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Business Dig with Shane Barela, The Scented Leaf Tea House & Lounge - Pivoting During A Pandemic
In this episode of Business Dig, we welcome Shane Barela, entrepreneur and co-owner of The Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge.
Shane caught the entrepreneur bug while very young and honed his skills and his resilience in a variety of businesses until 10 years ago when he and his wife, Adrienne, opened The Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge in Tucson, Arizona. Now they have two store-fronts, an online store called The Scented Leaf World House Tea, and plan to expand again to Phoenix in 2021. They were just awarded the best tea house in Tucson for the second year in a row.
In this broadcast, Shane will share his journey as an entrepreneur and share the story of how they started, sustained, and survived - and are now growing - despite the pandemic.
We invite you to watch as we discuss the following topics:
👉 Learn how to pivot and thrive in these crazy times.
👉 Shane shares the story of how the tea house concept began.
👉 How a tragic injury was a life-changing event during his school years. He experienced a rebirth and change in personality to adapt and learn vulnerability
👉 They did not have to close due to Covid since they served food. He stayed open. Was committed to his employees and the business. Gave employees a choice if they needed to stop working. For those that stayed, he made it fair and equitable for the employees to work.
👉 Major changes because foot traffic was down. Was able to reach out to his customer list and asked for their support to stay afloat by purchasing products online.
👉 From April on, he concentrated on building the online site and made improvements and added products. Regulars also started coming back to the store.
👉 Two sources of income is allowing them to get through this.
👉 Keeping yourself relevant during this time is so important. People have created new routines during Covid and you need to be top of mind so you are part of their routine.
👉 When there is a downturn, sees the opportunity to do more. Shane demonstrates leadership, courage, and blind faith in that he knows he can do it.
👉 Shane's tip: read The Alchemist. Ask and you shall receive.
Contact:
Shane Barela - The Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge
The Scented Leaf Facebook
The Scented Leaf Instagram
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By Business DigIn this episode of Business Dig, we welcome Shane Barela, entrepreneur and co-owner of The Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge.
Shane caught the entrepreneur bug while very young and honed his skills and his resilience in a variety of businesses until 10 years ago when he and his wife, Adrienne, opened The Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge in Tucson, Arizona. Now they have two store-fronts, an online store called The Scented Leaf World House Tea, and plan to expand again to Phoenix in 2021. They were just awarded the best tea house in Tucson for the second year in a row.
In this broadcast, Shane will share his journey as an entrepreneur and share the story of how they started, sustained, and survived - and are now growing - despite the pandemic.
We invite you to watch as we discuss the following topics:
👉 Learn how to pivot and thrive in these crazy times.
👉 Shane shares the story of how the tea house concept began.
👉 How a tragic injury was a life-changing event during his school years. He experienced a rebirth and change in personality to adapt and learn vulnerability
👉 They did not have to close due to Covid since they served food. He stayed open. Was committed to his employees and the business. Gave employees a choice if they needed to stop working. For those that stayed, he made it fair and equitable for the employees to work.
👉 Major changes because foot traffic was down. Was able to reach out to his customer list and asked for their support to stay afloat by purchasing products online.
👉 From April on, he concentrated on building the online site and made improvements and added products. Regulars also started coming back to the store.
👉 Two sources of income is allowing them to get through this.
👉 Keeping yourself relevant during this time is so important. People have created new routines during Covid and you need to be top of mind so you are part of their routine.
👉 When there is a downturn, sees the opportunity to do more. Shane demonstrates leadership, courage, and blind faith in that he knows he can do it.
👉 Shane's tip: read The Alchemist. Ask and you shall receive.
Contact:
Shane Barela - The Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge
The Scented Leaf Facebook
The Scented Leaf Instagram