The building that houses Cornell Health (above) will be named The Ceriale Center for Cornell Health in recognition of a $20 million gift from Cornellian parents John and Melissa Ceriale A $20 million gift from Cornellian parents John and Melissa Ceriale will fund the placement of embedded therapists in Cornell’s Ithaca campus schools and colleges and will significantly expand a well-being coaching program for all students In recognition of the gift, the building that houses Cornell Health will be named The Ceriale Center for Cornell Health 17 by the Cornell Board of Trustees’ executive committee “The university is grateful to the Ceriale family for their extraordinary generosity to further Cornell’s commitment to our students’ health,” Interim President Michael I “Mental health support has been and continues to be a priority at Cornell This gift will help the university augment our comprehensive campus-wide public health approach to mental health and well-being.” John Ceriale is also a member of the Cornell Board of Trustees The couple have four children who are Cornell alumni: Sheena Thomas ’15; Christy Ceriale ’16; Robby Ceriale ’18; and Jack Ceriale ’23 seeking mental health support has been seen as a sign of weakness and shame depriving those in need of critical mental health services “It is our hope that with this gift we can enhance the culture of acceptance and availability around mental health services at Cornell providing students and faculty with the tools to recognize and address the needs of those in distress in a caring and compassionate manner,” she said “We hope that by supporting efforts to address mental health in a substantive way Cornell can continue to set an example for institutions of higher learning everywhere.” This gift will expand two current pivotal programs full-time therapists who will be placed in Cornell’s undergraduate colleges and graduate and professional schools And it will engage significantly more well-being coaches – trained Cornell employees who help students achieve their personal and professional goals – across the Ithaca campus The expansion of these programs ensures access for all Cornell students – undergraduate graduate and professional – to receive meaningful specialized mental health care and coaching vice president for student and campus life The college and school therapists will provide a range of services mental health guidance related to academic stressors and connections to campus and other resources Embedding a therapist in colleges and schools will give students easier access to holistic mental health support; enable the therapists to understand the college or school’s culture and mental health needs; and ensure that faculty and staff receive the therapist’s timely and proactive guidance “This remarkable gift from the Ceriale family – for which I am so grateful – will serve as a powerful catalyst laying the groundwork for future progress and elevating the student experience across our campus,” Lombardi said “I look forward to seeing the impact of these resources as they enhance our support for students and energize the programs already driving student well-being and success.” Get Cornell news delivered right to your inbox Cornell University has announced a $20 million gift from the Melissa and John V. Ceriale Family Foundation in support of student mental health The gift will fund the placement of embedded therapists in Cornell’s Ithaca campus schools and colleges and significantly expand a well-being coaching program for all students the building that houses Cornell Health will be named the Ceriale Center for Cornell Health Ceriale serve as trustees of their family foundation John is also a member of the Cornell board of trustees The couple have four children who are Cornell alumni providing students and faculty with the tools to recognize and address the needs of those in distress in a caring and compassionate manner,” said Melissa Ceriale (Photo credit: Getty Images/Daniel de la Hoz) While benefits of volunteering have been well documented, less than 1 percent of total giving went directly to volunteer engagement between 2016 and 2025, a report from Points of Light finds Where should nonprofits focus resources dedicated to volunteers select any of the newsletters listed below Please report it so we can improve the news we bring you and more delivered to your inbox with Philanthropy News Digest newsletters Candid gets you the information you need to do good « Back The event took place April 11 and also marked the end of the organization's grant review process More Palm Beach society news here. The evening included poolside cocktails and hors d'oeuvres salty breezes and brief remarks from the hostess “This was my first year serving on the Allocation Committee for the Town of Palm Beach United Way and it was an unforgettable experience,” said Melissa Ceriale whose team was tasked with reviewing mental health funding “I learned so much about the mental health needs of our community what nonprofits exist to help meet these needs and how our donor dollars are invested into programs that truly make a difference in the lives of our neighbors in need It’s such an eye-opening and rewarding opportunity.” Carla Cove and Diane McNeal served as