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John-Paul Lee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tavalon Tea, a New York City based tea company that sells premium teas and related tea products from all over the world.

John-Paul received his BBA from James Madison University in 2001 with degrees in Finance and Computer Information Systems(CIS). John-Paul began his career as a consultant at Accenture (formerly Anderson Consulting) in 2001.

In 2002, John-Paul purchased Fuji Restaurant, a struggling Japanese-Korean fusion establishment in Arlington, VA which he later sold at a profit in 2003.

Lee left Accenture in 2005 to start Tavalon Tea in hopes of fulfilling a void in the US premium tea market and pursue his entrepreneurial dreams.

John-Paul has been profiled by many publications since he founded Tavalon Tea in 2005. Most recently, America.gov featured John-Paul in their gallery of successful start up entrepreneurs alongside Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Russell Simmons, Larry Page, Sergey Brin. & Mark Zuckerberg.

Personal life

John-Paul Lee was born on October 12, 1978 in Fairfax, Virginia and raised in Great Falls, Virginia. Originally given a Korean name, Chang Sun Lee, he was renamed John-Paul Lee upon being blessed by Pope John Paul II in Washington, D.C.. He also spent 5 years of his childhood living in Seoul, Korea.

John-Paul currently resides in New York City but travels frequently to Seoul, Korea where he is in the process of expanding Tavalon Tea.

Tavalon Tea

Founding

In 2005, John-Paul Lee was sitting in Covent Garden in London, drinking a Caffe Latte. As he looked at the people around him, he noted that all of them- folks both young and old, from all different walks of life- were not sharing in his coffee-drinking experience, but instead enjoying tea. As an American, used to the frenetically fast-paced life coffee chains have inspired, this struck him as unusual, but amazing. Upon returning to the States, Lee brought the seed of inspiration of tea with him, quit his corporate job, and set off to bring the seed to fruition.

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 ==Personal life==
-John-Paul Lee was born on October 12, 1978 in [[Fairfax, Virginia]] and raised in [[Great Falls, Virginia]].  Originally given a Korean name, Chang Sun Lee, he was renamed John-Paul Lee a few weeks after his birth upon being blessed by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].  He also spent 5 years of his childhood living in [[Seoul, Korea]].
+John-Paul Lee was born on October 12, 1978 in [[Fairfax, Virginia]] and raised in [[Great Falls, Virginia]].  Originally given a Korean name, Chang Sun Lee, he was renamed John-Paul Lee upon being blessed by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].  He also spent 5 years of his childhood living in [[Seoul, Korea]].
 John-Paul currently resides in [[New York City]] but travels frequently to Seoul, Korea where he is in the process of expanding [[Tavalon Tea]].