Westminster Christian School Senior Mia Meyer has created her own business called “Matcha Meyer.” Her Instagram page is @miamimatchameyer.
Matcha is a finely-ground powder of Japanese green tea leaves known for its health benefits and has become viral on social media within the wellness culture.
“I’ve been drinking matcha since third grade,” Meyer said. “Then I fell in love with all things matcha when I visited Japan. Mine is ceremonial grade so it tastes so good, it doesn’t taste grassy.”
Her friends love her matcha so much that they told her she should start selling the drinks.
Meyer worked diligently to create her signature drinks, experimenting with different grades of matcha for hours a day to perfect the measurements and the right type of sweetener.
She also developed cold foams containing Oreos, strawberries, honey, and vanilla.
“I posted some pictures of my drink on my Instagram page, and it blew up. I had two pop-ups booked in my first week since starting my business,” she says. “I’ve had multiple events after the first month.”
Events have been at Pilates and yoga studios, local clothing stores, private birthday parties and at school.
“I served my matcha at the Westminster Homecoming game and the Westminster Fair,” she says. “I would like to do a Farmer’s Market in the future. I want to make this business a place where people come together. There’s a huge matcha craze. I want to bring it to college.”
Since not everyone drinks Matcha, she also serves coffees as well, developing drinks called “Cookies and Dream,” “Biscoff Butter Bliss,” and “Vanilla Ice.”
Making the matcha only takes a few minutes but the cold forms take longer.
“When I do the events, I whip the matcha on the spot but I prepare the cold foams in advance,” she says.
One of the things she’s learned from her business endeavor is how to market her business on social media.
“I’ve learned how to market on Tik Tok and create content on Instagram reels.” Meyer says.
“Starting this business as a 17-year old has brought challenges because I didn’t know how to budget and buy ingredients, but I’ve learned a lot and it’s been an amazing experience.”
The drinks have been well received by people of all ages.
“I’ve turned matcha haters to matcha lovers. Kids love it,” she says. “Adults love it. It boosts your metabolism and has many antioxidants. And it does have less caffeine than coffee.”
Now that it’s college application season, Meyer has been looking at business schools. She’s applied to Samford University, Bentley University, Northeastern University, the University of Florida, and the University of Central Florida. She wants to major in either Entrepreneurship or Marketing.
At Westminster, she’s a member of the National Honor Society, the National English Honor Society, the Tri-M Music Honor Society, Rho Kappa, and the National Science Honor Society.
Meyer is a member of Twenty Little Working Girls, and she volunteers as a WYLD Life Leader, working with middle school aged children and helping lead them in their faith.
In eighth grade, during a post-Covid era, she started a community service project with her brother called “Pinecrest Plays” which ran every Saturday for two years.
We played kick ball, soccer, football, and bean bag toss. Any sport, you name it. They loved it.”
Meyer loves talking to people and found a perfect role as a Student Ambassador, leading tours for prospective parents at Westminster. She is also a member of the Westminster Tennis team.
Meyer has also been playing the violin since third grade and is a member of the orchestra.
Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld
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