general chairwomen of the Allocation Committee which comprises 130 volunteers on 15 teams who review applications from 41 county nonprofits seeking United Way funding "The level of commitment and effort our committee members bring to the grant review process is truly amazing,” said McNeal “The recommendations for funding our Allocation Committee volunteers make are based on significant due diligence; they ensure United Way funds are well-invested.” and ultimately make funding recommendations to the United Way Board of Trustees “It’s an amazing experience to be able to see firsthand how your donation makes a difference in someone’s life,” said Bill Tiefel “It’s also a remarkable feeling to know that when you give to our local United Way you know with complete confidence that your donation is well-invested into programs improving lives and making Palm Beach County a stronger Since the Allocation Committee review process began in 1945 more than $100 million has been invested in programs that build strong educational foundations for children and improve the quality of life for residents in Palm Beach County Read full story on Cornell Chronicle If you have a disability and are having trouble accessing information on this website or need materials in an alternate format, contact SCLComms@cornell.edu for assistance Now, a $20 million donation to Cornell Health promises to expand mental health care on campus including by hiring therapists to be directly embedded in Cornell’s undergraduate and graduate schools The donation — made by Cornellian parents John and Melissa Ceriale — will fund the recruitment of seven new therapists to be placed within Cornell’s schools assistant vice president for student health and wellbeing Cornell Health's building on Ho Plaza will be named The Ceriale Center for Cornell Health in recognition of the gift These new therapists — directly placed in Cornell’s academic environment — will provide individual counseling mental health guidance related to academic stressors and connections to campus and other resources there are two embedded therapists working with students — one in Ithaca within the College of Veterinary Medicine and another in New York City on the Cornell Tech campus A third was recently hired to support student-athletes and is expected to join the Counseling and Psychological Services team in November According to their website the services currently provided by Cornell’s CAPS include drop-in consultations for students in need of a “one-time brief conversation with a provider,” short-term individual therapy When asked why Cornell Health lacks long-term one-on-one counseling services Edwards wrote that “most college health counseling centers are not resourced to provide long-term clinical support” and that “students needing or desiring this level of care can be referred to local in-person and telehealth providers.”   The gift will also fund the expansion of Cornell’s well-being coaching program Well-being coaches partner with students in one-on-one meetings and use “evidence-based skills to help students examine personal strengths learn new life skills and strategies for success,” Edwards said in her email Well-being Coaching is not a clinical service and coaches are full-time Cornell staff from a range of backgrounds including West Campus deans and academic advisors The Ceriale’s gift will also allow Cornell Health to hire a position dedicated to managing the Well-being Coaching program and coordinating the program’s outreach to students Vice President Ryan Lombardi expressed his gratitude to the Ceriale family for their “remarkable gift” in an email to The Sun “I look forward to seeing the impact of these resources as they enhance our support for students and energize the programs already driving student well-being and success,” Lombardi wrote When young Ceriale got his first glimpse of the hotel business president and founder of Prospect Hotel Advisors but you can’t take the hotel out of the man This is what comes to mind when talking to John Ceriale the hotel adviser to Blackstone and other private equity companies He had his eye set on the industry from a young age “I was on the Boardwalk in Atlantic city with my parents when I was in the 11th grade,” Ceriale said “I went to find a restroom at the Traymore Hotel and I saw a glass door with a man’s name on it which said 'general manager.' I said to myself Ceriale’s infatuation with the hotel business solidified when he entered UNLV Hotel School after graduating from Loyola College in Baltimore whose blue-collar background meshed well with the worker-centric Vegas of the 1970s “I got a great introduction to the basics of the hotel business working at Caesars Palace Ceriale’s name could have ended up on many C-suite doors at major hotel companies around the world the opportunity came to work as the hotel adviser to Blackstone and for the past 20 years he has served as the private equity company’s lead consultant on the hotel industry Ceriale has also been involved in many headlining hotel deals from the company’s purchase of Hilton Hotels to the sale of New York’s Waldorf Astoria as well as the purchase of Las Vegas’ own Cosmopolitan hotel Ceriale remains true to his first love: the hotel business Fourth-year medical students reflect on their medical school journey one week before commencement Sky Denson says UNLV's real estate program helped launch his career — before he even graduated a longtime UNLV faculty member and administrator most recently served as the university's officer in charge; appointment runs through April 2028.  