Last spring Samovar Ambassador Lindsey Goodwin visited our friend Ayumi Kinezuka, organic tea farmer in Shizuoka, Japan. Here, Lindsey shares her experiences and the impact of participating in an annual tea festival held by Ayumi’s farming community.
Author: Jesse Jacobs
World Tea, Las Vegas Style
July 2010 Every year we attend the World Tea Expo in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada. Yes, it is very ironic that small family tea farmers and tea companies from around the world gather in Vegas of all places. But, it is what it is, and ultimately it is a blast. This year the Samovar team […]
Old School: How to Build an Inspired Company According to the Big Boys (Google, Facebook, Samovar)
Check out this engaging panel discussion at the 2010 Wisdom 2.0 conference. Panelists included Meng Tan (Head of Personal Growth, Google), Stuart Crabb (Head of Learning & Development, Facebook), and yours truly. What do some of the biggest titans of Tech have in common with a little company like Samovar? Culture. A great company culture equals a […]