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Dan Garcia has been importing and selling quality Yerba Mate from South America since 1998. He is one of the first pioneering individuals to bring this product to consumers in the United States. Dan's extensive experience as a coffee roaster has allowed him to explore other products around the world that are considered favorites to the local populations. Upon being introduced to South American Yerba Mate, he immediately became a fan and embarked on a journey to make this beverage available to the American public. Dan has forged strong ties with suppliers in South America to import and promote mate and the traditional accessories for drinking the beverage (gourds and bombillas). Dan realized the traditional ways of drinking mate may not transfer to mainstream America. As a result, he's taken strides to provide mate in forms more commonly accepted by American consumers.

Chris Olsen— Chris joined Aviva in January of 2008 as Dan's business partner and currently manages all the marketing duties along with helping in the day to day operations He comes from a Advertising heavy background spending a combined 8 years at the Integer Group in Denver and Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Boulder working on brands such as Proctor & Gamble, Volkswagen, Coors, and Coke-Cola. You will see much of his hard work in the near future with the updated Aviva logo and new packaging. Along with his advertising experience, Chris also received a master's degree in Marketing from the University of Colorado at Denver.

Chris was introduced to Yerba Mate while he was living with a host family in Buenos Aires. His curiosity became a passion and today Chris enjoys his daily Mate fix. He fills up a Nalgene bottle each evening and chills it in the fridge overnight so he can enjoy his favorite flavor blend of Ginger Peach throughout the day. During the cooler Colorado winters, Chris enjoys grabbing a Bengal Chai Mate Latte at a local coffee shop. For fun, he enjoys playing golf, mountain biking and going to concerts. We are very excited to have him as a part of our growing company! If you ever have any marketing ideas or comments, please contact Chris directly at colsen@yerba-mate.com. He would love to hear from you!"

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