longtime resort executive John Ceriale shares a time-honored garment with famed frat boy John Blutarsky from the movie “Animal House.” “I wore a toga to work,” Ceriale said May 7 during the 11th annual Vallen Dinner of Distinction at which he was honored as the UNLV William F Harrah College of Hotel Administration’s Alumnus of the Year but I started at Caesars Palace wearing a toga the company for whom Ceriale works as a top adviser The event is named for resort industry giant and hotel college founding dean Jerry Vallen On hand in one of his first public appearances on behalf of the hotel was Cosmopolitan President and CEO Bill McBeath who was hotly pursued by Ceriale to run the 4 1/2-year-old resort and is among the Vallen Dinner’s past honorees but Ceriale remembered humbler moments early in his career — in particular “I had moved out from Baltimore with a degree from Loyola College this was the place you could come and work and go to college,” Ceriale said “This was in the days when you had keys for hotel rooms and messages were delivered in pneumatic tubes always had an overarching objective to run a resort He recalls a trip his family took to Atlantic City when he as a 17-year-old junior in high school As he walked along the boardwalk searching for a restroom He stopped at a door with “General Manager” painted across the glass run a hotel like this,’ ” Ceriale recalled Ceriale fulfilled his general manager goal at age 30 as a consultant who works with presidents of resorts around the world He is well aware that the CEO of the company’s new asset on the Strip helped open Aria and CityCenter next door and thus is competing with his own original vision “I think that Aria and CityCenter is an amazing development and they did a really fantastic job there,” Ceriale said the Cosmopolitan had an amazing opening against people being cynical and against all odds — with a vertical building which eventually sold the hotel to Blackstone) like a Wynn or an MGM would have — they positioned this hotel to really find a customer who felt more comfortable in this environment than in talks of Blackstone’s passion for the Cosmopolitan its plans for finishing the top four floors of the East Tower building another bar in the lobby and “many many capital projects we’re going to do to make this a better place.” But his chief objective “It was four to five months of me driving him crazy so he would take this job.” though the two had known each other for several years McBeath had no idea Ceriale was a UNLV grad until the two had dinner in New York “I knew him only as a Cornell guy (Ceriale is on that university’s School of Hotel Administration’s advisory board) and I was incredulous to learn this,” McBeath said “It just shows that this is a small community.” We need not dig out the outfit he wore at Caesars The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas dares to be different From the hotel’s red reservations desks to fine art found throughout the resort The Cosmopolitan’s signature style is helping to pave its own path on the Las Vegas Strip you’re greeted by pillars of video boards playing video art by Digital Kitchen and David Rockwell Studio exclusively produced for The Cosmopolitan you’ll find all your favorite casino games on the resort’s 100,000-square-foot casino floor The Cosmopolitan’s rooms standout as the resort’s most unique feature About 2,220 of The Cosmopolitan’s 2,995 rooms have 6-foot deep terraces that span the length of the room Other in-room amenities include soaking tubs kitchenettes and quirky accessories like artsy coffee table books The dining experience at The Cosmopolitan isn’t something you’ll find at other Strip resorts All of The Cosmopolitan’s 13 restaurateurs are new to the Las Vegas market You’ll find American steakhouse fare in a modern setting at STK top-notch sushi at Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill and the freshest fish flown in from the Mediterranean daily at Estiatorio Milos Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub is the place to find the party at The Cosmopolitan complete with a pool and cabanas outside and three different rooms with three different vibes inside you can grab a drink at one of The Cosmopolitan’s five other bars which is encased in 2 million dripping crystals Locally owned and independent since 1950; 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Ukrainian Village neighborhood But “hungry for more action” after being assigned to patrol the district he grew up in Ceriale transferred to the 2nd District on the South Side during an undercover narcotics investigation in Bronzeville that Ceriale was shot just below his bulletproof vest Ceriale spent six days in the Cook County Hospital before he died He had been with the department just 15 months Jonathan Tolliver was convicted in the shooting; he was sentenced in 2001 to 60 years in prison “We have our guardian angel Michael to continue