Building a DTC Matcha Business with No Ad Spend
This cookbook author turned matcha into a full-time business
The Unofficial Shopify Podcast · Eric Gower, Kurt Elster
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We talk to a cookbook author who turned his experience living in Japan into a Shopify store focused on selling the best quality matcha possible.
Eric is the founder and chief evangelist at Breakaway Matcha. He's also an author, ghostwriter, editor, cooking instructor, and private chef. For 16 years, he lived and worked in Japan, where he took deep dives into all things matcha, food, literature, arts, and culture. Eric is the author of three cookbooks: The Breakaway Cook, The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen, and Eric's Kitchen. He lives and works in Marin County, CA.
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