Joey grew up among the tea fields and strong tea culture in China and spent his youth building a tea business in China, where he has many connections with tea growers.
Michael lived in China for four years and earned a master's degree in Chinese culture and Chinese tea studies, but he missed drinking high-quality tea when he returned to the United States.
They met in business school and discovered that their shared love of tea could bring people high-quality Chinese tea from Joey's hometown tea gardens.
