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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:01Welcome
- 0:01back.
- 0:01This
- 0:01is
- 0:02omnitalk
- 0:02Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:03Chris
- 0:03Walton
- 0:03and
- 0:03we
- 0:03are
- 0:04coming
- 0:04to
- 0:04you
- 0:04live
- 0:04once
- 0:05again
- 0:05from
- 0:05the
- 0:06Retail
- 0:06Technology
- 0:07show
- 0:07in
- 0:07London
- 0:07from
- 0:08the
- 0:08exclusive
- 0:08Fusion
- 0:09podcast
- 0:10studio.
- 0:10Now,
- 0:11my
- 0:11next
- 0:11guest
- 0:11I'm
- 0:11very
- 0:12excited
- 0:12to
- 0:12introduce.
- 0:13We
- 0:13were
- 0:13just
- 0:13chatting.
- 0:14We
- 0:14had
- 0:15to
- 0:15stop
- 0:15and
- 0:15say,
- 0:15oh,
- 0:15man,
- 0:15I
- 0:16need
- 0:16to
- 0:16hit
- 0:16record
- 0:16in
- 0:16this
- 0:17conversation
- 0:17because
- 0:17we're
- 0:17having
- 0:18so
- 0:18much
- 0:18fun
- 0:18before
- 0:18we
- 0:19let
- 0:19things
- 0:19get
- 0:20going
- 0:20on
- 0:20too
- 0:20long.
- 0:21But
- 0:21I
- 0:21want
- 0:21to
- 0:21introduce
- 0:22Marissa
- 0:22Poster,
- 0:23the
- 0:23co
- 0:23founder
- 0:23of
- 0:24Perfect
- 0:24Ted.
- 0:24Marisa,
- 0:25welcome
- 0:26to
- 0:26omnitok
- 0:26for
- 0:26the
- 0:27first
- 0:27time.
- 0:27Thank
- 0:27you
- 0:27for
- 0:28having
- 0:28me,
- 0:28Chris.
- 0:28I'm
- 0:29so
- 0:29excited
- 0:29to
- 0:29be
- 0:29here.
- 0:30Yeah.
- 0:30So
- 0:30I
- 0:30have
- 0:30to
- 0:31ask,
- 0:31to
- 0:31start,
- 0:31you
- 0:32know,
- 0:32what
- 0:32is
- 0:33the
- 0:33personal
- 0:33story
- 0:34that
- 0:34led
- 0:34you
- 0:34to
- 0:35create
- 0:35Perfect
- 0:35Ted?
- 0:36And
- 0:36tell
- 0:36us
- 0:36about
- 0:36Perfect
- 0:36Ted
- 0:37too.
- 0:37Right.
- 0:37So
- 0:38I
- 0:38had
- 0:38a
- 0:38revelation
- 0:39about
- 0:3910
- 0:39years
- 0:40ago
- 0:40when
- 0:40I
- 0:40was
- 0:41studying
- 0:41at
- 0:41university,
- 0:42I
- 0:42was
- 0:43heavily
- 0:43addicted
- 0:43to
- 0:44caffeine
- 0:44through
- 0:44coffee
- 0:45and
- 0:45loads
- 0:45of
- 0:46energy
- 0:46drinks.
- 0:46I'm
- 0:46sure
- 0:47you
- 0:47might
- 0:47be
- 0:47able
- 0:47to
- 0:47relate.
- 0:48Oh,
- 0:48yeah,
- 0:48I've
- 0:48had
- 0:48like
- 0:49six
- 0:49cups
- 0:49today.
- 0:49Oh,
- 0:50okay.
- 0:50There
- 0:50you
- 0:51go.
- 0:51Yeah.
- 0:51How
- 0:52do
- 0:52you
- 0:52feel?
- 0:52Not
- 0:52great.
- 0:52Yeah,
- 0:53great.
- 0:53Not
- 0:53going
- 0:53to
- 0:54lie.
- 0:54Not.
- 0:54Not
- 0:54going
- 0:55to
- 0:55lie.
- 0:55Not
- 0:55great.
- 0:55So.
- 0:56So
- 0:56I
- 0:56was
- 0:56like,
- 0:56you
- 0:57and
- 0:57I
- 0:58would
- 0:58feel
- 0:59shaky
- 1:00and
- 1:00then
- 1:00suffer
- 1:01those
- 1:01inevitable
- 1:01crashes.
- 1:02I'm
- 1:02sure
- 1:02you
- 1:02can
- 1:03also
- 1:03relate,
- 1:03hence
- 1:03why
- 1:03you've
- 1:04had
- 1:04six
- 1:04cups,
- 1:05right?
- 1:05Yep.
- 1:06So
- 1:06a
- 1:07friend
- 1:07who
- 1:08had
- 1:08just
- 1:08traveled
- 1:08to
- 1:09Japan
- 1:09with
- 1:09her
- 1:09family
- 1:10said,
- 1:10I
- 1:10learned
- 1:11about
- 1:11this
- 1:11type
- 1:11of
- 1:11green
- 1:12tea
- 1:12called
- 1:12matcha.
