Ping Pong with the Tea’m
By Marketing Intern on Mar 9 Filed In Activities, Intern Add a Comment
So I’ve never once played ping pong and never really had any desire to until SLT came into my life. My new goal is to attempt to learn the rules of ping pong in my spare time and at least be able to play well enough to not embarrass myself.
About two weeks ago Janet and I had our first ping pong match. It was a good place to start but could definitely use improvement. For all of those out there that also want to try to pick up a new skill here is a site that lays out the basics of ping pong.
Check it out! Also, if you are an overly competitive person this game could be a great fit for you. So go enjoy a game of ping pong and a bottle of Sweet Leaf Tea.
-By, Jessie Hall
Shun the non-believer! Shunnnnnnnn
By Marketing Intern on Feb 18 Filed In Austin, Texas, Food & Beverage, Intern Add a Comment
Post by, Eliza Cole
Ever seen Charlie the Unicorn?
This ‘shunnn’ mentality echoed in my mind after my first Sweet Leaf Tea demo this week at the grand opening of Newflower Farmers Market in Bee Cave, where my intern-buddy Jessie and I found ourselves demo-ing against rival tea makers, as well as proving to the Sweet Leaf Tea newcomers that SLT really is a better bottled tea compared to the other bottled teas with the bad ingredients and even worse taste they had previously sworn off. Luckily, I never had to actually shun any one of our testers, as Jessie and I, along with our brand ambassador Jackie, successfully converted all those non-believers to the delicious taste of all-natural Sweet Leaf Tea. Jessie and I learned that projecting our passion for the brand onto others is joyful and rewarding, especially when the kids come back for seconds and thirds with their parents who love it even more!
Even though it was a cold, rainy day with occasional sleet, getting out of the office and into the store was a fantastic experience. I loved interacting with all of the customers, as well as dancing to my favorite oldies music being played on speakers overhead. Jessie loved handing out all of the Sweet Leaf Tea swag to the kids (tattoos, stickers and buttons, oh my!), and my favorite part was bartering the very popular samples of tea for the other store samples to make an interesting combination for lunch. My first demo was a success, Sweet Leaf Tea FTW!
Everybody loves the Sweet Leaf Tea!
By Guest on Feb 4 Filed In Austin, Texas, Intern 1 Comment
Post by Jessie Hall
I’m in my second week of my marketing internship here at SLT and it has been even better than the first week! I love that every day I come to the office there will probably be a new dog running around that I haven’t gotten to play with yet (I have to admit Oscar is my favorite so far).
Me & Oscar bonding
In my experience you can tell if you’ll like an internship within the first few days and I know I will love it here. While I learn more about marketing I look forward to getting to know a great brand, play some ping pong and drink all the free tea I can manage to keep down.
My intern buddy is Eliza. I’ve only worked with her a few days but I already know we’re going to get along great. A few things to know about Eliza if you ever run into her at the office or at an event: she is crazy friendly, loves listening to oldies (this has become a daily routine with us haha) and is a traveling enthusiast.
We have already worked on a few projects since we started and each in their own way has been a great way of introducing us to the brand and what it’s all about. I can’t wait to see what else we get to work on this semester and the great SLT followers that we’ll get to interact with along the way.
Blog post by Janet Shu, rock-star Intern.
“Welcome to the Tea’m!” Those were the first words towards becoming a part of this family (dogs included). Starting my internship at Sweet Leaf Tea has been very surreal. Tea, keg, dogs running around the office, ping pong breaks, friendly faces – all the perks of the company. My first week is not over yet, but the days are flying right before my eyes.
(L-R) Bayer & Nancy-Pants playing outside
Kathryn, my intern partner every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (she’s stuck with me) strained our eyes on the computers to do some intense researching. Towards the end of the first day, our hard work paid off with the sweet victory of a ping pong match vs. Happy.
(L-R) Ashley, Danny, Danny & Craig
Our second day at the office was filled with multiple projects and tasks which kept Kat and I busy. I never knew how much fun unpacking tea can be along with bubble wrap stacked towards the ceiling. Oh the ideas of what we can do with bubble wrap are limitless and can put a cunning smile on your face. Kat has been scheming to wrap me up with it and take a picture!
All I want to do at the end of the day is drink some Raspberry SLT, and apparently so do all my friends who take it from me. Everyone seems to just want a piece of Granny!
I am really excited for what the rest of the semester has in store for me, and I must say the forecast is looking positive. It’s the dream internship 
This one is for you, April: SLT FTW!
Sweet New Intern Gig!
By Guest on Jan 29 Filed In Intern 2 Comments
Post by Kathryn Gliniany-New Marketing Intern
My first week as a new member of the Sweet Leaf Tea’m is coming to a close. Taking time to reflect back on all that I’ve done so far made me realize that I’ve been one busy little intern during the 2 days, and that there is certainly no lack of work or entertainment in this office!
Janet and I have cozied up to one another in our intern cube to work on a number of projects this week. We are usually rocking out to some play list from my iTunes collection- Janet has yet to complain or bring any tunes of her own, so this will continue…. She’s even getting used to me talking to myself while editing a picture or typing up a document. Poor girl.
We put our muscles to use on Thursday afternoon unloading shipments of sample tea product (see picture) that will inevitably be devoured by employees and their friends and family. I’ve never seen so much bubble wrap in my life, good thing I’m a grown up and not tempted to pop it all…
Everyone in the office is so friendly and welcoming, even the dogs running around come over to our desk for a game of fetch every once in awhile. (Although Grayce doesn’t exactly drop the ball for me to throw it yet, we are working on that one!) And when you feel like you’ve been sitting too long, a game of ping pong will re-energize you to take on the next task. (This picture documents Happy’s first ping pong win!!)
I’m so excited to be a part of the Tea’m and seriously love coming to spend time working and contributing here. It’s only been 1 week so make sure to stay tuned for more of our intern adventures in the months to come!
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