About Us
WE ARE ELEMENT KOMBUCHA
We believe that Kombucha continues to be brewed to this day because of it’s healthy and refreshing qualities, and that’s why our process is based on traditional methods and ingredients. It's made in an effort to guarantee the same benefits that humans have enjoyed for thousands of years – in every bottle of Element Kombucha.
We brew each flavor to strict parameters to bring out benefits of the plants as well as best flavor possible. Element Kombucha is brewed with only the best teas sourced directly from small tea farms.
MEET OUR FOUNDERS, KEVIN & TIMA!
By the time Kevin and Tima met, they’d each discovered the refreshing benefits of Kombucha on their own. Each was brewing his own homemade batches to share with friends and family. Combining their knowledge and passion to brew purely traditional Kombucha was only natural and through that, Element Kombucha was born! ⚡️🙌🏻
Tim is an entrepreneur with a diverse background in brand creation, e-commerce, hospitality, art and functional wellness products. He holds a degree in Economics before moving to New York City in 2004 to study business at Baruch College.
During his years in New York (2005–2012), Tim founded four companies, including the launch of Dean & Tyler, a premium brand of dog training equipment. He was an early adopter of B2C online sales and among the first brands to leverage and innovate within Amazon’s FBA platform.
After relocating to San Antonio in 2012, Tim co-opened Alchemy Kombucha and Culture, an award-winning farm-to-table restaurant. In parallel, he co-pioneered the kombucha beverage market in South Texas with the launch of Element Kombucha, an RTD brand. Today, KTElement, LLC is home to multiple brands — from Element Kombucha and Greenbelt to a range of co-packing partner products. Under his leadership, Element expanded beyond Texas into the Southwest, Northwest, and Northeast regions, with distribution negotiations ongoing in additional territories. Today, Element Kombucha is available in over 1,000 locations, including major retailers such as H-E-B, Whole Foods Market, United Markets, Albertsons, and Town & Country etc.
Through his businesses, Tim has continued to cultivate a lifelong passion for natural medicine and nutrition-based approaches to wellbeing. Raised in a far remote arctic region and living entirely off the land, he developed a deep connection to nature’s resources for sustenance and medicine. His global experiences have allowed him to learn from leading practitioners worldwide, including now over 15 years of studying traditional Shipibo medicine in the remote jungles of Peru.
Tim applies modern research, innovation, and food science alongside traditional natural medicine practices to formulate and develop functional products that enhance health, vitality, and overall wellbeing.
Kevin’s Kombucha story may have began much later than Tima’s, but it became a fixture of his life as soon as it did. Out of college, Kevin began a career in video production. This meant a lot of time spent sitting in front of a computer and grabbing lunch at the nearest business which was typically fast food.⠀⠀
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After gaining some weight and realizing he needed a change, Kevin began working out, preparing his own meals and even made a vow to never drink soda again. His quest for a more flavorful and satisfying alternative to soda than water and tea led him to Komchua. A few Kombuchas later and Kevin was officially obsessed and this new obsession, combined with his DIY nature, set him on the path to brew his own Kombucha. After a few failed attempts, Kevin created a brew that he was extremely happy with and soon saw the effects of consistently drinking Kombucha including his annual fight with sinus infections vanishing! ⠀⠀
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When Kevin first met Tima, he was excited to meet another person who was just about as devoted to Kombucha. They both had a strong, purist view of the process and believed that the benefits are only as good as what you put in it.
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