![]() ![]() I actually never went to college or took a business class for that matter but being in the sales/customer service industry what I do have is people skills and desire. I had no experience whatsoever in this field. They HAD to be easy to use, to help out us moms always on the go.They HAD to be chemical free and non-toxic.I wanted to create a product that not only was “cool” looking, so the athlete would actually want to use it, but after several months of research, I also knew… The actual design of the Stix just popped in my head. So when my son would sweat and throw his sweaty gear in his gear bag the bacteria babies would have their hay day inside his gear creating an odor that is absolutely foul so having my product also absorb the moisture was a must. I also found out that it was the moisture from the sweat getting trapped inside the gear that caused the bacteria to grow. I learned that I had to make the product Antimicrobial which would help inhibit the growth of odor-causing bacteria. Odor-causing bacteria like staph, e Coli, mold and mildew is actually what was living in my son's gear which is why I could never get rid of it. I found out that sweat doesn’t smell, it's actually bacteria that you smell. All my free time was spent googling odor, and I became obsessed with it. I spent the first few months researching what the odor actually was. So 4 years ago, on the way home from a Lacrosse Tournament, my youngest son's gear bag was making me want to puke… again and I looked at my husband and said, “That’s it! I am going to invent something!” With absolutely no experience in manufacturing, e-commerce, logistics or marketing, or actually anything I do now, and with the help of my husband, my family and friends I went from idea to prototype then to having an actual product for sale in 1 year. ![]() The fit and feel of the glove is extremely important to the athletes and every time I would try a new spray or wash, he said I would ruin the feel of the glove and he hated the overpowering scent designed to mask the odor. When you wear expensive gloves in sports like Lacrosse, Hockey, Soccer, and Boxing, you actually have a bond with your gloves. There was a battle of the smell between my 14-year-old and I because he was also very particular about what I could do. I looked at my husband and said, “That’s it! I am going to invent something!” With absolutely no experience in manufacturing, e-commerce, logistics or marketing, or actually anything I do now, and with the help of my husband, my family and friends I went from idea to prototype then to having an actual product for sale in 1 year. It wasn’t only my problem, every parent of an athlete I knew also had the same odor issues. I even tried every trick on google I could find I would have done anything to not smell that horrendous odor every carpool night. I had spent years trying different products to help with the odor in their gear and wasted so much money, and time, trying to get the odor out especially from those lacrosse gloves.Įverything I found on the market was either a type of chemical spray that simply masked the odor with some overpowering chemical scent or some kind of wash that would ruin the glove, but nothing really worked and as soon as he played, everything would smell again. I spent more time in the car running from event to event and I had less time at home. Krista Woods details the beginnings of their company in their Starter Story interview: (source)Īs a working mother of 3, I was always very busy especially during their sports seasons. Non-toxic and chemical free deodorizing for all your athletic gloves and shoes. Our Stink Stix inhibit bacteria growth, absorb moisture, and deodorize. GloveStix and ShoeStix are an odor management solution for sports gloves, shoes, boots, helmets, knee pads, arm pads, more. The company was founded in 2014 by Krista Woods and is based in Ashburn. GloveStix is an American odor management solution company.
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