Harrison to World: “Hello!”
By Marketing Intern on Jun 16 Filed In Intern 2 Comments
Hello and welcome to the first post from one of Sweet Leaf’s newest (and possibly now your favorite) blogger: me, Harrison! I’m going to be a marketing intern with Sweet Leaf Tea over the summer, and let me tell you, this job rocks.
Like many of you, I have been a fan of Sweet Leaf for a very long time. When you are a native of Austin like I am, it’s sort of hard to avoid. In one form or another, Sweet Leaf is associated with all of my favorite Austin places and events—from The Hideout to Freebirds, and from ACL Fest to South By Southwest. It seemed like Sweet Leaf knew where I was going to hang out and quickly left some bottles or created their own event there before I arrived. In no time at all, Sweet Leaf had established itself to me as a part of Austin that was as important and fun as the Alamo Drafthouse or Zilker Park.
When I left Austin to attend school at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas (granted, not too far from Austin, but still wildly different), I took Sweet Leaf Tea with me to serve as a constant reminder of the city I love so much. At any one time, I had in my dorm fridge a half gallon bottle of Original and a half gallon bottle of Mint & Honey, ready to be consumed after a long day of classes or during a long night of studying.
Me blending in
Needless to say, when I discovered that Sweet Leaf was looking for interns for the summer, I quickly jumped on the opportunity, and it is here at the Sweet Leaf Tea Headquarters on South Congress that I find myself today. It’s only my second day on the job, but I can already tell it’s going to be an awesome experience. Everyone is crazy nice and welcoming, and the atmosphere is as cool and laid back as you would imagine. Plus dogs and unlimited free tea only help.
I still have a lot to learn about this company and a lot to explore, and I plan on sharing these endeavors in the near future. We can learn about the behind-the-scenes of Sweet Leaf together!
Well, seeing as how I’m probably going to be writing several more blog posts in the future, maybe I should come up with a good farewell catchphrase to use. Edward R. Murrow did it, Ryan Seacrest does it. Even Howie Mandel does that stupid salute thing. Why not me? Let’s see, how about… “Have a sweet day!” God that’s awful. Okay maybe, “Keep watching the skies!” No, that’s been taken. Plus it makes no sense in this context. Well I’ll keep thinking of ideas. Until later!
ACL LINEUP!
By Danny on May 21 Filed In ACL, Austin, Texas, Live Music, Sweet Contests 9 Comments
THE ACL LINE-UP IS UP!!!!! OMG I’MA BOUT TO LOSE IT!
Sweet Mother of all that is good and holy, am I excited. < Ecstatic < Overwhelmed with amazing glorious joy from the heavens above. I give you a breakdown of a few bands I’m stoked about.
THE EAGLES!!! — Desperadoes from the Hotel California.
THE STROKES — Early 2000’s sub pop!
Vampire Weekend — They drink Horchata on campus with a guy named Blake with a new face.
Band of Horses — Once owned a ranch with talented horse who learned to play musical instruments.
Local Natives — In their natural habitat where ever they roam.
More to come as the time draws near. Let us know what band you want to see at ACL this year, and if you are convincing enough we might give you a FREE CASE OF TEA!!!! *fireworks* *explosions* *confetti* Comment on this blog for a chance to win. The Winner will be announced in a week! If you haven’t seen it yet…check it out HERE.
NOLA Jazz & Heritage Fest Line Up Announced
By Alexandra on Jan 15 Filed In ACL, Events, Food & Beverage, Live Music, Sweet Consumers, Vacation 1 Comment
Stevie Wonder at Jazz Fest 2008.
What do you think about the lineup for this year’s NOLA Jazz Festival? The good news is if you missed Pearl Jam at ACL last year, they’re headlining. And if you missed Lionel Richie at any point over the last 30 years you can see him too. Austin’s own Marcia Ball will be performing the first weeekend as well as Simon and Garfunkel, My Morning Jacket and The Black Crowes. (I was able to see The Black Crowes at Rothbury last summer and they’re awesome live.)
The second weekend offers much more for my taste with Richie Havens, Elvis Costello, Band of Horses, Old Crow Medicine Show, Gipsy Kings, the list goes on and on. Click here to see the complete line up.
Let us know if you like the list and if you’ll be making the trip to the birthplace of jazz to see it for yourself.
Festival dates-
Weekend 1: April 23-25
Weekend 2: April 29-May 2
Can’t turn off Gossip!
By Alexandra on Dec 29 Filed In ACL, Celebrities, Live Music, Los Angeles, SXSW Add a Comment
Gossip is Good
Have you heard about Gossip? This band is better than the rumors.
I first heard this Oregon-based group on Sirius radio and immediately downloaded several of their songs from iTunes. They have an awesome dance/ rock sound that blends Blondie, Janis Joplin and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and makes every day better. My favorite song right now is ‘Heavy Cross;’ perfect for singing, running, dancing, you name it. For a great play list, look for them on Pandora.
Looking forward to more Gossip in 2010… and possibly an American tour?
By, Jackie Gilles
During my short time here tea slingin’ as a marketing intern, I’ve learned some important lessons that I feel might be helpful to incoming interns in order to make their lives a little easier at first:
- Make friends with Jermaine. He is the keeper of the candy and often has some hidden away somewhere in his desk. He also knows where everything in the office can be found, EVERYTHING, which is a very helpful tip for a new, clueless intern who doesn’t want to look dumb.
- If you don’t like dogs, get over it. Don’t worry though, it won’t be hard; even the most hard-hearted dog hater can’t resist Bayer’s sweet lovin’. After hanging around with him so much I’m pretty set on getting a Golden Retriever one day.
- Yes, while you might be tempted to drink 4 bottles of Half n Half within a one hour period just because it’s free, don’t do it. You will sugar crash and burn.
- Work at as many events as possible on the weekends. I’ve never been paid to have so much fun before! Events like ACL weekend were really great, but meeting SLT fans was pretty dang fun, too—our fans are the best and love Sweet Leaf like you wouldn’t believe!
- If you’re lucky enough to take your break with April, you’re lucky enough. She’s a fountain of knowledge about random new wave 80’s bands, social media secrets, and tells the craziest stories that will most often blow your mind.
- Driving the Sprinter van is indeed as fun as you would think it is.
- Happy and Danny are your bosses—know that they have your back, especially if you’re wanting to find some Tito’s to make a SLT cocktail.
- The biggest compliment you could possibly receive is Gigi knowing your name instead of being called “hey, intern!”
- And my last little pearl of wisdom: work hard and do your best, but take the time to get to know people around the office. You will have met some fun, talented people, and you definitely won’t forget the semester you spent interning at Sweet Leaf Tea!
In all seriousness, I have loved having the opportunity to work for such an innovative, modern company that definitely knows how to work hard but keep life fun (please recall my post about beer pong in the office my first week). I’ll be sad to leave but I look forward to still being a brand ambassador for SLT as I attempt to find a job after I graduate this weekend. Speaking of which…anybody happen to be looking to hire a French-speaking Advertising student?
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