to watch over each and every Chicago police officer and protect them entirely,” Yolanda Ceriale nicknamed “Canine Michael,” was painted by local artist Peter Bucks who attended high school with Ceriale — a coincidence said Kim Shepherd of the Officer Michael A “We had no idea that [Bucks] knew Michael in high school All involved believe that Michael guided our choice to Peter,” she said “It is our hope,” Shepherd continued tearfully “that it will 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in the hospitality field Ceriale played a leading role in Blackstone's acquisition of several leading brands and properties among them Wyndham Hotels & Resorts; iconic London properties Claridge's Inc.; and others. As both the creator and the managing partner of the Savoy Group and LXR Luxury Resorts Ceriale worked with many internationally acclaimed architects and chefs to inject a new and exciting vision into some of the world's finest properties. Among Ceriale's "dream team" collaborators on these projects were Thierry Despont Ceriale played an important role in Blackstone's acquisition of Hilton Hotels. With the acquisition of Hilton Blackstone brought its portfolio of hotel rooms worldwide to 600,000 Ceriale is also the founder of the London hotel brand of which there are currently two properties: the London NYC and the London West Hollywood Ceriale was an advisor on two of the biggest deals in hospitality for 2014: the sale of the New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria and the Blackstone Group's purchase of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Additionally Ceriale and Prospect Hotel Advisors oversaw the $50 million renovation of a historic landmarked Paris building which became the Hilton Paris Opera in February 2015 Ceriale serves on the boards of three other Blackstone-owned hospitality companies: Motel 6 Ceriale also serves on the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration (SHA) Dean's Advisory Board whose goal is to ensure that the school continues to best meet the needs of the world's largest industry he endowed the John and Melissa Ceriale Professorship of Hospitality Human Resources at SHA and is working to endow the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations Before founding Prospect Hotel Advisors in 1998 Ceriale was the senior vice president of operations for Westin Hotels and Resorts North America where he oversaw the operations of 60 hotels and played an integral role in successfully reinventing the Westin brand. Prior to Westin he spent four years at Fairmont Hotels and Resorts as executive vice president of operations. From 1980 to 1991 Ceriale served as general manager for several of Marriott Hotels and Resorts' finest properties Ceriale graduated from Loyola College in Baltimore with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and received a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel management from the University of Nevada Hotel School © 2025 Cornell University | ILR School (This story was updated to add new information.) With more than 60% of Palm Beach's registered voters casting their ballots early in the 2024 General Election, turnout was light — yet steady — at the polls Tuesday Town residents faced a variety of choices on their ballots from president and vice president to state representative and sheriff One of the most important in the minds of voters would enshrine the right to abortion in Florida’s constitution Florida Election Results 2024: Live updates, maps for every state race both supporters and opponents of the amendment gathered at the town's three voting precincts to rally for their positions on the measure said she she showed up at the polls to vote against Amendment 4 who placed a "Vote No on 4" sign on church grounds that was later removed said the amendment was "a moral issue wrapped up as a political issue by the left." who has lived in town for more than 20 years the Democratic Party precinct leader for the Mandel Recreation Center handed out materials to voters on Tuesday morning “That’s what we’re really trying to emphasize.”  In addition to protecting reproductive freedom Ceriale said that Florida's current strict rules governing abortions have had a ripple effect throughout the health care system "This is the first year medical residency programs here went unfilled," she said and Kathleen Crampton also worked to marshal support for Amendment 4 the "coffee ladies," who have actively supported the Amendment 4 campaign through petitioning and advocacy "I went through this back in the '60s and '70s and I honestly thought this was put to bed and women can get the services they needed," Crampton said while sitting across the street from the St who sat at a table outside the South Fire-Rescue Station polling location Tuesday morning praised the group for its bipartisan advocacy work in defense of Amendment 4 "It's been really wonderful in that way," she said it makes perfect sense considering Amendment 4's support for individual liberty." Palm Beach residents who did not vote by mail or in person during the early voting period that ended Sunday have the opportunity to cast their ballots at the town's three polling locations — St County Road; the Mandel Recreation Center