{"id":34284,"date":"2026-08-07T13:39:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/?p=34284"},"modified":"2026-08-07T15:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:53:29","slug":"from-class-project-to-pop-up-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/07\/from-class-project-to-pop-up-business","title":{"rendered":"From class project to pop-up business\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Ideas for new businesses often crop up like daisies for entrepreneurially minded students&nbsp;at&nbsp;the University of Washington Bothell\u2019s School of&nbsp;Business.&nbsp;An essential part of their education is learning how to identify which ones to weed out to make space for the one they want to pursue most.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Liam Reinemer, that idea first came about during a group project in his Entrepreneurial Marketing course. Many ideas for hypothetical businesses came up,&nbsp;but&nbsp;there was one that stuck: a matcha cafe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI threw out a lot of ideas because it was just a school project building a business proposition, and nothing&nbsp;real&nbsp;had to ever come out of it,\u201d said Reinemer, who graduated with a degree in Business Administration in March 2026. \u201cBut as I started working on the idea for a matcha cafe, I felt more passionate about it and&nbsp;felt&nbsp;like it was something that I could really do.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its conception, the project has grown into the real-world pop-up business&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Nonda Matcha&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;at the hands of Reinemer and his friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a766ac5e90ab&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A taste of Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Partway through his undergraduate education at UW Bothell, Reinemer moved abroad to study in Japan for a year.&nbsp;Among&nbsp;his favorite things about Japan was the cafe culture and the time he spent studying with friends over a cup of matcha.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He missed that culture&nbsp;when&nbsp;he returned to campus. The idea of opening a cafe stayed in the back of his mind until the Entrepreneurial Marketing course, taught by Christy Johnson, affiliate instructor in the School of Business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His co-founder and groupmate in the project, Leatha Dunkin, had also lived abroad in Asia and shared his love for the cafe scene.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was natural for us to collaborate,\u201d said Dunkin (Business Administration \u201926). \u201cI love the logistical side of marketing and building brand awareness. Since I am pursuing a career in marketing, this was a great step to learn how to develop a brand\u2019s purpose, target market and mission statement.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dunkin helped bring the idea to life from scratch and provide initial input. 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He arrived at the idea of doing a pop-up business and connected with some of his friends and fellow classmates to help make it happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe started doing very experimental things and doing pop-ups, and it was a nice cost-effective way for us to&nbsp;kind of figure&nbsp;out how to actually run a business,\u201d Reinemer said. \u201cIt gave me and my team the real-world experience without the full commitment of starting a brick-and-mortar business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s&nbsp;also been&nbsp;really fun.&nbsp;We\u2019ve&nbsp;built a community around this project as well and our teammates just love working together.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the baristas to social media and marketing support, Nonda Matcha now&nbsp;has an entire team of volunteers supporting it \u2014 most of whom are current or former UW Bothell students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people holding matchas.\" class=\"wp-image-34294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h7-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h7-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h7.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Right (l-r): Jessica Sidorov (Business Administration, \u201925), Wynne Tseng (Human Centered Design &amp; Engineering at UW in Seattle, \u201924), Leatha Dunkin (BA, \u201926), Liam Reinemer (BA, \u201926), Jessica Phounsanoy (BA, \u201926), Jacklynn Nguyen and Jasmine Sia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Teamwork pays off<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Among Reinemer\u2019s regular team members is his friend and trusted consultant, Jessica Phounsanoy. She&nbsp;confers with him&nbsp;on a lot of the financial and strategic portions of the business and works as a barista at the pop-up events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Two people holding matchas on a picnic blanket.\" class=\"wp-image-34292\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h1-1200x1500.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h1-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Nonda-h1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liam Reinemer and Jessica Phounsanoy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI joined his team not just because I like what he does, but because Liam has a really good personality that draws people in,\u201d said Phounsanoy (Business&nbsp;Administration, \u201926). \u201cIt\u2019s been fun, but it\u2019s also scary because Liam is my good friend, and he self-funded so that was a&nbsp;really big investment on his part. It made me want to do well and do better for him.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first event was especially daunting, she recalled. The team wasn\u2019t sure if anyone would show up. But when they looked outside the window and saw a line of people waiting, she knew their efforts had paid off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the things that makes Nonda unique is the flavors it offers, Phounsanoy&nbsp;said. While they use a lot of Japanese flavors, Reinemer also draws inspiration from his Filipino heritage \u2014 using ingredients such as calamansi, a citrus fruit native to the Philippines.&nbsp;The team rotates flavors, featuring both new and returning drink specials at each pop-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that her son is a bit older, Dunkin also continues to support Nonda as a barista and marketing coordinator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really enjoy bringing&nbsp;an idea&nbsp;to life. I love the matcha community&nbsp;\u2014and&nbsp;meeting and serving people in the Seattle area,\u201d she said. \u201cIt&#8217;s incredible to see how far Liam and Nonda Matcha have come in such a short time.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> &#8220;Christy pushed me to do independent study and said that,&nbsp;if I felt&nbsp;really passionate&nbsp;about my idea and the work I did in class, I could absolutely start my own business.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Liam Reinemer, Business Administration \u201926&nbsp;<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lessons learned, connections made<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While&nbsp;he\u2019s&nbsp;uncertain what the future may hold for Nonda, Reinemer and his team try to do as many pop-up events as their busy schedules and day jobs will allow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each pop-up is a learning experience, he said, and whether Nonda grows into something bigger or not, the 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