors at first, and turned his iPod and car into a university by listening to thought leaders such as Tony Robbins and Brian Tracy. He says he always tries to stay open to learning, because if you are the smartest person in the room something is wrong. He says he studied at an ayurvedic institute, began blending teas in his living room, trained a celebrity chef's restaurant team, and trained what he says was the first tea sommelier in the United States for a Las Vegas casino. He says he grew his company organically, and cold called by keeping a pen and paper list. Shopify, which produces the show, is the sponsor named in the description. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the captions cover roughly the first 11 minutes of the 30 minute episode, so later mentorship and partner topics are not summarized. All claims are Steve's own and are not independently checked. Nothing here is medical, health, financial or legal advice, and his comments on herbs and wellness are his personal view only.