Water is a key player in how your body functions, delivering much-needed nutrients to your cells and protecting your joints and organs, so water should be the go-to beverage. Water shouldn’t only enter the game when you’re thirsty or feel dehydrated; it needs to be a constant partner throughout your daily routine. Recognizing the power of H2O is Ghydion Co, an up-and-coming premier smart water bottle creator who is changing the way you think about staying hydrated.
As a former Air Force Veteran turned entrepreneur, Donovan Stewart was inspired by a difficult and frightening personal experience while deployed to the desert of Qatar in 2019. Stewart, who has always been a gym rat, didn’t let his fitness journey suffer while deployed, but one day, while walking outside and feeling fine, things took a turn for the worse. Like the flip of a switch, Stewart found himself experiencing the terrifying realities of heat exhaustion. Tired and with his head pounding, Stewart could barely move, ask for help, or even form a sentence. But as luck would have it, a friend showed up shortly after the waves of heat exhaustion hit Stewart and called medical services for help.
Admitted to the medical unit, Stewart revealed to the doctor his hydration habits—which happened to be all wrong! The doctor told Stewart that water intake should take place incrementally throughout the day, not randomly or only when you feel thirsty. But Stewart learned he was not alone with his poor hydration habits; many Americans are chronically dehydrated, operating at a deficiency that impacts their overall health. The terrifying experience of almost losing complete control for a few minutes led this veteran to make changes in his own life and to improve the lives of others.
After discovering that gallon-sized water bottles—which could help him stay on track incrementally throughout his work day—didn’t exist, Stewart decided to solve this problem by establishing Ghydion Co, which has a smart bottle currently in production that will be released later this year.
The smart water bottle industry is made up of businesses that appear to want one thing only: money. While this is understandable and necessary for survival, it can also lead to shortcuts and impact the material quality of the product. At Ghydion Co, excellence and generosity are their core values, aiming to design and bring to market the world’s first smart gallon water bottle that gamifies hydration. Their custom water bottles have a built-in water intake calculator in the removable base designed to help you track your hydration, turning it into a small daily game that challenges you to drink more water.
Stewart is focused on solving the problem of chronic dehydration in America. Using crucial feedback on what consumers like athletes and gym junkies are looking for, Ghydion Co continues to tweak their product to answer their needs. The company even examined what outdoors-oriented people are looking for, leading Ghydion Co to consider developing a hiking water bottle version in the future.
Ghydion Co also gives back. Pledging 10% of every gallon sold to the nonprofit organization charter:water, which has a mission of solving the global water crisis by digging wells to provide clean drinking water for everyone.
Understanding that your body depends on your water habits, Ghydion Co has created a hydration companion to help you set and reach daily goals in a stylish and fun way, proving they are at the top of innovation as far as smart water bottles go.
Published by: Martin De Juan