- 1:13Apparently
- 1:13it
- 1:14has
- 1:14a
- 1:14lot
- 1:14of
- 1:14caffeine,
- 1:15but
- 1:16monks
- 1:16would
- 1:16use
- 1:17it
- 1:17before
- 1:17they
- 1:17meditated
- 1:18to
- 1:18give
- 1:19them
- 1:19energy
- 1:19and
- 1:19focus
- 1:20before
- 1:20these
- 1:20long
- 1:21meditation
- 1:21sessions.
- 1:22Okay.
- 1:22So
- 1:22I
- 1:22kind
- 1:22of
- 1:23thought,
- 1:23okay,
- 1:23you
- 1:24know
- 1:24what?
- 1:24If
- 1:24it
- 1:24worked
- 1:24for
- 1:24monks,
- 1:25maybe
- 1:25it'll
- 1:25work
- 1:26for
- 1:26my
- 1:26studies.
- 1:27And
- 1:27when
- 1:27I
- 1:27tried
- 1:28it,
- 1:28I
- 1:29was
- 1:29lucky
- 1:29enough
- 1:29that
- 1:29somewhere
- 1:30in
- 1:30the
- 1:30West
- 1:30Philadelphia
- 1:31area
- 1:31they
- 1:32actually
- 1:32had
- 1:32good
- 1:32matcha.
- 1:33But
- 1:34when
- 1:34I
- 1:34tried
- 1:35it,
- 1:35I
- 1:35felt
- 1:36more
- 1:36focused,
- 1:37more
- 1:37energized.
- 1:38I
- 1:38didn't
- 1:38feel
- 1:39anxious.
- 1:39And
- 1:39as
- 1:39someone
- 1:40who
- 1:40suffers
- 1:40from
- 1:41crippling
- 1:41anxiety
- 1:42at
- 1:42times,
- 1:43that
- 1:43was
- 1:44really
- 1:44powerful
- 1:45for
- 1:45me
- 1:46when
- 1:46I
- 1:46moved
- 1:46over
- 1:46to
- 1:47the
- 1:47UK
- 1:47about
- 1:47five
- 1:47years
- 1:48ago,
- 1:48because
- 1:48as
- 1:48you
- 1:48can
- 1:49tell
- 1:49from
- 1:49my
- 1:49accent,
- 1:49I
- 1:49am
- 1:50American.
- 1:50Like,
- 1:51that
- 1:51surprised
- 1:51me.
- 1:52Yeah.
- 1:53When
- 1:53I
- 1:53moved
- 1:53over
- 1:53here,
- 1:54I
- 1:54was
- 1:55really
- 1:55surprised
- 1:56by
- 1:56how
- 1:56few
- 1:56matcha
- 1:57options
- 1:57there
- 1:58were
- 1:58on
- 1:58the
- 1:58market,
- 1:59and
- 1:59it
- 1:59was
- 2:00just
- 2:00completely
- 2:00inaccessible.
- 2:02So
- 2:0345
- 2:03days
- 2:04after
- 2:04moving
- 2:04here,
- 2:05we
- 2:05really
- 2:05created
- 2:06Perfect
- 2:06Head
- 2:06to
- 2:07resolve
- 2:07my
- 2:07own
- 2:08problem
- 2:08and
- 2:09bring
- 2:09matcha
- 2:09to
- 2:10the
- 2:10market
- 2:10in
- 2:10formats
- 2:11that
- 2:11are
- 2:11accessible,
- 2:12like
- 2:12ready
- 2:12to
- 2:12drink
- 2:13cans,
- 2:13like
- 2:14Matcha
- 2:15lattes,
- 2:16pods
- 2:16that
- 2:16are
- 2:17compatible
- 2:17with
- 2:17an
- 2:17espresso
- 2:18and
- 2:19our
- 2:20powder,
- 2:20of
- 2:20course.
- 2:21But
- 2:21we've.
- 2:21We've
- 2:22really
- 2:22tried
- 2:22to
- 2:23bring
- 2:23you
- 2:23Matcha
- 2:24in
- 2:24every
- 2:24format
- 2:25possible.
- 2:25So,
- 2:25Marissa,
- 2:26is
- 2:26that
- 2:26a
- 2:26good
- 2:26philosophy?
- 2:26What
- 2:27would
- 2:27a
- 2:27monk
- 2:27do?
- 2:27I
- 2:28feel
- 2:28like.
- 2:28I
- 2:28feel
- 2:28like
- 2:28it
- 2:28is.
- 2:29I
- 2:29feel
- 2:30like.
- 2:30I
- 2:30feel
- 2:30like
- 2:30that's
- 2:31just
- 2:31something
- 2:31you
- 2:31can
- 2:31kind
- 2:31of
- 2:31take
- 2:32to
- 2:32the
- 2:32bank
- 2:32100%.
- 2:33Seems
- 2:33like
- 2:33it's
- 2:33worked
- 2:33for
- 2:33you.
- 2:34I
- 2:34mean,
- 2:34I
- 2:35read
- 2:35a
- 2:35book.
- 2:35I
- 2:35forget
- 2:36where
- 2:36it
- 2:36was
- 2:36from,
- 2:36but
- 2:37it
- 2:37talked
- 2:37about
- 2:37your
- 2:38monkey
- 2:38brain
- 2:38versus
- 2:39your
- 2:39monk
- 2:39brain.
