Founder and visionary of Asheville Tea Company and Western North Carolina native Jessie Dean brings locally and regionally sourced handcrafted teas to the teacups of her customers across the Southeastern region. A tea connoisseur at heart, Jessie has traveled to many places throughout the world and experienced how tea is an integral part of different cultures.

We often have fond memories of our parents reading us bedtime stories when we were kids. Cozy blankets, sitting next to mom or dad, and happy endings are usually what comes to mind. For New Jersey native and mom of two, Kate Butler, she discovered that she wasn’t always pleased with how these stories ended. As she read to her children, she often found herself dissatisfied not only with the stories’ endings, but also with the characters themselves. She started changing the stories as she read them.

Tamika has now been working in automotive sales for eleven years, a role she never predicted she would find herself in. What she loves most about her job is that she gets to meet new people everyday and build relationships with them. Her previous professional endeavors as a real estate agent and CNA also reflect her enjoyment of meeting new people.