Ex-banker quit corporate life to sell bubble tea. Now, he helps run a global empire that brings in over $500 million

Martin Berry is living the entrepreneur’s dream. He quit his 9-to-5 job and made the leap into starting a business. Now, he helps run a global company that has generated more than $500 million in systemwide sales in a year. “If you’re waiting for the right time, it’s never going to come,” he told CNBC’s Make It in a story published Feb. 15 (1). “It never feels comfortable to make the step from getting a salary every month to then going and becoming an entrepreneur. And you need to take the leap of faith. ...