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Jennifer Petersen is a Certified Tea Specialist, owner of Create+Design+Manage a Profitable Tea Business™ online tea education courses, facilitator of Tea Mastermind™ business, and consultant to the beverage industries. Fascinated with tea history, she is an ardent student and admirer of those who choose tea as a lifestyle. 

Avid traveler and podcaster, Charity Chalmers, owns Chariteas LLC, a thriving tea company that focuses on sourcing tea from tea gardens on the road less travelled. Charity, a Certified Tea Specialist by the Specialty Tea Institute USA, has been in the field since 2006. 

Melanie Holsti is the owner of The Ironstone Cottage Tea Room & Garden. She divides her time between baking, tending to the garden and welcoming guests to the 100-year-old restored cottage which she operates with her husband and daughters in Mountain Grove, Missouri. 

Ellen Arden-Ogle is a certified tea sommelier and custom tea blender with The Novel Tea in Sacramento, California. She also teaches classes and hosts specialty tea events in addition to having an online store. 

Kelly Hackman, owner of The White Heron Tea & Gifts in New Port Richey, Florida, is a WTA Certified Tea Sommelier, Tea Specialist, and Etiquette Consultant.  Hackman has created a unique tea escape in her tearoom, transforming her town’s landscape and drawing guests from all over the southeastern United States.