at 340 Seaview Ave.; and the South Fire-Rescue Station at 2185 S At the Mandel Recreation Center, the scene was festive Tuesday prior to former President Donald Trump's appearance Trump, the Republican nominee for the White House, voted just before noon Tuesday alongside his wife, Melania descended upon the narrow Seaview Avenue to cover the occasion Palm Beach residents wove through campaign workers, reporters, camera operators and supporters of Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris to find their way to the Recreation Center to vote the occasional thwack of a tennis ball could be heard as play there continued throughout the morning voters have to pass law enforcement officers to go inside who has lived in Palm Beach for about 40 years walked from her home south of Worth Avenue with her dog Louis arriving at the Recreation Center to vote at about 9 a.m “It was very simple,” she said of voting in the Recreation Center She turned to look at the crowd of reporters and gestured to them “A lot of crowding out here though,” she said James declined to share for whom she voted but Palm Beach resident Skira Watson told the Daily News she cast her ballot for Trump "This is a country who's really at the edge," said Watson and we came here to the greatest country in the universe The biggest gift that is given to us is a free vote This year's election includes choices for president and vice president Supervisor of Elections and Clerk of the Circuit Court Constitutional Amendments and a half-penny sales tax that would support local schools nearly 5,000 of Palm Beach's 7,659 registered voters already had cast their ballots according to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office 6,429 voters on the island had cast their ballots with Biden prevailing in Palm Beach's two southernmost precincts more than 570,000 of the county's 896,000 eligible voters cast their ballots before Election Day that figure had increased to more than 699,000 Voters who plan to cast their ballots Tuesday must bring at least one valid form of identification that includes their signature and photo Some acceptable forms of identification include a driver's license a military ID or a government-issued employee ID Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Main Office by 7 p.m Jodie Wagner is a journalist at the Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at jwagner@pbdailynews.com the Cornell University Board of Trustees elected six new trustees to four-year terms: John Ceriale They join recent alumni-elected trustees Sheila Wilson Allen ’76 and undergraduate student-elected trustee Dustin Liu ’19 six current trustees were re-elected to additional four-year terms: Jessica M Allen is senior accreditation adviser for the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges She served as dean of the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine (2005-16) and during her tenure the college advanced considerably in its research enterprise and in private fundraising Allen was extensively involved in curriculum development and admissions She served as chair of the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association the accrediting body for veterinary medical education she is a member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women the Cornell University Council and the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network Ceriale is founder and president of Prospect Advisors the exclusive adviser on hospitality investments to the Blackstone Group Ceriale has played a leading role in some of the biggest hotel deals of the past 20 years He serves on the School of Hotel Administration’s Dean’s Advisory Board and in 2011 endowed the John and Melissa Ceriale Professorship of Hospitality Human Resources at the Hotel School Cohen served as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2015 to 2017 where he helped manage the agency’s domestic and worldwide operations he served in two senior roles in the Department of the Treasury first as assistant secretary for terrorist financing (2009-11) and as undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence (2011-15) He was one of the architects of the sanctions programs against Iran and Russia Before joining the Treasury Department in 2009 Gadsby is vice president and deputy general counsel at Scholastic Inc. the largest publisher and distributor of children’s books She serves on the company’s Administrative Committee and serves as the primary attorney for the company’s Education Book Fairs and National Service Organization divisions she has held leadership positions in many alumni organizations including the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network the Cornell Alumni Federation’s Cornell Alumni Magazine Governing Committee the Cornell Black Alumni Association and the President’s Council of Cornell Women Liu is the son of Taiwanese immigrants and was raised in Manhasset Hills He is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and labor relations with minors in education and information science He serves as a resident adviser in Clara Dickson Hall and as a facilitator for the Intergroup Dialogue Project Liu is a panelist of the Peer Educators for Gender and Sexuality program and