Biography & Early Wealth Journey

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Inspired by his mom's healing, it became his mission to make his Kombucha accessible to everyone. At 15, he started bottling his brew in the kitchen of his parents' Bel Air home. GT Dave was the first person to put Kombucha on the shelves of health food stores.

Now 41, GT Dave has created an entirely new product category that has grown into a mega-trend and his company has survived the onslaught of larger companies getting into the same product space. His grassroots marketing efforts brought him cult status. He survived the nearly total shutdown of the kombucha market in 2010 when a rival's tea was found to be illegally high in alcohol. But perhaps what has had the most significant contribution to his success is how he turned his unusual story into the soul of a very powerful brand.

Primary Income Streams & Multi-Million Contracts

Now, GT Living is worth enough to make GT Dave, who owns the company outright, a billionaire and the market he created is growing at 40% annually.

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