WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ZORPADS
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS
March 2nd, 2022 - “Stop shoe stink at the source with Zorpads Shoe Inserts ($10 for 2 pairs). These ultra thin, NASA-tested "stickers" fit any shoe and won't leave a mess.”
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NASA SPINOFF
January 19th, 2021 - “Odor Eliminating Shoe Inserts Rely on NASA-Tested Activated Carbon Cloth.”
MY BRAND JOURNEY
June 23rd, 2020 - “How we built an odor-eliminating shoe insert company that grew its sales by over 400% in 2019.”
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RUNNER'S WORLD
January 16th, 2020 - “The best sprays, pods, and pouches for getting the stink out of your shoes.”
MEN’S AXIS
June 9th, 2019 - “The company offers a different approach by combining excellent efficiency and compact size.”
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS
March 13th, 2019 - “There’s No Quick Shortcut to Success: Zorpads Takes Off”
CNBC
January 29th, 2019 - “'Shark Tank': This ex-SpaceX engineer scored a $150,000 investment for odor-eliminating shoe pads”
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
January 29th, 2019 - “Charles Barkley funds foot odor product, shades Shaq on ‘Shark Tank’”
SHARK TANK
January 27th, 2019
THE DES MOINES REGISTER
January 27th, 2019 - “When they were called to LA in June to film, they dressed up in their finest space-themed clothes — an ode to their NASA-tested technology — and made their pitch to the group of business "sharks," along with a special guest: retired NBA player Charles Barkley.”
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PREGNANCY & NEWBORN MAGAZINE
December/January, 2019 - “These genius helpers will leave you thankful and wondering, ‘why didn’t I think of that?’”
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MASHABLE
December 22nd, 2018 - “Their sticky bases make them easy to apply, and their compact rectangular shape means they're small enough to fit any shoe — no cutting or trimming required.”
MEN'S HEALTH
June 19th, 2018 - "Fun fact, your feet have more sweat glands in them than anywhere else on your body," Taylor Wiegele, the co-founder of the odor-absorbing shoe insert brand Zorpads, says.
DAN FLYING SOLO
June 18th, 2018 - "I use the Zorpads in my shoes which help to make sure they stay fresh and last longer which reduces the need to wash my trainers as often when travelling."
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CRAIN'S ONLINE
April 16th, 2018 - "Know that there’s a bit of your own instinct and gut sense in all of this."
STAR MAGAZINE
January 12th, 2018 -"Each pad works as a vacuum cleaner to absorb and eliminate bacteria."
OK! MAGAZINE
January 12th, 2018 - "Destroy nasty smells in your shoes, gym bag, clothes hamper, or garbage can."
FOX 31 DENVER
January 5th, 2018 - "If you want to get rid of the stink in your shoes for the New Year try odor destroying shoe Inserts made with NASA-tested technology."
ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
December 5th, 2017 - "Though designed for shoes, users have also placed them in garbage cans, sports equipment, refrigerators, litter boxes, gym bags and diaper pails."
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HUFFINGTON POST
November 24th, 2017 - "The mission of Zorpads is to solve every day problems with new, exciting technology. We started with shoe odor, but that’s only just the beginning. Within the next year, we hope to launch several more products."
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NATION ALIST MAGAZINE
November 2017 Issue - "The one-size-fits-all anti-microbial insert absorbs and eliminates bacteria, eradicating odor right where it starts."
BEST PRODUCTS
September 15th, 2017 - "Passive Agressive Gifts to Give Your Frenemies"
MIAMI LIVING MAGAZINE
October/November 2017 - "Here's what else is cool--each Zorpad, which is super thin (about as thick as a credit card) has more odor-destroying area than a full-sized tennis court"
KTLA LOS ANGELES MORNING SHOW
October 10th, 2017 - "They can also be useful in other smelly places - i.e. the inside of a trash can, refrigerator, gym bag, diaper genie, boxing gloves, etc."
GEARMOOSE
September 12th, 2017 - "They’re one size fits all, so they’ll work with everything from your slimmest sneakers to your heaviest boots — all the while upgrading the scent"
WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY
August 15th, 2017 - "Graduating from Harvard Business School might cause some to want to kick off the shoes, but two recent alum looked at that tendency as an opportunity for a viable business. "
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BOSTINNO
August 15th, 2017 - "The latest addition to the bunch is Zorpads, a Harvard Business School-born venture that wants to solve a tiny, still deeply annoying, problem: shoe odor."
ROUGH DRAFT VENTURES
August 15th, 2017 - "Leveraging their classmates as a community of beta-testers, the two iterated upon feedback from the handmade samples they crafted using a heat sealer and dried baby wipes."
RUGBY REP
July 25th, 2017 - "Finally, a Shoe Odor-Eliminating Product That Works, thanks to NASA and Harvard Business School."
TECH AMA: ASK ME ANYTHING
August 16th, 2017 - "In contrary to the shoe deodorizer patches currently available in the market, Zorpads are incredibly tiny, making it fit all kinds of shoes." Cofounder Taylor Wiegele tells us more about the product in an AMA event
BOSTINNO
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