- 2:40And
- 2:40I'm
- 2:41always
- 2:41trying
- 2:41to
- 2:41channel
- 2:42my
- 2:42monk
- 2:42brain,
- 2:43and
- 2:43I
- 2:43definitely
- 2:43feel
- 2:44closer
- 2:44to
- 2:44that
- 2:44when
- 2:45I'm
- 2:45drinking
- 2:45Matcha.
- 2:46Right,
- 2:46right.
- 2:46Okay.
- 2:46Awesome.
- 2:47Awesome.
- 2:47Well,
- 2:47the
- 2:48other
- 2:48part,
- 2:48the
- 2:48reason
- 2:48I
- 2:49kind
- 2:49of
- 2:49said
- 2:49that
- 2:49I
- 2:49wanted
- 2:50to
- 2:50share
- 2:50that
- 2:50story.
- 2:50It's
- 2:50a
- 2:51great
- 2:51story,
- 2:51but,
- 2:51you
- 2:52know,
- 2:52you've
- 2:52also
- 2:52said
- 2:53that
- 2:53people
- 2:53resonate
- 2:54with
- 2:54personal
- 2:54stories.
- 2:55And
- 2:56a
- 2:56lot
- 2:56of
- 2:56some
- 2:56founders
- 2:57can
- 2:57be
- 2:57private,
- 2:57some
- 2:58can
- 2:58be
- 2:58uncomfortable
- 2:58with
- 2:58that.
- 2:59Many,
- 2:59there's
- 2:59many
- 2:59that
- 3:00aren't.
- 3:01But,
- 3:01you
- 3:01know,
- 3:01it's
- 3:02a
- 3:02deliberate
- 3:02choice.
- 3:02So
- 3:03what
- 3:03instinct
- 3:04did
- 3:04you
- 3:04have
- 3:04that
- 3:04said,
- 3:05you
- 3:05know,
- 3:05that's
- 3:05the
- 3:05way
- 3:06you
- 3:06think
- 3:06you
- 3:06want
- 3:06to
- 3:06go
- 3:07with
- 3:07this
- 3:07brand?
- 3:08So
- 3:09part
- 3:09of
- 3:09the
- 3:10reason
- 3:10why
- 3:10Matcha
- 3:10is
- 3:11so
- 3:11powerful
- 3:11for
- 3:11me
- 3:11is
- 3:12because
- 3:12of
- 3:12my
- 3:12ADHD
- 3:13and
- 3:13anxiety.
- 3:14And
- 3:14in
- 3:14the
- 3:14beginning
- 3:15of
- 3:15the
- 3:15journey,
- 3:16I
- 3:16wasn't
- 3:16very
- 3:16comfortable
- 3:17with
- 3:17sharing
- 3:17that.
- 3:18I
- 3:18think
- 3:18for
- 3:18very
- 3:19long,
- 3:20mental
- 3:20health
- 3:20or
- 3:21neurodivergent
- 3:21conditions
- 3:22have
- 3:22been
- 3:22seen
- 3:22as
- 3:23something
- 3:23to
- 3:24conceal.
- 3:24And
- 3:25there's
- 3:25definitely
- 3:25a
- 3:26stronger
- 3:26stigma
- 3:26around
- 3:27it.
- 3:27Less
- 3:27so
- 3:27now,
- 3:28but
- 3:28there
- 3:28definitely
- 3:28was
- 3:28at
- 3:29the
- 3:29time,
- 3:30and
- 3:30I
- 3:30didn't
- 3:31feel
- 3:31comfortable.
- 3:32And
- 3:33it
- 3:33ultimately
- 3:34shifted
- 3:34because
- 3:35that
- 3:35was
- 3:35the
- 3:35authentic
- 3:36story
- 3:36and
- 3:37it
- 3:37felt
- 3:37unusual
- 3:38to
- 3:38lean
- 3:39into
- 3:39anything
- 3:39else.
- 3:39It
- 3:40just
- 3:40didn't
- 3:40feel
- 3:40right.
- 3:41So
- 3:41when
- 3:41we
- 3:41went
- 3:42on
- 3:42Dragon's
- 3:42Den,
- 3:42which
- 3:43is
- 3:43the
- 3:43UK's
- 3:43version
- 3:44of
- 3:44Shark
- 3:44Tank,
- 3:45and
- 3:45I
- 3:45basically
- 3:45revealed
- 3:46to
- 3:467
- 3:46million
- 3:47people
- 3:48across
- 3:48the
- 3:48nation
- 3:49that
- 3:49I
- 3:49have
- 3:50ADHD.
- 3:50Really?
- 3:51And
- 3:51I'm
- 3:52a
- 3:52founder,
- 3:52and
- 3:53this
- 3:53is
- 3:53why.
- 3:53And
- 3:54this
- 3:54is
- 3:54my
- 3:54business.
- 3:54Yeah.
- 3:55The
- 3:55response
- 3:56was
- 3:56tremendous
- 3:57from
- 3:57people
- 3:58who
- 3:58also
- 3:58have
- 3:59ADHD
- 3:59who
- 3:59said,
- 3:59I've
- 4:00never
- 4:00felt
- 4:00represented
- 4:01by
- 4:01someone
- 4:01who's
- 4:02so
- 4:02vocal
- 4:02about
- 4:02it,
- 4:03or
- 4:03mothers
- 4:04who
- 4:04said,
- 4:04my
- 4:05daughter
- 4:05has
- 4:05ADHD
- 4:06and
- 4:06now
- 4:06she
- 4:06has
- 4:06a
- 4:06role
- 4:06model
- 4:07to
- 4:07look
- 4:07up
- 4:07to.
