Making Tea With a Purpose: Purpose Tea Founder

The speaker shares their journey as a Vietnamese immigrant and their motivation to empower women through social enterprise. They highlight issues in the tea supply chain, particularly worker exploitation affecting women, which led them to work in Kenya. The company allocates 5% of profits to initiatives supporting women's education, scholarships, and land access. They aim to control the supply chain to ensure fair wages and treatment for workers. A recent milestone was launching nationally into Kroger, with future goals to own tea factories and farms.

What personal background influenced the speaker's motivation to empower women?

• Growing up in Kenya

• Being a Vietnamese immigrant

• Being a tea farmer

• Working in a tea factory

What is the primary focus of the 'She of the Future' initiative?

• Providing healthcare

• Building new schools

• Training, education, and access to land

• Exporting tea globally

Why is access to land important for women in Kenya according to the speaker?

• It allows them to build houses

• It enables them to get credit and plant cash crops

• It helps them travel abroad

• It provides them with free education

What milestone did the company achieve recently?

• Winning an international award

• Partnering with a global tea brand

• Opening a new factory in Vietnam

• Launching into Kroger nationally

What is the company's long-term goal regarding the tea supply chain?

• To reduce tea prices

• To own the entire supply chain and ensure fair wages

• To expand into coffee production

• To close all smallholder farms