KEYNOTE, LECTURER, TRAINER, TEA TASTING Experience and credentials:
Jennifer Petersen is a professional speaker and trainer and conducts on-site training and motivational seminars for companies and associations. She is also a consultant on tea etiquette, business and social etiquette, and international protocol. She is a graduate of the Protocol School of Washington?, attended North Carolina State University and is currently attending Washington State University.
Owner of Carnelian Rose Tea Co. for over 13 years, Jennifer has created signature tea blends for tea rooms and coffee shops as well as private label blends. She operated a tea room and gift shop for over 8 years, expanding the operation three times over its course.
Ms. Petersen is a former member of the Specialty Tea Institute's Tea Advisory Board. Petersen served on STI's Foundations of Tea development committee. In 2004, she chaired the STI Tea Symposium in Seattle, Washington and was a speaker/trainer at World Tea Expo.
"Although tea consumes the major portion of my time, I recognize the importance of the business side of tea. A tea or tea/coffee business owner who does not make a profit nor operate efficiently is a business owner who has a working hobby. And as we all know, 'working hobby' is not an accepted form of payment at the grocery store. I used to love hearing the swift intake of breath as sippers took their first taste of a lovely tea or said "Wow!" when servers set a food-laden tiered tray on their dining table. My second favorite saying is: You can't take "Wow!" to Safeway."
Featured occasionally in print media, her business and etiquette articles have appeared in the Vancouver Business Journal and Portland's Metro Parent. Fresh Cup featured her in the Fresh Cup Tea Almanac and she has been featured numerous times in The Columbian's food, living, and holiday sections. She is an occasional etiquette resource consultant for CBS News NY and for PBS-Oregon.
Reading List So many great books, so little time, so why read books that don't help? Here's my recommended book list to better develop your professional tea business offered through Amazon. And yes, I have read ALL of these books! Only books that I own, have read, and think are worth the investment of time and money are included. So, it is a relatively long list that is part of the reference libary for Tea Business School.