- 4:08And
- 4:08so
- 4:08by.
- 4:09By
- 4:09sharing,
- 4:09I
- 4:10recognized
- 4:11how
- 4:11powerful
- 4:12that
- 4:12was
- 4:12in
- 4:12making
- 4:13others
- 4:13feel.
- 4:13Feel
- 4:14seen.
- 4:14And
- 4:14in
- 4:15doing
- 4:15so,
- 4:15I
- 4:15think
- 4:15it
- 4:16increases
- 4:17kind
- 4:17of
- 4:18affection,
- 4:19brand
- 4:19love
- 4:19and
- 4:19affection.
- 4:20And
- 4:20I
- 4:20also
- 4:21think
- 4:21it
- 4:22just
- 4:22helps
- 4:22people
- 4:22more
- 4:23generally
- 4:23to
- 4:24know
- 4:24they're
- 4:24not
- 4:24alone.
- 4:25So
- 4:25we
- 4:25have
- 4:25my
- 4:26story
- 4:26on
- 4:26the
- 4:26side
- 4:26of
- 4:26can.
- 4:27I'm
- 4:27very
- 4:27public
- 4:28about.
- 4:28Okay.
- 4:29And
- 4:29actually,
- 4:29it's
- 4:30really
- 4:30important.
- 4:30You
- 4:31can
- 4:31see
- 4:31maybe
- 4:31there.
- 4:31Yeah,
- 4:32hold
- 4:32it
- 4:32up.
- 4:32Yeah,
- 4:32why
- 4:32not
- 4:33have
- 4:33a
- 4:33note
- 4:33from
- 4:34our
- 4:34founder.
- 4:35Here's
- 4:35the
- 4:35founder.
- 4:36That's
- 4:36me.
- 4:37But
- 4:37the
- 4:38reason
- 4:38why
- 4:38is
- 4:38because
- 4:39when
- 4:39someone
- 4:39picks
- 4:39up
- 4:40the
- 4:40can,
- 4:40I
- 4:40want
- 4:41them
- 4:41to
- 4:41understand,
- 4:42like,
- 4:42where
- 4:42it
- 4:42is
- 4:42coming
- 4:43from.
- 4:43And
- 4:43I
- 4:43actually
- 4:43think
- 4:44they're
- 4:44then
- 4:44able
- 4:45to,
- 4:45they're
- 4:45able
- 4:46to
- 4:46have
- 4:46a
- 4:46closer
- 4:47connection
- 4:47with
- 4:47not
- 4:47only
- 4:48the
- 4:48product,
- 4:48but
- 4:48the
- 4:48brand.
- 4:49Yeah.
- 4:49The
- 4:49word
- 4:49I'm
- 4:50coming,
- 4:50the
- 4:50word
- 4:50I'm
- 4:50hearing
- 4:50resonated
- 4:51in
- 4:51my
- 4:51head
- 4:51as
- 4:51you're
- 4:52talking
- 4:52is
- 4:52empathy.
- 4:53Like
- 4:53that
- 4:53appearance
- 4:54on
- 4:54Dragon's
- 4:55Den.
- 4:55I
- 4:56almost
- 4:56said
- 4:56Shark
- 4:56Tank.
- 4:56Dragon's
- 4:57Den,
- 4:57you
- 4:58know,
- 4:58unleashed
- 4:58empathy
- 4:59for
- 4:59you
- 5:00and
- 5:00for
- 5:00the
- 5:00product.
- 5:00Do
- 5:00you
- 5:00agree?
- 5:01I've
- 5:01always
- 5:01been
- 5:02a
- 5:03very
- 5:03empathetic
- 5:03person.
- 5:05My
- 5:05mom
- 5:05unfortunately
- 5:06passed
- 5:06a
- 5:06few
- 5:06months
- 5:07ago.
- 5:07Thank
- 5:07you.
- 5:08And
- 5:08she
- 5:08had
- 5:08bipolar
- 5:09disorder
- 5:09for
- 5:10most
- 5:10of
- 5:10her
- 5:10life.
- 5:10And
- 5:11in
- 5:11doing
- 5:11so,
- 5:12and
- 5:12watching
- 5:12someone
- 5:13you
- 5:13love
- 5:13kind
- 5:14of
- 5:14struggle
- 5:14with
- 5:14their
- 5:15own
- 5:15mental
- 5:16health
- 5:16so
- 5:16much,
- 5:16you
- 5:16develop
- 5:17such
- 5:17compassion
- 5:18for
- 5:18that
- 5:18person.
- 5:18And
- 5:19you
- 5:19understand,
- 5:20you
- 5:20know,
- 5:20not
- 5:20everything
- 5:21is
- 5:21in
- 5:21your
- 5:21control
- 5:22and
- 5:22you
- 5:22have
- 5:22to
- 5:23try
- 5:23to
- 5:23empathize.
- 5:23Yeah,
- 5:24yeah.
