Our Story

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Our son’s first words were ALL GOOD. Those words are so important to our family.  ZEW Tea’s tagline is ALL GOOD • EVERYDAY.  We added ‘everyday’ because that is what life should be, all good, everyday no matter what comes your way! Parenting a specially-abled child has opened our eyes and taught us so much. We all have obstacles in our lives and our vision is for you to be able to escape those trials for a few moments out of your day and enjoy our tea while remembering those things that remind you that life is ALL GOOD.

We want our son to know regardless of any obstacles whatever they may be, you can do anything that you want to do. Nothing will stop you.  That is why our company is named after him.  We want him to be able to identify visually with our logo. When he sees his initials, he will be reminded to always continue to push on, know he's loved tremendously, and we will always be in his corner.  The big goal at ZEW Tea is to build a company for our son and other specially-abled people to have a place to be successful and thrive independently.  

After a lifetime of dreaming about being an entrepreneur I found my purpose. Entrepreneurship was a concept instilled in me as a child by my mother, grandmother, godmother and stepfather.  I believe it is very important to continue the American dream of entrepreneurship! Growing up it was always a motivating and refreshing idea that anyone could do it.  As a mother of a specially-abled child, it is even more important to me and my husband to show him anything is possible!

So why tea?  My initial response is that tea brings people together. It brings all kinds of people together.  As a young adult, I learned to appreciate drinking tea.  When I was going through a tough time and I was having medical issues due to stress and other life factors, I realized the importance of tea and its health benefits.

Being family owned, we take time to create our blends.  They are not instantaneous.  We care about each person who drinks our tea.  That is why each blend is thought out and carefully put together.  We drink them and we want our customers to enjoy them as much as we do!

This life is about living your dream, loving big, and never letting go of that dream.  It will change and you will be pushed and pulled in other directions, but it is important to keep persevering and surprise yourself everyday with your own courage.

Christi