Lisa McDonald opened Tea Haus five days after giving birth — to her second son. 16 years later, McDonald admits that she’s always done everything “a little bit weird” and her path to running her own Tea-centric business is exhibit A.
“I never planned on living in Europe for 15 years – that was supposed to be a three month backpacking trip,” McDonald said. “Timing wise, you just kind of got to do stuff. You’ve got to for it.”
In her 15 years abroad, McDonald lived in both Germany and Sweden, both teaching at the University of Tübingen in addition to working as a consultant.
Now, McDonald still owns and operates Tea Haus (along with the help of one son) and has recently moved into a new space, still in the Kerrytown neighborhood. In time, she hopes to hire more employees who can take on daytime hours in order to take a bit more time to herself.