- 5:24And,
- 5:24you
- 5:24know,
- 5:24and
- 5:24it's,
- 5:25it's
- 5:25also,
- 5:25you
- 5:25know,
- 5:25that
- 5:25empathy
- 5:26is
- 5:26part
- 5:26of
- 5:26what
- 5:26bonds
- 5:27people
- 5:27to
- 5:27brands,
- 5:28you
- 5:28know,
- 5:28at
- 5:28the
- 5:28end
- 5:28of
- 5:28the
- 5:28day.
- 5:28Which
- 5:29gets
- 5:29me
- 5:29to
- 5:29my
- 5:29next
- 5:29question
- 5:30I
- 5:30want
- 5:30to
- 5:30ask
- 5:30you,
- 5:30which
- 5:31was,
- 5:31you
- 5:32guys
- 5:32don't
- 5:32spend
- 5:32a
- 5:32lot
- 5:32on
- 5:33advertising,
- 5:33right?
- 5:33No.
- 5:34Yeah.
- 5:34Do
- 5:35not.
- 5:35How.
- 5:35How
- 5:36have
- 5:36you.
- 5:36How
- 5:36do
- 5:36you
- 5:37do
- 5:37that?
- 5:37How
- 5:37do
- 5:37you
- 5:38make
- 5:38that?
- 5:38How
- 5:38do
- 5:38you
- 5:39make
- 5:39that?
- 5:39Because
- 5:39there's,
- 5:39there's
- 5:40a
- 5:40lot
- 5:40of
- 5:40brands
- 5:40out
- 5:40there
- 5:41and
- 5:41they're
- 5:41all
- 5:42spending
- 5:42money
- 5:42on
- 5:42Facebook
- 5:43ads
- 5:43and
- 5:43everything
- 5:43else,
- 5:44you
- 5:44know,
- 5:44till
- 5:44the
- 5:44cows
- 5:45come
- 5:45home.
- 5:45How
- 5:45have
- 5:46you
- 5:46been
- 5:46able
- 5:46to
- 5:46do
- 5:46that?
- 5:47So
- 5:47there's
- 5:47this
- 5:48brand
- 5:48expert.
- 5:49I
- 5:49just,
- 5:49I
- 5:50didn't,
- 5:50I
- 5:50haven't
- 5:51read
- 5:51all
- 5:51of
- 5:51his
- 5:51books,
- 5:51but
- 5:52I
- 5:52know
- 5:52about
- 5:52some
- 5:52of
- 5:52his
- 5:53principles
- 5:53and
- 5:53his
- 5:54name
- 5:54is
- 5:54Byron
- 5:54Sharp
- 5:55and
- 5:55he
- 5:55talks
- 5:55a
- 5:55lot
- 5:55about
- 5:55mental
- 5:56availability
- 5:57and
- 5:57physical
- 5:57availability.
- 5:58Okay.
- 5:58And
- 5:59I
- 5:59think
- 5:59that
- 5:59with
- 6:00digital
- 6:00advertising,
- 6:01you
- 6:01do
- 6:01a
- 6:01really
- 6:02good
- 6:02job
- 6:02of
- 6:02increasing
- 6:03mental
- 6:03availability
- 6:04because
- 6:04you're
- 6:04constantly
- 6:05seeing
- 6:05that
- 6:05brand
- 6:05on
- 6:06your
- 6:06phone.
- 6:06Like,
- 6:06how
- 6:06many
- 6:07times
- 6:07are
- 6:07you
- 6:07going
- 6:07to
- 6:07get
- 6:07an
- 6:07ad
- 6:08for
- 6:08that
- 6:08product
- 6:08and
- 6:09then
- 6:09think,
- 6:09okay,
- 6:10I
- 6:10might
- 6:10buy
- 6:10that.
- 6:10But
- 6:10then
- 6:11for
- 6:12us,
- 6:12we
- 6:13went
- 6:13down
- 6:13the
- 6:13physical
- 6:14availability
- 6:14route
- 6:15and
- 6:15today
- 6:15we're
- 6:16available
- 6:16in
- 6:17nearly
- 6:1740,000
- 6:18sites
- 6:18across
- 6:1850
- 6:19plus
- 6:19countries.
- 6:20And
- 6:20having
- 6:20that
- 6:21shelf
- 6:21space
- 6:22is
- 6:22prime
- 6:22real
- 6:23estate.
- 6:24It's
- 6:24real
- 6:24estate
- 6:24that
- 6:25we
- 6:25will
- 6:25never
- 6:25give
- 6:25up.
- 6:26And
- 6:26we
- 6:26will
- 6:27constantly
- 6:27iterate
- 6:28to
- 6:28try
- 6:28to
- 6:28always
- 6:29keep
- 6:30the
- 6:30perfect
- 6:31head
- 6:31brand
- 6:31there.
- 6:32And
- 6:32it's
- 6:33real
- 6:33estate
- 6:33that
- 6:33we've
- 6:34since
- 6:34expanded,
- 6:34which
- 6:35is
- 6:35brilliant
- 6:35because
- 6:35we've
- 6:36been
- 6:36able
- 6:36to
- 6:36introduce
- 6:37new
- 6:37products
- 6:37in.
- 6:38I
- 6:38think
- 6:38that
- 6:38is
- 6:39the
- 6:39most
- 6:39valuable
- 6:39Real
- 6:39estate,
- 6:40because
- 6:41consumers
- 6:42shop
- 6:42physically.
