THE TEAM
INNOVATORS BEHIND THE SHOUTLET
Founder
Brent
Brent has worked full time in the health and wellness space since 2010. He is a UESCA running coach, IIN health coach, ultra endurance athlete, father of two beautiful daughters, and passionate about helping those in need.
www.theshoutlet.com
Psychology Advisor
Sarah
Sarah authored "The Theraputic Benefits of Shouting" in 2015 where she studied under famed psychologist Dr. Micahel Persinger. She runs her own Amazon business and serves as psychology council to Powershout.
Chief Creative & Design
Cam
Cam is a dad to a 17 year old son and the founder of Midnight Aurora, a creative team based out of Austin, TX. He’s worked with some of the biggest brands like FX and Delta designing user experiences and creating memorable brands too dangerous for billboards.
www.midnight-aurora.com
Social Media
Chandler
Chandler works fulltime in marketing and part-time as a pilates instructor. She is a former competitive cheerleader, holistic medicine practitioner, avid traveler, and mother to 3-month old baby girl, Presley.
Textile Engineer
Lori
Lori leads all Shoutlet prototype development and manufacturing efforts. She is a mother of five, a master seamstress, and founded Custom Touch Sewing in 1998.
kid tester
Alexa
Alexa is in 3rd grade and is passionate about animals, theater, lacrosse, dancing, swimming, math and Roblox. She is avid user of The Shoutlet when it's time to go to bed before she deems necessary.
our story
a tale of resilience and innovation
In the heart of bustling New York City, Brent found himself juggling an overwhelming number of responsibilities. He was raising his young daughter in a tiny apartment, working full-time, training for a long distance trail race, and struggling to stay financially afloat while keeping up with the high cost of living in NYC.
The tragic and unexpected loss of his parents and siblings in previous years had left him constantly grappling with grief and a sense of isolation.
Even with a healthy diet and regular exercise, the weight of his acute stressors began to take a toll on his physical and mental health. The stress was manifesting in various ways, from hair loss and weight gain to increased heart rate and blood pressure. As a joke he and his friends began shouting out across the Hudson River during their daily runs, but it felt great! Outside of his run training, he had nowhere else to let it out without scaring his family, neighbors, or collegues.
While trying to find a way to release his pent-up emotions - through exercise, breath work, cold plunging, meditation, supplements, etc, Brent had a eureka moment. He realized that he needed a non-pharmacutical, safe, natural, effective, and FAST outlet to express emotions without leaving his apartment. He began experimenting with different materials and designs, eventually creating a small, compact pillow made of special noise-reducing hypoallergenic foam. He named it the Shoutlet.
The Shoutlet became an immediate lifesaver for Brent. It provided him with a private outlet for his frustrations, allowing him to release his emotions without judgment, consequence, or scaring his young daughter. As he continued to use the Shoutlet, he noticed a significant improvement in his overall well-being. His weight began to stabilize, his heart rate and blood pressure decreased, his mood lifted and he became more patient and compassionate father!
He chose to test his theory that The Shoutlet would be accepted universally and launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. During the pre-order reservation phase, the Shoutlet instantly became a popular stress-relief tool that countless individuals could use as a healthy and effective way to manage their emotions. Brent's journey from stressed out, impatient father to empowered, confident entrepreneur is a testament to the power of resilience, innovation, finding healthy ways to process stress, and honing the ability to alchemize traumatic situations into positive actions and results.