participates in a variety of mentorship programs He served two terms on the Student Assembly as freshman-at-large representative and LGBTQ+ representative he is policy chair for the Ivy Council and human resources manager for The Cornell Daily Sun Rosenthal is former president of Clark Financial Services Group established in 2008 to provide an opportunity to enhance the risk management services and products of the Clark Construction Group for which she served in a number of leadership positions she was founder and president of Rosedale Enterprises a residential real estate development firm specializing in low- and moderate-income apartment housing She serves on the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council the Baker Program in Real Estate Advisory Board and the President’s Council of Cornell Women Scangos is CEO of startup biotechnology company Vir Bio he was president and chief executive officer of Exelixis and before that held several management positions at Bayer Pharmaceuticals Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education in 2016 and has served on the Cornell University Council the Cornell Silicon Valley Advisory Council and the Life Sciences Advisory Board Smalling is president and managing partner of HM International a business providing management services to the joint interests of the Hojel and Meinig families HMI is the majority owner of businesses including Quality Sausage Co. in Philadelphia and as manager of business development for the Far East and China for SmithKline Beecham She is serving her second term on the Cornell University Council and as chair of the Class of 1987 30th Reunion Campaign Smith is president and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts He was previously CEO of Prudential Real Estate Investors He is a long-serving member of Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate Advisory Board and an industry fellow for the Center for Real Estate and Finance He has served on the Real Estate Subcommittee of the Investment Committee and has spoken at the School of Hotel Administration’s Conversations with Entrepreneurs program He was a featured lecturer in the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series in 2014 Welcome Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutStatue memorializes CPD officer killed in line of dutySaturday 2014A "Horse of Honor" statue was unveiled in memory of Officer Michael Ceriale who was killed in august of 1998.wlsCHICAGO (WLS) -- A statue is dedicated to a Chicago Police officer who was killed in the line of duty A "Horse of Honor" statue was unveiled in memory of Officer Michael Ceriale The statue was designed and painted by artist and fellow Chicago Police Officer Peter Bucks "Horses of Honor" are statues of the city's police horses and raise awareness and support for the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Emirates Man speaks to Founders Robby Ceriale and Ash Worthington of blu matcha on what it takes to open a Gen-Z lifestyle concept cafe and the vision behind the rapid expansion What do the first 30 minutes of your day look like RC: I use my first 30 minutes to prepare my mental state for the rest of the day I normally catch up on baseball highlights see what has happened in global news overnight and spend some time with my partner and our dogs as I find I am much more productive in the mornings when I am just running off my morning matcha AW: My morning routine is typically spent with my 7-month-old son This time is very important to me because it puts me in the right frame of mind to take on the day’s challenges We typically throw the record player on and entertain ourselves while my wife prepares herself for the day Our love of matcha comes from our appreciation for Japanese culture and culinary expertise We both worked in Japanese restaurants for many years and have both spent some time in Japan where our passion for Japanese products really started to take form The dedication the Japanese people have for completing every task with perfection was truly inspiring to us we wanted to put our own fun twist on a product that has been around for thousands of years and had not been properly introduced into the Middle East What are the health benefits of matcha that sets it apart from drinking coffee or tea While there are many health benefits of matcha what sets it apart from drinking coffee is the caffeine component This type of caffeine produces a state of calm and alertness by reducing the brain’s levels of cortisol by producing high levels of adrenaline and a cortisol spike matcha gives you a “matcha” more sustainable boost without the spike and crash Matcha is healthier than drinking tea because you are digesting the entire plant and not just steeping the tea leaves the number of antioxidants and benefits to your body are much greater We started blu matcha because there was a lack of quality matcha beverages in the region it was not made right and had a negative stigma around its taste We decided that we wanted to make matcha fun and accessible by showing people that it can taste good What hurdles did you encounter when you launched While there were and still are hurdles that we face every day was realising there are a million things that