- 6:43We
- 6:43live
- 6:43in
- 6:43an
- 6:43IRL
- 6:44world.
- 6:44Right.
- 6:45And
- 6:45as
- 6:45much
- 6:46as
- 6:46digital
- 6:46advertising
- 6:47is
- 6:47effective,
- 6:47and
- 6:48it
- 6:48is,
- 6:48and
- 6:48we
- 6:48will
- 6:49begin
- 6:49to
- 6:49do
- 6:49more
- 6:49of
- 6:49it.
- 6:51To
- 6:51date,
- 6:52we've,
- 6:52we've
- 6:52not
- 6:52really
- 6:53had
- 6:53to
- 6:53because
- 6:53we
- 6:54have
- 6:54such
- 6:54great
- 6:55physical
- 6:55availability.
- 6:56Wherever
- 6:56you
- 6:56go,
- 6:57wherever
- 6:57our
- 6:57customer
- 6:58goes,
- 6:58we're
- 6:58there.
- 6:59Right.
- 6:59We're
- 6:59here.
- 7:00We're
- 7:00at
- 7:00the
- 7:00festival.
- 7:01We're
- 7:01in
- 7:01the,
- 7:01we're.
- 7:02We're
- 7:02in
- 7:02the
- 7:02goodie
- 7:03bags.
- 7:03We're
- 7:04here.
- 7:04Yeah.
- 7:04And
- 7:04you're
- 7:04telling
- 7:05that
- 7:05story
- 7:05authentically,
- 7:05going
- 7:06back
- 7:06to
- 7:06what
- 7:06we
- 7:06talked
- 7:06about
- 7:07in
- 7:07the
- 7:07origin
- 7:07too.
- 7:08All
- 7:08right,
- 7:08I
- 7:09want
- 7:09to
- 7:09make
- 7:09sure
- 7:09I
- 7:09got
- 7:09my
- 7:09numbers
- 7:10right
- 7:10here
- 7:10before
- 7:11I
- 7:11let
- 7:11you
- 7:11go,
- 7:11but
- 7:1230,000
- 7:13stores
- 7:13roughly.
- 7:14Closer
- 7:14to
- 7:1440
- 7:15now.
- 7:1540.
- 7:15Wow.
- 7:16Geez.
- 7:16Okay,
- 7:17my
- 7:17data's
- 7:17out
- 7:18of
- 7:18date
- 7:18already.
- 7:1950
- 7:20countries.
- 7:20Yeah.
- 7:20Wow.
- 7:21All
- 7:21right,
- 7:21what's
- 7:22been
- 7:22the
- 7:22chat?
- 7:23That's
- 7:23a
- 7:23lot.
- 7:24So
- 7:24what's
- 7:24been
- 7:25the
- 7:25challenges
- 7:25of
- 7:25going
- 7:25from
- 7:26UK
- 7:26to
- 7:2750
- 7:27countries?
- 7:28How
- 7:28much
- 7:28sleep
- 7:28are
- 7:28you
- 7:29getting?
- 7:30What
- 7:30do
- 7:30you
- 7:30know
- 7:30now
- 7:31that
- 7:31you
- 7:31didn't
- 7:31know
- 7:31then?
- 7:32Yeah,
- 7:32we've
- 7:33had.
- 7:34It's
- 7:34been,
- 7:34been
- 7:35insane
- 7:35growth,
- 7:35truthfully.
- 7:37Year
- 7:37one,
- 7:38we
- 7:38did
- 7:38around
- 7:38£200,000
- 7:40in
- 7:40sales.
- 7:40Okay.
- 7:42That
- 7:42was
- 7:43four
- 7:44years
- 7:44ago.
- 7:45In
- 7:45our
- 7:45fourth
- 7:45year,
- 7:46we
- 7:46did
- 7:48£30
- 7:48million
- 7:50in
- 7:50actual
- 7:50turnover.
- 7:51And
- 7:52this
- 7:52year
- 7:52we're
- 7:52targeting
- 7:53100.
- 7:54So
- 7:54it's
- 7:54been
- 7:54like,
- 7:55woo.
- 7:56Which
- 7:57we're
- 7:57so
- 7:57grateful
- 7:58for.
- 7:58Good
- 7:58problem
- 7:58to
- 7:58have,
- 7:59right?
- 7:59Yeah,
- 7:59it's
- 7:59a
- 7:59good
- 7:59problem
- 8:00to
- 8:00have.
- 8:00But
- 8:00what
- 8:00have
- 8:00we
- 8:01learned
- 8:01by
- 8:01doing
- 8:01so?
- 8:02I
- 8:02mean,
- 8:02so
- 8:02much
- 8:03what
- 8:03not
- 8:03to
- 8:03do
- 8:04for
- 8:04sure,
- 8:05like
- 8:06spend
- 8:07on
- 8:07out
- 8:08of
- 8:08home
- 8:08campaigns
- 8:09that
- 8:09don't
- 8:10convert.
- 8:10I
- 8:10mean,
- 8:11we've,
- 8:11we've
- 8:11actually
- 8:11been
- 8:12fortunate
- 8:12to
- 8:12avoid
- 8:13that.
- 8:13But
- 8:13that
- 8:13was
- 8:13really.
