Having first bonded over their love for music, Tenille and Alexi later came to find that their vision for the world and long-term goals were also similar. While watching a  program about the growing problems in Africa, they came up with the idea of E.P.I.C (Everyday People Initiating Changes) and the concept that people of every age, race, creed or social status have the ability to change the world for the better every day in whatever they choose.