The Business of Bliss: Introducing the 2024 Entrepreneurs


Left: Maria Valenzuela poses for a portrait. Right: A pairing of the brand’s tea canisters is displayed amid ivory roses and a porcelain teacup.

MARISSA VALENZUELA
Gilded Coach Teas | Tampa, Florida

A lifetime devotee to the pastime of taking tea, Marissa Valenzuela found herself at home in 2020 with a cupboard of favorite loose-leaf blends, a camera, and a dream. Just the year before, she graduated from the University of South Florida with a marketing degree and piles of mock business plans she’d developed in school. Equipped with the gift of time, the creative began experimenting with flavoring beverages inspired by her favorite fairy tales.

“There is a way to infuse magic into every element of your day.” —Marissa Valenzuela

Photography courtesy Gilded Coach Teas

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