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People How Marc O Eckert went from being a lawyer to joining his family business. New: You can now listen to articles. Before Marc O Eckert became the CEO of luxury German kitchen manufacturer Bulthaup, he was a lawyer. There was no pressure to join the family business founded by his grandfather Martin Bulthaup in 1949. Hence, Eckert spent many years working in the professional world before joining the company in 2010 at the age of 38.

1 week ago | 8days.sg | Luo Jingmei

Tadayuki Sudo studied sociology in the US and set up companies dealing with advertising and branding. But it was a warm cup of matcha his mum lovingly brewed for him that led to his endeavour in making high-quality green tea popular.

1 week ago | cnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com | Luo Jingmei

As a child, teatime was an important part of the day for Tadayuki Sudo, who grew up in Osaka, Japan. Every afternoon, his mother would brew him a cup of hot matcha, which he would slowly savour. The founder of Japanese specialty tea store Yugen in Kyoto missed the drink when he left for San Diego in the US to study sociology in university. “But whenever I went home – matcha!” laughed Sudo. For Sudo, drinking matcha is associated with the comforts of home.