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You’re Probably Dehydrated: How Two Founders Are Turning Water Into a Health Empire | Ep 219 with Yash and Smile Founders of Dr. Water

2025/5/12
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Yash: 我一直致力于在健康和可持续发展领域打造品牌,曾为商业空间开发空气净化解决方案,并帮助农民转向可持续农业。去年,我发现美国饮用水存在问题,75%以上的人口脱水,因此我们想帮助人们充分补水,这就是Dr. Water的创立初衷。我们希望帮助人们过上更健康、更好的生活。 Smile: 我从小就渴望创业,并为此奠定了基础。我一直在初创公司工作,例如视频AI和D2C品牌。通过铁人三项训练,我意识到人们多年来对补水的认识是错误的,如果人们能了解这些知识,他们的生活将会有很大的不同。

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Yash (the "Water Genie") and Smile (an Ironman athlete) co-founded Dr. Water) to solve what they call the world’s most overlooked health crisis: dehydration. With backgrounds in sustainability and performance science, the duo reveals how hydrogen water can transform energy, recovery, and aging—while also cutting plastic waste. They share the journey from building DTC wellness brands to going viral on TikTok and pitching billionaires via cold emails.

Key Discussion Points

The Spark of a Problem: Why 75% of Americans are dehydrated—and what that does to your body.

From Ironman to Founder: How Smile’s training journey revealed major hydration myths.

Hydrogen 101: The science behind hydrogen water, molecular research, and anti-aging benefits.

Design Meets Wellness: Creating the first modern hydrogen tumbler with UV filtration.

Go-to-Market Playbook: Why social selling (TikTok, Meta) beat Amazon for this brand—and how they got their first billionaire buyer.

Founders Who Fit: Why this co-founder duo works—9 years of history, clarity of roles, and shared obsession.

Educating a Market: Using MMA athletes, NFL doctors, and real stories to take hydrogen water mainstream.

Key Takeaways

  • Water is Wellness: You can’t absorb supplements, recover well, or think clearly without proper hydration.
  • Science Backed, Lifestyle Led: Products need to heal and be something people love showing off.
  • Social is the New Shelf: Founder-led brands that educate and entertain will win on TikTok and YouTube.
  • Complementary Founders Scale Faster: Visionary + executor beats any solo genius.
  • Hydration is the First Habit: If you fix water, you unlock the foundation for every other wellness behavior.

Closing Thoughts

From battling microplastics to unlocking cellular energy, Dr. Water isn’t just a hydration brand—it’s a movement. Tune in to learn how two first-time founders went from global agriculture and Ironman races to building a multi-country wellness company that just might reshape the water industry from the inside out. Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/FOUNDERSSTORY* Check out Northwest Registered Agent and use my code FOUNDERS for a great deal: https://northwestregisteredagent.com* Check out Notion: https://notion.com/founders* Check out Plus500: https://plus500.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out Square: https://square.com/go/founderAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands)Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy)