Morgan Walsh is a co-founder of 10th Avenue Tea, the all natural instant matcha tea powder. She and her partner (&sister-in-law) Ann Foley hit the market in September of 2015 with their first 400 bottles. Now they are distributed throughout the midwest by TradeCraft and Norman Distribution as well as being carried in Whole Foods, Mariano’s, Pete’s Fresh Market and more! They also won a Nexty Award for Most Innovative Packaging 2017 at Expo West in Anaheim for their recyclable shaker bottle.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I have 3 kids, how am I going to find the time to do this, I’m active in Los Angeles with different none profit organisations and those were really important to me too and it’s like basically how do I find the time because I think when you start a business and certainly when you’re creating a business, you live and breathe it. I had to find a way to work more than full time and also be available for our kids”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit Book by Seth GodinFavourite Quote:
- “Say what you mean, don’t say it mean”
- “Nothing as constant as change”
Recommended Online Resources:
Linkedin – is a business- and employment-oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Don’t give up, if you have an idea just start doing it, just do one thing a day, take one action a day at the very least that get’s you closer to creating that thing that you want to create because if you do one thing a day at the end of a week you’ve done 7 things that are getting you towards a goal”…[Listen for More]
More About Morgan Walsh:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Life will knock you on your butt at times. The question is, what you will do when you are down?” Paul Brodie
Other Quotes From the Chat with Morgan Walsh:
- “Anything that we’ve asked people to do we’ve been willing to do ourselves”
- “Differentiate between a dip and the end”
- “If you bite off more than you can chew at first it’s very overwhelming but if you have your idea, do one thing tomorrow, today, that helps you get closer to get the product to come to fruition”
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