{"id":156705,"date":"2022-02-09T23:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/from-moms-cancer-to-the-kombucha-kingdom-how-gt-dave-built-his-empire"},"modified":"2022-02-10T00:44:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T21:44:16","slug":"from-moms-cancer-to-the-kombucha-kingdom-how-gt-dave-built-his-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/from-moms-cancer-to-the-kombucha-kingdom-how-gt-dave-built-his-empire","title":{"rendered":"From Mom&#8217;s Cancer to the Kombucha Kingdom: How GT Dave Built His Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nImage coverImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-11268\/fg2sae.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">GT Dave, the founder, and CEO of GT&#8217;s Living Foods may be known as the &#8220;King of Kombucha&#8221; and has a fortune of over $900 million, but he was only 15 when he started his venture and was working in his family&#8217;s kitchen. Let&#8217;s see how Dave, who doesn&#8217;t have any business plans, manages to build a giant company from this small kitchen.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"1498948880\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/from-moms-cancer-to-the-kombucha-kingdom-how-gt-dave-built-his-empire\/#Dave-grew-up-in-a-nutrition-conscious-home-above-all-else\" >Dave grew up in a nutrition-conscious home above all else.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/from-moms-cancer-to-the-kombucha-kingdom-how-gt-dave-built-his-empire\/#In-late-1994-GTs-mother-Laraine-was-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-Laraine-shared-with-the-doctors-that-she-was-drinking-a-very-sharp-homemade-tea-when-she-recovered-This-tea-was-GTs-Kombucha\" >In late 1994, GT&#8217;s mother, Laraine, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Laraine shared with the doctors that she was drinking a very sharp, homemade tea when she recovered. This tea was GT&#8217;s Kombucha.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/from-moms-cancer-to-the-kombucha-kingdom-how-gt-dave-built-his-empire\/#When-he-first-started-this-business-he-did-everything-with-his-hands\" >When he first started this business, he did everything with his hands.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/from-moms-cancer-to-the-kombucha-kingdom-how-gt-dave-built-his-empire\/#He-eventually-owned-a-company-worth-over-900-million\" >He eventually owned a company worth over $900 million.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dave-grew-up-in-a-nutrition-conscious-home-above-all-else\"><\/span>Dave grew up in a nutrition-conscious home above all else.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-11268\/hgshbl.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">GT Dave, who grew up with parents who adopted the Eastern philosophy and carried it into their lives, looked at the world from a spiritual window from a very young age. Known as Himalayan Mother SCOBY in the early &#8217;90s, Daves became interested in Kombucha&#8217;s ancient healing properties and decided to brew her batches of fizzy, <a href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/what-is-fermented-food-how-to-obtain-and-what-are-the-benefits\/\" title=\"What is Fermented Food? How to Obtain and What are the Benefits?\">fermented<\/a> tea.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"1498948880\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In-late-1994-GTs-mother-Laraine-was-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-Laraine-shared-with-the-doctors-that-she-was-drinking-a-very-sharp-homemade-tea-when-she-recovered-This-tea-was-GTs-Kombucha\"><\/span>In late 1994, GT&#8217;s mother, Laraine, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Laraine shared with the doctors that she was drinking a very sharp, homemade tea when she recovered. This tea was GT&#8217;s Kombucha.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-11268\/13glga.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He wasn&#8217;t very successful when he started brewing his kombucha, and he didn&#8217;t have any business plans. At this point, he dropped out of high school and prepared his formula. Without formal training and business plan, GT built its brand.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When-he-first-started-this-business-he-did-everything-with-his-hands\"><\/span>When he first started this business, he did everything with his hands.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-11268\/4eydl9.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Inspired by his mother&#8217;s experience, his mission was to make her Kombucha accessible to everyone. At just 15 years old, he began bottling tea in the kitchen of his family&#8217;s Southern California home for brewing, becoming the first to put Kombucha on shelves in the United States.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe energy you put into everything you do is a reflection of how people will interact with it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"1498948880\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He-eventually-owned-a-company-worth-over-900-million\"><\/span>He eventually owned a company worth over $900 million.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-11268\/5v143b.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText \">GT revolutionized the beverage industry. He is the sole owner of Living Foods and the company is currently valued at over $900 million and continues to grow. This is also attributed to his deep passion for his product.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Resources: <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/gtslivingfoods.com\/our-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/gtslivingfoods.com\/our-story\/\">1st<\/a> ,<a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/video\/345293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/video\/345293\"> 2nd<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GT Dave, the founder, and CEO of GT&#8217;s Living Foods may be known as the &#8220;King of Kombucha&#8221; and has a fortune of over $900 million, but he was only 15 when he started his venture and was working in his family&#8217;s kitchen. Let&#8217;s see how Dave, who doesn&#8217;t have any business plans, manages to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11268,"featured_media":132176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17222],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entrepreneurship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}