- 8:14Because
- 8:14we
- 8:14scrutinized
- 8:15the
- 8:15opportunity.
- 8:16I
- 8:16think
- 8:16that's
- 8:16a
- 8:16very
- 8:16specific
- 8:17one.
- 8:17But
- 8:18we've
- 8:18learned
- 8:19that,
- 8:19you
- 8:19know,
- 8:20you
- 8:20need
- 8:20to
- 8:20hire
- 8:21faster
- 8:21than
- 8:21you
- 8:22think.
- 8:22Right.
- 8:22Even
- 8:23though
- 8:24we
- 8:24live
- 8:24in
- 8:24an
- 8:24AI
- 8:25world
- 8:25now.
- 8:26And
- 8:26of
- 8:26course
- 8:27we
- 8:27actually
- 8:27have
- 8:28an
- 8:28AI
- 8:28and
- 8:28automation
- 8:29team
- 8:29in
- 8:29house,
- 8:30which
- 8:30is
- 8:30brilliant.
- 8:31But
- 8:31regardless,
- 8:32I
- 8:32do
- 8:33believe
- 8:33that
- 8:33the
- 8:34world
- 8:34will
- 8:34still
- 8:34run
- 8:34on
- 8:35people
- 8:35and
- 8:36people
- 8:36buy
- 8:37from
- 8:37people.
- 8:37Our
- 8:37sales
- 8:38team
- 8:38all,
- 8:38you
- 8:39know,
- 8:39need
- 8:39to
- 8:39be
- 8:39staffed
- 8:40properly.
- 8:40So
- 8:41I
- 8:41think
- 8:41hire
- 8:42fast,
- 8:43fire
- 8:43fast
- 8:44if
- 8:45it
- 8:45doesn't
- 8:45work
- 8:45out,
- 8:46really
- 8:47like
- 8:47be
- 8:48rigorous.
- 8:48In
- 8:48your
- 8:48hiring
- 8:49process
- 8:49though,
- 8:49we
- 8:50use
- 8:50a
- 8:50culture
- 8:50test,
- 8:51which
- 8:52is
- 8:52actually
- 8:53a
- 8:53program
- 8:53that
- 8:53Steven
- 8:54Bartlett,
- 8:54one
- 8:54of
- 8:54the
- 8:54Dragons,
- 8:55created.
- 8:56And
- 8:56it's
- 8:56brilliant.
- 8:57It
- 8:57works
- 8:57really
- 8:57well
- 8:58for
- 8:58us,
- 8:58putting
- 8:58potential
- 8:59candidates
- 8:59into
- 9:00hypothetical
- 9:00situations
- 9:01so
- 9:01we're
- 9:01able
- 9:01to
- 9:02see
- 9:02how
- 9:02they'd
- 9:02actually
- 9:03act
- 9:03in
- 9:04the
- 9:04business.
- 9:04That's
- 9:05been
- 9:05great.
- 9:05And
- 9:06then
- 9:06also
- 9:06work
- 9:07with
- 9:07brilliant
- 9:08partners.
- 9:08We're
- 9:09really
- 9:09fortunate
- 9:09to
- 9:10have
- 9:10the
- 9:10backing
- 9:10and
- 9:11support
- 9:11of
- 9:12the
- 9:12largest
- 9:13retailers
- 9:13in
- 9:14the
- 9:14UK
- 9:14and
- 9:15across
- 9:15Europe
- 9:16and
- 9:16Australia,
- 9:17the
- 9:17Middle
- 9:18east,
- 9:18all
- 9:19over.
- 9:19And
- 9:20by
- 9:21finding
- 9:21the
- 9:21people
- 9:21that
- 9:22really
- 9:22understand
- 9:22the
- 9:22brand
- 9:23and
- 9:23understand
- 9:23the
- 9:24product
- 9:24proposition,
- 9:25we've
- 9:25managed
- 9:26to
- 9:26build
- 9:26this
- 9:26community.
- 9:27It's
- 9:27not
- 9:27just
- 9:27a
- 9:28transaction.
- 9:28It
- 9:29is
- 9:29a
- 9:29relationship.
- 9:30And
- 9:30I
- 9:30always
- 9:30say
- 9:30transactions
- 9:31are
- 9:31temporary,
- 9:31but
- 9:32relationships
- 9:32are
- 9:32permanent,
- 9:33so.
- 9:33So
- 9:34work
- 9:34on
- 9:34those
- 9:34relationships
- 9:35and
- 9:35find
- 9:35great
- 9:35people.
- 9:35Yeah,
- 9:36well,
- 9:36that's.
- 9:37I
- 9:37mean,
- 9:37that's
- 9:37really
- 9:37good
- 9:37advice,
- 9:38you
- 9:38know,
- 9:38and
- 9:38I
- 9:38think
- 9:38you
- 9:39can
- 9:39never.
- 9:39You
- 9:40can
- 9:40never
- 9:40focus
- 9:40on
- 9:40talent
- 9:41too
- 9:41much,
- 9:42you
- 9:42know,
- 9:42and
- 9:42at
- 9:42the
- 9:42end
- 9:42of
- 9:43the
- 9:43day,
- 9:43regardless
- 9:43of
- 9:43how
- 9:43retail
- 9:44is
- 9:44changing,
- 9:45you
- 9:45sell
- 9:45a
- 9:45product,
- 9:46and
- 9:46you're
- 9:46gonna
- 9:46need
- 9:47to
- 9:47get
- 9:47that
- 9:47product
- 9:48manufactured
- 9:48and
- 9:49put
- 9:49on
- 9:49shelves,
- 9:49and
- 9:50that's
- 9:50gonna
- 9:50require
- 9:50people,
- 9:51so.
