(Don’t) Spill the Tea (with Michael Ortiz)
Season 1 | Episode 15
1h 2m | Mar 30, 2020CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains mentions of sex, and references of drug use.
This week, Daniel and Monty reconnect with a former acting classmate turned entrepreneur and International Tea Master, Mike Ortiz (@sipjojo on Instagram) to discuss his journey from theatre school to brewing tea on the world stage. Topics include:
- The return of “Danny” Kemper
- Finding your weirdos in action!
- The parallels between auditioning and building a business.
- The importance of unapologetically taking up space.
- Being comfortable with not having answers, and being willing to constantly ask questions in life and theatre.
- The proper way to drink tea
- How Mike went from actor to tea salesman and entrepreneur
- Brewing tea as a practice of meditation
- The importance of persistence in developing relationships
- Learning under pressure
- The influence of slave labor on modern tea consumption and sales.
- How an actor with no business training starts a company
- Resilience as a necessity in the pursuit of your goals
- What makes a master?
- Understanding a structure well enough to break it.
- The origin of the name Jojo Tea
This week’s shoutouts, recommendations, and further reading include:
- Anya Saffir
- EBE Ensemble
- Master Chufei Tsai
- Jojo Tea Company
- Badia Spice Company
- World Tea Expo
- Grandmaster Maurice Ashley
- Tea Master’s Cup
- Osteria 57
- Cafe Integral
- Malaparte
- Tiger King on Netflix
- Hollywood Caucus podcast
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