Hosted by Armando Roman

Thinking of selling your business? You owe it to yourself to listen to this conversation with Dan Schweiker about his business exit from China Mist Tea Brands, a company that he and his co-founder sold after 30 years growing the business into an international high end tea company, creating a new category along the way.

You will know Dan’s lessons learned about interviewing and hiring a professional investment banker to sell the business, how a company scrap book and community involvement helped build the brand and helped them sell it, and the importance of having life outside of the business for the day after the sale.

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What You’ll Learn:

• Dan’s experience with an Investment Banker.
• Why Dan decided to sell.
• How a “company scrap book” helped China Mist Tea Brands in the selling process.

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About the Guest

Native of  Des Moines Iowa, Juris Doctorate from Drake Law School in 1976. Moved to Arizona Arizona in 1979. Co-Founder & Chairman China Mist Tea Co 1982-2016. 12 years of service on the Paradise Valley Town Council. Former Board Chair of Children’s Action Alliance, Teach for America/Phoenix, Phoenix Day Child Development Center and The Wliiam’s Institute for Ethics & Management. Former Founding Board Member of Friends of Public Radio AZ and Board Member of the Scottsdale Cultural Council.. Currently Governing Board Chair of The School of Architecture (aka The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture). AZ SBA Exporter of the Year. Former Board Member Phoenix Chamber of Commerce & Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. Former Phoenix,Scottsdale Small Business of the Year. Awarded Inc Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year AZ.