- 9:51Absolutely.
- 9:52So.
- 9:52All
- 9:52right,
- 9:52well,
- 9:53what's
- 9:53next?
- 9:54What's
- 9:54on
- 9:54the
- 9:55horizon
- 9:55for
- 9:55you?
- 9:55What
- 9:55are
- 9:55you
- 9:56hoping
- 9:56to
- 9:56accomplish
- 9:56with
- 9:56the
- 9:57balance
- 9:57of
- 9:57the
- 9:57year?
- 9:57Oh,
- 9:58wow.
- 9:58We
- 9:58have
- 9:58a
- 9:59lot
- 9:59on
- 9:59the
- 9:59horizon.
- 10:00We
- 10:00have
- 10:00new
- 10:00geographies
- 10:01that
- 10:02we
- 10:02were
- 10:02discussing.
- 10:02Discussing
- 10:03before.
- 10:04We
- 10:05have
- 10:05new
- 10:05products.
- 10:06We
- 10:06have
- 10:07so
- 10:07much
- 10:07to
- 10:08go
- 10:08after,
- 10:09but
- 10:09really,
- 10:10it's
- 10:10continuing
- 10:10the
- 10:11mission
- 10:11of
- 10:11spreading
- 10:12positive
- 10:12energy
- 10:13through
- 10:13Matcha
- 10:13Green
- 10:14Tea
- 10:14and
- 10:14making
- 10:15its
- 10:15benefits
- 10:16accessible
- 10:16to
- 10:17everyone,
- 10:17everywhere
- 10:17through
- 10:18our
- 10:18various
- 10:18product
- 10:19formats.
- 10:19Awesome.
- 10:20Well,
- 10:20thank
- 10:20you
- 10:20for
- 10:20taking
- 10:21the
- 10:21time
- 10:21to
- 10:21interview
- 10:21with
- 10:22us.
- 10:22It
- 10:22was
- 10:22a
- 10:22real
- 10:22pleasure.
- 10:23It
- 10:23was
- 10:23a
- 10:23pleasure.
- 10:23We're
- 10:24supposed
- 10:24to
- 10:24be
- 10:25the
- 10:25founder
- 10:25of
- 10:25Perfect
- 10:26Ted.
- 10:26Yes,
- 10:27yes.
- 10:27It's
- 10:27been
- 10:28a
- 10:28blast.
- 10:28We'll
- 10:28have
- 10:28to
- 10:28have
- 10:28you
- 10:28back
- 10:29maybe
- 10:29when
- 10:29we're
- 10:29here
- 10:29next
- 10:29year.
- 10:30Since
- 10:30you're.
- 10:30You
- 10:31live
- 10:31in
- 10:31London,
- 10:31right?
- 10:32I
- 10:32live
- 10:32in
- 10:32London,
- 10:32but
- 10:33I'm
- 10:33back
- 10:33and
- 10:33forth
- 10:34all
- 10:34the
- 10:34time.
- 10:34I
- 10:34just
- 10:34got
- 10:35off
- 10:35a
- 10:35plane
- 10:35yesterday.
- 10:36Yeah.
- 10:36You're
- 10:36in
- 10:36Phoenix,
- 10:37my
- 10:37hometown,
- 10:37right?
- 10:38Yes,
- 10:38Arizona.
- 10:39Lovely
- 10:40state.
- 10:40Beautiful
- 10:41sunsets.
- 10:41Yeah,
- 10:41beautiful.
- 10:42Oh,
- 10:42my
- 10:42God.
- 10:42Yeah.
- 10:42The
- 10:43best.
- 10:43The
- 10:43best.
- 10:43Especially
- 10:43this
- 10:44time
- 10:44of
- 10:44year.
- 10:44All
- 10:45right,
- 10:45well.
- 10:45Yeah.
- 10:45Well,
- 10:46thanks
- 10:46again.
- 10:46It's
- 10:47a
- 10:47real
- 10:47pleasure.
- 10:47Hopefully
- 10:47we'll
- 10:48do
- 10:48this
- 10:48again
- 10:48sometime.
- 10:49And
- 10:49for
- 10:49all
- 10:49those
- 10:49watching,
- 10:50thanks
- 10:50to
- 10:50Vuzion
- 10:51and
- 10:51the
- 10:51Retail
- 10:51Technology
- 10:52show
- 10:52for
- 10:52making
- 10:53all
- 10:53these
- 10:53great
- 10:53interviews
- 10:54with
- 10:54all
- 10:54these
- 10:54fabulous
- 10:55people
- 10:55like
- 10:55Marissa
- 10:56possible.
- 10:57And
- 10:57on
- 10:57behalf
- 10:57of
- 10:57all
- 10:57of
- 10:58us
- 10:58at
- 10:58omnitalk,
- 10:59as
- 10:59always,
- 10:59be
- 10:59careful
- 11:00out
- 11:00there.