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Andrew Chau
CEO & Co-Founder, Boba Guys
Nationality: United States
Residence: San Francisco, California
Businesses: Boba Guys / LeapFrog / Clorox / Walmart / Target
Biography
Andrew Chau is the CEO & co-founder of Boba Guys Inc. Previously, he was a product and brand marketer with traditional CPG brand management and tech marketing experience.
Andrew started Vergence Media (interactive merchandising for e-commerce platforms) in 2006 and successfully funded and exited to Flipside Studios in 2011. He started Boba Guys and Tea People (food & beverage company) in 2011. He is a board member for The Daily Californian and National ACE.
Andrew specializes in consumer behavior, brand management, product development, media strategy, CRM, and e-commerce. His corporate experience includes Walmart, Target, Clorox, LeapFrog, and Timbuk2. He is an investor in HomeCourt, Pared, Jubilee Media, Watcher Entertainment, Sanzo, Mascot, Viva Translate, Hyphen Media, Italic, and Offsyte.
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