May 23, 2023
In this week's
episode, Garrett Clark sits with Founder and CEO of PÜRTREK, Kyle
Stringham. PÜRTREK has developed the first trekking pole with an
integrated water-filtration system, making it convenient to drink
purified water anywhere in the outdoors. In this interview, they
discuss PÜRTREK's founding story, prototyping process, and so much
more.
Outline of the
conversation:
0:00 A need for
PÜRTREK
5:00 Prototyping
process
7:15 How does it
work
9:45 Your best friend
on the trail
12:30 Marketing and
messaging
16:30 ISPO award
18:00 Manufacturing
journey
22:30 Filtering
24:00
Sustainability
26:00 Pick up garbage,
get a discount
29:00 Connecting with
Nature
31:00 New distribution
channels
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