In the spotlight
This is the portal to our curated collection of quirky products from quirkier brands. These are some of the most ingenious inventions and brands we’ve worked with over the years. Learn about the creators behind these gems, all without any paid promotions. We want to share these products based on the curiosity factor of the stuff, the fun quotient of the project and our genuine enthusiasm for the talent and innovation they represent.
In the Spotlight
In the Spotlight
Kalio Pain Free Bandaids
We couldn’t resist producing a story about a band aid that relieves pain without drugs!
We spoke with medical professionals who had plenty of questions. We spoke with patients who have worn them. For some it worked, for some it didn’t, but the promise of treating pain without drugs is spectacular.
HIMO Folding Bike
As a kid heading to school, didn’t you always imagine folding up your bicycle into a bag and carrying it with you wherever you went? Welp, imagine our surprise to find someone else with the exact same idea, actually made it happen, and made it ELECTRIC!!! So here it is. Bike, fold, carry. Repeat! Fantastic.
For an installment of our Biz Kids series, we met 11yo Mikaila when “Me & the Bees” was “BeeSweet” Lemonade. Mikaila was testing the recipe with her dad, then setting up her first lemonade stand at Whole Foods. She told us about her hope to help save the bees, and how her Granny Helen’s honey lemonade recipe was just the ticket. Now, you can pick up her thirst quenching Me & the Bees lemonade just about everywhere and hear the buzz every time to take a sip!
Bee Sweet Lemonade
Bite Toothpaste Bits
Here was another product test. Bite: vegan, whitening, minty, plastic free packaging, toothpaste pills in a jar. They said, “Place one bit in your mouth, bite down, brush with a wet toothbrush, twice a day, every day”. We did. We filmed it. It was kinda weird, kinda cool. Life went on. We felt better.
No Cow Protein Bars
When we filmed with entrepreneur, Daniel “D” Katz, he had just turned 19. He got up every morning at 3am, worked out, went to work from 5am to 11pm. Then he did it again. I guess we’ve been sold on his wildly successful dairy-free protein bars ever since.
Da Bomb Bath Bombs
For another installment of Biz Kids, we met sisters Isabel and Caroline who decided to develop their own wildly successful line of bath bombs - when they were 12! They showed us how they ran their multi million dollar business, how they came up with bath fizzer recipes, and they let us tag along when they sold a pretty HUGE order. Now, we’re fizz fanatics.
Bulletproof Coffee Starter Kit
Wanna live until you're 180? Better start drinking some buttered coffee! We ventured to Canada to film with famed lifestyle guru, Dave Asprey, at his biohacking compound. We can confirm his morning routine: he drinks Bulletproof coffee for breakfast, has a nice little stretch and then jumps right into his -250°F cryochamber.
Mo’s Bows
Fresh off the show Shark Tank, we filmed with Mosiah Bridges for another installment of our Biz Kids segment. Mo showed us how he and his mom started their cottage industry in their home office, covered corner to corner in colorful, playful fabrics, hand selected by the sartorial Mo. He brought us with him when he paid a sales call to Brooks Brothers, carrying a briefcase full of bows!
The Gourd Cup
When our producer read the headline: Biodegradable coffee cups that grow on a vine, we couldn’t resist, so we packed up the crew and ventured out to investigate. We met with the inventor, Jun Aizaki, and he walked us through the process of literally growing coffee cups on a vine.
BCakeNY
These cakes are WAY more than cakes. They are artistic creations, every one crafted by a team of haute cake designers. We filmed with the team who built a giant cake - a huge tube of bright red Mac Lipstick, originally created for Rihanna. Our cameras were rolling as they recreated the cake for a customer who wanted to celebrate her birthday in style.
Feel Good Threads
We spent a day filming with sneak customizer Suheel Sheikh. We wanted to buy every one of the amazingly cool sneakers he showed us. But one pair in particular made us swoon. He used a super secret special paint and when we stepped out into the light of day, the sneakers changed color from plain white to a vibrant display of sunset pastels. Spectacular.
Haute Hero Mini Sneakers
We filmed with Chris Pin while he fulfilled an order for a customer/fan for a pair of magically precise and tiny replicas of a pair of classic sneakers. It’s not every day we can marvel at the methodical process of an artistic maestro. Chris did not disappoint.
Hamakua Macadamia Nuts
Somebody said Hawaii, and we thought a little jaunt to the islands sounded like a good plan, especially since it meant we could film at the Hamakua Macadamia Nut farm! The jaw dropping vistas on the farm, nestled between volcanic rock mountains, were equalled only by these delicious morsels of goodness, lovingly plucked from the branches, carefully sorted and tastily flavored. The wasabi nuts made our noses tingle, the Spam flavor, umm well… but decidedly, the most scrumptious variety were drenched in milk chocolate.