Susi Vine welcomes Stavros, founder of Leaf Sweat, to discuss inspiration, staying the course, and honoring the creative process. Stavros recounts his discovery of self-made herbal tea blends to replace energy drinks during intense documentary editing, and how one failed business partnership evolved into a wholesale business from just a suitcase full of samples. From trademark issues to a brand pivot, and trying to balance myriad other artistic expressions, the conversation explores making space for creativity, ego, mindfulness, Zen Buddhism, and Stavros’s goal to bring “make the leaf sweat” to global awareness. For frustrated creatives and entrepreneurial thinkers, this episode pulls back the curtain on fine tuning your unique process and bringing all of You to the product you’re called to create.
Host Susi Vine and her guest Stavros, founder of the artistic tea brand Leaf Sweat, explore inspiration, creativity, and mindfulness. Stavros is a lifelong creative, finding expression as a documentary filmmaker, author, musician, and artist, and shares how discovering herbal tea brought him the focus he needed through the pressure of editing a documentary film. From the ashes of a failed art-studio venture, he developed custom 12 blends that grew into a wholesale business. Stavros talks about meeting his own high standards and being able to pivot after a trademark challenge undermined his original Vampire brand. The conversation ranges from managing ego, making space for ideas, and holding space for diverse creative pursuits. Stavros describes his goal to bring “make the leaf sweat” into common parlance, and find authentic expression by honoring the artistic process.
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