I needed to focus on at the same time dealing with contractors – it felt like there were not enough hours in the day What I found out is that organisation is key and writing everything down to plan out your days but when it is all clearly laid out in front of you it all becomes manageable AW: Since I deal heavily in the operational side of the business I too felt that there were many things to focus on and learning how to prioritise them was paramount turned out to be much more challenging than we initially thought Who knew there is a lot of science behind soft serve it was extremely difficult to change the negative stigma around matcha but with our passion and light-hearted spirits we show people that matcha is both fun and accessible Having a good and trusted business partner and best friend to be able to bounce ideas and issues off is also a lifesaver with any hurdle we were the first in Dubai to have a dedicated cafe and now others have slowly started to appear – we see this as proof that we are onto something big here Having a dedicated matcha concept is something that we approach with a fun and light-hearted attitude We like to say that blu matcha is “inherently sophisticated but does not take itself too seriously” The success of our concept has opened up numerous opportunities for us in various business areas such as retail and many others that we were previously unaware of Our growth and expansion strategy will leverage these opportunities to further solidify our position as a leading player in our industry How difficult was it sourcing the highest quality matcha we found an amazing UAE-based tea emporium getting the matcha was not necessarily difficult it was difficult to choose which matcha we wanted This process involved many different matcha tastings and note-taking on what flavour profiles suited our beverages best we even worked with them to get a special important culinary grade matcha that is out of this world How do you see the brand evolve and scale in the next five years From when we first opened just over a year ago until now I think the brand has evolved in many distinct ways The brand collaborations we have undertaken with renowned brands such as Rimowa and many others have exceeded our expectations and have allowed us to expand to multiple locations now After seeing how much we have evolved in one year who knows what the next 5 years will have in store We are currently focused on really cementing a strong footprint in Dubai as well as moving to Abu Dhabi We are also focused on setting up blu matcha ice cream carts and then eventually scaling towards the rest of the MENA territories – Saudi Arabia in particular right now What do you enjoy the most about running blu matcha RC: I enjoy the ongoing challenges and the subsequent victories Ash and I often joke about the challenging situations we have encountered I also take great pleasure in having guests who initially claim to dislike matcha but end up falling Those small moments are crucial for a growing business and receiving customer validation brings a smile to our faces AW: What I enjoy the most is having a business of our own that I can fully dedicate my passion and attention to Working with such talented individuals and being able to bring out the best in each other as well as witnessing people’s reactions after trying our ice cream for the first time How involved are you both in the creative process of the business Both of us were heavily involved at the start in coming up with the branding alongside our strategic business partners We went through many iterations of our branding before we landed on the simple we are blessed to be able to work closely with our amazing in-house designer on all the media and design strategy teams A post shared by blu matcha (@blu.matcha) What would be your advice for those wanting to start up their own business RC: My best advice would be to not be afraid of constantly evolving and vision will constantly take on new life and it’s important to embrace this evolution you are only as good as the team you have around you AW: I believe that listening to others is important Keep the passion and the drive high and never give up Focus on the present because the end goal will follow We currently offer three different types of matcha in our beverages These include our “cocktail” grade – Kagoshima which is an organic matcha from the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan which lends itself to milk-based beverages and our two ceremonial grades – Yame and it is used predominantly in our ice cream alongside other food offerings from time to time Our must-try matcha is without a shadow of a doubt This is the drink that started it all and uses Kagoshima matcha combined with our homemade almond milk It is rich and creamy and has just the right amount of natural sweetness in it from the dates within the milk so keeping it in the fridge will prolong its shelf life and keep its vibrant green colour This will ensure there are no large clumps and that the matcha blends easily Remember to always add your water to the matcha and not the other way around Make sure it is all evenly whisked throughout – For more on how to look smart and live smarter, follow Emirates Man on Facebook and Instagram