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Business inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes, say entrepreneurs Evan, 33, and Kari Leong, 32.
The couple's life changed in 2001, when they discovered a sweet tea drink with small, textured tapioca balls in the bottom.Kari estimates that they were spending a small fortune, at least $4 per drink several times a day, at their favorite tea shop.
"When we asked the owners how to make the drink they started speaking to us in Chinese," Kari says. Unable to understand the shop owners, curiosity fueled the Leong's idea to start their own Bubble Tea Supply business.
Five years later they are one of the largest suppliers of bubble tea in North America, Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan.
The labor-intensive distribution side of the business was the catalyst for the couple's second venture, eTreo, a web-based company that streamlines and systematizes by automating inventory, shipping and customer service.
Yet even with two successful businesses and two young children ages 3 and 11 months, the Leongs still felt that something was missing.
In 2005, after receiving his Executive Master Degree in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii, the Leongs launched the Greater Good Radio Show, which airs on AM 1420 every Wednesday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 8 a.m., and www.greatergoodradio.com
On the show, Evan and Kari interview Hawaii's top business owners and executives. Instead of focusing on the figures in the executives' salary, the show opts to invite interviewees based on the social good they've accomplished in their community.
"We want to change the way people do business all over the world," Evan said. "People are fascinated by Hawaii, so hopefully we can be a model for other places."
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