If you’re a #SharkTank fan, you may remember Shane Talbott and his partner, Steve Nakisher’s appearance on the show last year. Shortly after Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, made them an offer they entered a new stratosphere of success that they never dreamed was possible.
“I am a huge lover of tea, and wanted to bring that passion to what I was doing in the salon and spa world,” Talbott said in an interview with CNBC. “I wanted to work with the best ingredients that you can, and give people a new experience of tea that they didn’t know was possible.”
He and Nakisher built their boutique tea company slowly, funding it by themselves and calling in favors. Being among Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things led to a spike in sales that had the sharks circling. I watched the show as each shark opted out due to the luxury item’s price point, reservations about the competitive tea market, etc. But, Mr Wonderful knows the luxury market and saw potential in Talbott Teas.
A selection of Talbott Teas {Source: CNBC}
Fortunately their passion for their product paid off, and they closed a deal with Kevin O’Leary. It was O’Leary’s idea to introduce the company to the beverage giant Jamba Juice which resulted in a “multimillion dollar agreement”.
“We thought this would be an opportunity to work together and sort of collaborate,” Talbott said. “We were shocked to sit down at one of the meetings one day, and the top team at Jamba Juice looked at us and said, ‘We’d like to know if you’re interested in joining Jamba Juice outright. We’re 100 percent interested in the company and we’d like Talbott Teas to be a part of Jamba Juice.’ We were shocked.”
“The fact that we were able to self-fund a small business out of our pockets, growing it literally from nothing all the way up to being offered a multimillion-dollar offer, was huge to us,” he said. “It was the dream come true.” {Source: Liza Hughes. CNBC.com}
Chocolate Almond Allure – exciting flavors in a French macaron-inspired treat.
In keeping with their luxury brand, Talbott Teas indulges the senses in a Chocolate Lovers Collection Gift Set that’s perfect for Easter and Mother’s Day gift giving or, for that matter, any occasion. The packaging is classically elegant and appeals to tea lovers both masculine and feminine.
- Sleek striped keepsake gift box with embossed Talbott Teas logo
- 3 tins of gourmet loose leaf tea: Chocolate Almond Allure, Caramel Sundae Escape, Chocolate Strawberry Temptation
- 1 tea filter wallet (contains 30 natural paper filters)
- 6 natural honey straws
His quest for a luxurious experience has led him to work with premium whole leaf tea and ingredients that deliver an indulgent cup of tea. Sourced from around the globe, each ingredient must meet Shane’s approval to be included in a blend.
Select blends are organic certified. Currently all six blends in Talbott Teas’ signature pyramid sachets are organic.
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