We All Need A Break
We’re not monks. We’re not wellness influencers. We’re just regular people who got tired of being told to “optimize” everything.
We tried to keep up. We drank the smoothies. We bought the apps. We spiraled.
So we made TRBL Tea.
Not to fix your life. Not to change your vibe. Just to give you one small, decent thing to come back to. Something warm. Something grounding. Something real.
Terrible Tea Company is not about enlightenment. It’s tea. And honestly, that’s enough.
T
Position: The Excitable One
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Skills:
- Making Sh*T Up as I go: 98%
- Talking to Strangers: 72%
- Leadership: 60%
- Decision Making: 43%
- Looking Busy: 95%
- Staying Calm Under Pressure: 12%
Mission: To convince people that “figuring it out” is an actual strategy and somehow make it work. One questionable decision at a time.
Favorite Quote: “It's a pimple, Leroy. Avril Lavigne gets them all the time and she rocks harder than anyone alive.”
Sam
Position: Co-Founder
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
About:
- I've never worn a kilt that didn't look great on me
- I'm pretty good with a bow staff
- Micro Wrestling super-fan (s/o Nate the Gnome)
Mission: Sell Tea.
Favorite Quote: "A man without tea is like a trailer without wheels—technically still a home, but sad."
Karly
Position: The One Who Makes Stuff Look Good
Hometown: Saline, MI
Skills:
- Overthinking 99.9%
- Saying "dope" Unironically 72%
- Anxiety Management 24%
- Keeping Fiddle Leaf Figs Alive 0%
- Hating Tom Schwartz 96%
- Caffeine Tolerance 7%
Mission: I want to leave the world I better place than I found it. Also maybe sell some tea.
Favorite Quote: "I have no idea what I'm doing, but I know I'm doing it really really well" - Andy Dwyer
Connor
Position: The Silly One
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Skills:
- Finding Luck: 92%
- Grit: 79%
- Animal Facts: 34%
- Sticking Around: 54%
- Breweries Visited: 68%
- Churro Expert: 49%
Mission: To squeeze joy out of daily messes with the help of some hilarious people that make it all worth it. Everyone needs to know life ain't all that bad after all.
Favorite Quote: “Go as far as you can see, and once you get there, you'll be able to see further." - someone somewhere