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TWO TECHNICIANS MEET

It all started more than a decade ago, when Ryan Pamplin and John Zheng met through peers and formed a friendship. Over the years, the two Bay Area coaches have kept in touch while achieving success in their own careers.

But it was a freak accident 10 years later that brought them together to embark on a path to make the world a healthier place.

THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN TECHNOLOGY

Let's stop that part of the story for a moment, because before Ryan and John joined forces, Ryan met Kathryn O'Malley (yes, this is one of those online success stories).

At the time, Kathryn was a Los Angeles food blogger and editor of GNC's WellBella magazine. When she wasn't behind a desk, she was acting in commercials and religiously taking Bootcamp classes at Barry's (and paying a lot for smoothies after class). When Ryan agreed to take a Barry class with Kathryn, she knew he was a guardian!

LIFE TAKES AN UNEXPECTED TURN

Soon, Kathryn moved to the Bay Area to be with Ryan. As they began their new life together, they were thrown into a curved ball when Ryan suffered a traumatic brain injury with severe post-concussive syndrome. To ensure his recovery, not only was he unable to work for nearly a year, he was also unable to use a computer, look at a screen, or even read for many months. The bright side during this devastating time was that Ryan became laser-focused and fed his body nutrition that would help it heal-and Kathryn was there beside him every step of the way. One of his favorite activities was cooking delicious vegan recipes together and making nutrient-rich smoothies.

A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE

After the accident, Ryan reconnected with John and expressed that he wanted to create a product that would help people live longer, healthier lives, and the two put their entrepreneurial heads together. Since they both depended on daily shakes to supplement their nutrition - post-workout shakes for John and fruit shakes for Ryan - they realized that what was lacking in the market was a blender that could make a smoothie without lumps or a smoothie straight from the gym or in travel.