Between early morning classes, long shifts, workouts, club meetings, and late-night study sessions, I was constantly running on empty. Like so many students, I relied on caffeine to keep up.

At first, energy drinks seemed like the perfect solution. They got me through lectures, fueled late-night study sessions, and helped me survive finals week.

Until they didn't.

The jitters. The afternoon crash. The bloated feeling. Ingredient labels packed with things I couldn't pronounce.

Then, somewhere between my fifth study guide and my third existential crisis of finals week, it hit me:

Why wasn't there an energy drink that combined the natural benefits of tea with the convenience of an energy drink?

So instead of waiting for someone else to create it, I decided to build it myself.