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Eyeonize: From Screen Fatigue to Outdoor Focus with Jak and Sanjay Green.
Manage episode 513387140 series 2948998
Your eyes know when your brain is fading—and that tiny lag can cost a run, a rep, or a line of code. We sit down with Jak and Sanjay Green, the father–son team behind Eyeonize, a caffeinated, mentholated under‑eye balm built to cool, hydrate, and wake you up without another cup or can. What started with a gaming industry shock, grew into a product designed for anyone who stares, rides, studies, or drives for long stretches and needs clarity on demand.
This is a story about product integrity, community, and a clear why. It’s also about redefining energy as a subtle, portable boost you can use mid‑flow, without stopping what you’re doing. If you’re juggling screens, chasing daylight, or stacking miles, you’ll walk away with a fresh take on focus, branding, and what it means to build something useful, clean, and real.
If this conversation hits, follow the journey, share it with a friend who lives at a desk or on a trail, and leave a quick review to help more people find the show.
The Circling Podcast is proud to be in partnership with Bend Magazine. Claim your five-dollar annual subscription when you visit www.bendmagazine.com and enter promo code: PODCAST at checkout. Your subscription includes 6 issues of our regions top publication celebrating mountain culture, and four bonus issues of Bend Home and Design, the leading home and building design magazine in Central Oregon.
Support The Circling Podcast:
Email us at: [email protected]
Join the Circling membership: patreon.com/Thecirclingpodcast
Follow us on Instagram @thecirclingpodcast @bendmagazine
Cover Song by: @theerinsmusic
Bend Magazine. Remember to enter promo code: Podcast at checkout for your five-dollar annual subscription. https://bendmagazine.com.
BOSS Sports Performance: https://www.bosssportsperformance.com
Back Porch Coffee: https://www.backporchcoffeeroasters.com
Story Booth: https://www.storyboothexperience.com
Remember, the health of our community, relies on us!
Chapters
1. Gaming’s Scale Sparks an Idea (00:00:00)
2. Birth of the Brand Series Setup (00:03:12)
3. Meet Ionize: Founders and Concept (00:03:57)
4. Father–Son Dynamic and Surf Stories (00:06:51)
5. Bend Roots, Snowboard Culture, and Industry Paths (00:13:20)
6. From Mountain Jobs to Brand Building (00:21:00)
7. The Aha: Beyond Gamers to Everyday Use (00:30:58)
8. Formula Trials, Clean Ingredients, Patent (00:37:13)
9. Positioning, Branding, and BAO Accelerator (00:42:58)
10. College, AI, and Division of Roles (00:48:53)
11. Marketing Strategy and Go-To-Market (00:55:08)
12. Why We’re Building: Purpose and Impact (01:01:48)
13. Community, Mentors, and Launch Confidence (01:07:18)
14. Shasta Story: Grit, Risk, and Resolve (01:14:03)
15. Where to Find Ionize and What’s Next (01:19:18)
73 episodes
Manage episode 513387140 series 2948998
Your eyes know when your brain is fading—and that tiny lag can cost a run, a rep, or a line of code. We sit down with Jak and Sanjay Green, the father–son team behind Eyeonize, a caffeinated, mentholated under‑eye balm built to cool, hydrate, and wake you up without another cup or can. What started with a gaming industry shock, grew into a product designed for anyone who stares, rides, studies, or drives for long stretches and needs clarity on demand.
This is a story about product integrity, community, and a clear why. It’s also about redefining energy as a subtle, portable boost you can use mid‑flow, without stopping what you’re doing. If you’re juggling screens, chasing daylight, or stacking miles, you’ll walk away with a fresh take on focus, branding, and what it means to build something useful, clean, and real.
If this conversation hits, follow the journey, share it with a friend who lives at a desk or on a trail, and leave a quick review to help more people find the show.
The Circling Podcast is proud to be in partnership with Bend Magazine. Claim your five-dollar annual subscription when you visit www.bendmagazine.com and enter promo code: PODCAST at checkout. Your subscription includes 6 issues of our regions top publication celebrating mountain culture, and four bonus issues of Bend Home and Design, the leading home and building design magazine in Central Oregon.
Support The Circling Podcast:
Email us at: [email protected]
Join the Circling membership: patreon.com/Thecirclingpodcast
Follow us on Instagram @thecirclingpodcast @bendmagazine
Cover Song by: @theerinsmusic
Bend Magazine. Remember to enter promo code: Podcast at checkout for your five-dollar annual subscription. https://bendmagazine.com.
BOSS Sports Performance: https://www.bosssportsperformance.com
Back Porch Coffee: https://www.backporchcoffeeroasters.com
Story Booth: https://www.storyboothexperience.com
Remember, the health of our community, relies on us!
Chapters
1. Gaming’s Scale Sparks an Idea (00:00:00)
2. Birth of the Brand Series Setup (00:03:12)
3. Meet Ionize: Founders and Concept (00:03:57)
4. Father–Son Dynamic and Surf Stories (00:06:51)
5. Bend Roots, Snowboard Culture, and Industry Paths (00:13:20)
6. From Mountain Jobs to Brand Building (00:21:00)
7. The Aha: Beyond Gamers to Everyday Use (00:30:58)
8. Formula Trials, Clean Ingredients, Patent (00:37:13)
9. Positioning, Branding, and BAO Accelerator (00:42:58)
10. College, AI, and Division of Roles (00:48:53)
11. Marketing Strategy and Go-To-Market (00:55:08)
12. Why We’re Building: Purpose and Impact (01:01:48)
13. Community, Mentors, and Launch Confidence (01:07:18)
14. Shasta Story: Grit, Risk, and Resolve (01:14:03)
15. Where to Find Ionize and What’s Next (01:19:18)
73 episodes
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