It Started with a Question.

It wasn't a business idea. It wasn't a plan. It was simply a question asked between three friends during another Sunday of serving together at our local church.

Every week, we woke before sunrise to serve the people of Long Island and New York City. The mornings were early, the days were long, and coffee was our fuel. But what kept us going wasn't caffeine alone. It was purpose. We loved serving people, building relationships, and being part of something bigger than ourselves.

We all had an entrepreneurial spirit. Mike dreamed of building a coffee company. Dhanuka hoped to one day help rebuild part of his home country of Sri Lanka. We knew we wanted to build something. We just didn't know what.

Then Mike asked, "Does coffee grow in Sri Lanka?"

That one question sparked a journey none of us expected. We formed Wild House before we had the answers. We had little money, no experience, and no roadmap. We learned by doing, made mistakes, adapted, and kept moving.

Over the years, Wild House has grown with us. We have sourced coffee throughout Asia, expanded our sourcing, refined our blends, hosted pop-ups in New York, and eventually moved the company to California. Every challenge became another opportunity to learn.

Looking back, we realized something unexpected.

Coffee was never the destination.

It became the excuse to gather. The beginning of conversations. The catalyst for friendship. The fuel for serving others. A daily reminder to live with intention. To dream and to build.

Our faith in Jesus is the foundation of why we do what we do. It's what brought us together, continues to guide us, and reminds us that the fullest life is found in serving others and stepping into the unknown.

That's what being Wild means to us.

It's having the courage to start before you have all the answers. It's choosing purpose over limitation, curiosity over routine, courage over comfort, and action over stagnation.

Every cup is a reminder that today is an invitation to live fully alive.

This is home for The Wild Ones.

Welcome to Wild House.

Yours,

Mike, Dhanuka & Emily