How to sell a physical product on a subscription basis – with Steve Schwartz

Steve Schwartz, Art of Tea, Food, Physical Product, Subscription (Membership) Model

In all interviews that I’ve done, if I talk to an entrepreneur who has a subscription based business, it’s almost always a subscription that sells content or software on a monthly basis or something digital that you can’t touch. But today I’ve got something different. Today you’re going to meet the founder of a company that sells a physical product on a subscription basis.

His name is Steve Schwartz. He is the founder of Art of Tea, a boutique importer and wholesaler of organic and specialty teas. Art of Tea can be bought online via subscription and it’s available at high-end hotels like the Venetian and Four Seasons. I’m looking forward to hearing how he did it all.

Steve Schwartz

Art of Tea

Steve Schwartz is the CEO of Art of Tea which is a boutique importer and wholesaler of organic and specialty teas.

 

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Now in these over a thousand interviews that I’ve done, if I talk to an entrepreneur who has a subscription based business, it’s almost always a subscription that sells content or software on a monthly basis or something digital that you can’t touch. But today I’ve got something different. Today you’re going to meet the founder of a company that sells a physical product on a subscription basis.

His name is Steve Schwartz. He is the founder of Art of Tea, a boutique importer and wholesaler of...

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