A 2017 backpacking trip to Ecuador introduced two stressed Aussies to guayusa, the Amazon’s “super-leaf.” They founded Ayusa Tea to import certified-organic guayusa, plant holly trees for re-forestation and send AU$1 per purchase back to Kichwa communities. Slow-release energy, vegan cylinders and free samples (with every order) keep a growing tribe of surfers, coders and circus performers happily caffeinated.