#BNetworked: Jojo Tea
With over 7,500 alumni around the world and as well as a reinvigorated desire to showcase our alumni, Belen launched #BNetworked in December 2018.
“The goal of #BNetworked is to highlight companies which are either alumni-owned or have a group of alumni who work together. We aim to showcase how the bonds formed at Belen, regardless of graduation year, unite alumni in both their professional and personal lives,” said Carlos Bravo ‘86, Alumni Association Executive Director.
The next company to be profiled is Jojo Tea. This company provides fine tea at its tasting room located at 951 SW LeJune Road, Suite 305 in Miami and at various locations around South Florida.
The following questions were answered by Alberto Flamini ’05, Transportation Manager.
How many alumni work at the company? Currently four - Adrian Torrent ’07, Alberto “Tico” Aran ’04 (co-founder), Alberto Flamini ’05, Mike “Jojo” Ortiz ‘04 (Founder).
What are the advantages of working with fellow alumni? We get to enjoy a fun, energetic/happy atmosphere, in which we get to talk about almost anything and support each other for the good of the company. One day it might be Mike making a fun joke and having that talk going around to speaking of St. Ignatius and Ignatian spirituality, and of course, the more serious business talks that we need to have.
In summary, what does your company do? Jojo Tea is a provider of fine teas.
Do you have any job openings? We are open minded about hiring team members. As long as the person can provide something positive for the company.
What are you most proud of (professionally)? Mike “Jojo” Ortiz, the founder of the company, recently won 1st place at the tea brewing competition at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas. He will compete later on this year at the international competition in Asia.
Do you offer an alumni discount?We are currently offering a 15% off for the Belen community. Type the promo code BELEN at checkout in our website, SipJojo.com until 7/31.
The Belen alumni who work at the firm can be contacted by alumni via the BConnected platform on belenalumni.org.
Are you an alumnus with a company and have your Belen brothers working with you? Do you work at a company with several alumni? If so, we want to hear from you! Email us a group photo and indicate the name of the company and those pictured from left to right including graduation year to alumni@belenjesuit.org.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.