We recently connected with Brianna Vodvarka and have shared our conversation below.

Brianna, appreciate you joining us today. What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success?

I think people assume you have to be a genius or extremely well educated to be successful. That’s not true at all. I’m a beauty school drop out and had zero formal experience before I started my business. It takes perseverance and not accepting no for an answer. People will tell you no all the time. Don’t listen to them and keep going.

Brianna, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My name is Brianna and I started Black Kettle Tea originally out of my home. I was struggling with my mental health and growing and creating tea blends was a form of therapy for me. From there I expanded into a kitchen facility and started doing wholesale and opened my own store front in November of last year combining my two favorite things: tea and horror. We are a horror themed tea shop where we welcome anyone and everyone and believe you can take your health into your own hands with herbalism.

Have you ever had to pivot?

When I first started I wanted a store front so bad but couldn’t get the funding. I went the wholesale route instead and it opened so many opportunities for me. I ended up opening way later than I wanted but didn’t need a loan because I had the money from my wholesale accounts. Again, don’t take no for an answer.

How did you build your audience on social media?

Honestly I literally just followed people and interacted with them. People love brands that interact with their consumers. We love to share their stories and successes. It builds a strong customer/business relationship.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.blackkettleteashoppe.com
• Instagram: @blackkettletea
• Facebook: Facebook.com/blackkettletea