BACK.
BACK. WHEN A SHORTAGE OF SANITIZING AND CLEANING PRODUCTS BECAME PART OF COVERED
MOM AN ESSENTIAL WORKER KATIE
ANTONIA KNEW SHE HAD TO DO
SOMETHING NOW WITH A LINE OF
RDX ESSENTIALS. SHE JOINS US
THIS MORNING. YOU'RE HERE IN
SAN DIEGO, AREN'T YOU? GOOD
MORNING, KATIE. GOOD MORNING.
YES. HERE IN MY HOMETOWN OF SAN
DIEGO. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I'M SO
HAPPY YOU'RE JOINING US. SO YOU
SAW THE NEED. YOU REALIZED THAT
YOU COULD FIX IT. YOU'RE
ACTUALLY CLINICAL AND
ANTI-MICROBIAL. STEWART
PHARMACIST AT SHARP MARY BERGE.
SO WHAT WAS THE PROCESS? WHEN
DID THE LIGHT BULB GO OFF AND
GO? I GOT TO DO SOMETHING. SO
LIKE MAYBE ABOVE AND THE EARLY
DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC MAYBE OF
MY NIGHTS WERE SLEEPLESS. I WAS
UP LATE RESEARCHING MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIES FOR SAN DIEGO'S MOST
VULNERABLE PATIENT POPULATION
PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES
FOR SHARPE MARY BURCH,
THE HOSPITAL THAT I WORKED FOR
AND AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER. I
WAS STRUCK FEAR IN THE EARLY
DAYS NOT UNDERSTANDING
THE RISKS OF TRANSMISSION AND
BRINGING IT HOME TO MY FAMILY.
AND WE'RE REALLY MADE THAT FEAR
AND THE MOTIVATION WAS THAT
CLEANING SUPPLIES, PERSONAL
HYGIENE PRODUCTS WERE NOT
AVAILABLE IN THE STORES. AND I
DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE TOILET
PAPER BUT I CERTAINLY HAVE
THE PHARMACISTS KNEW THAT I
COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE
DISINFECTING PRODUCTS AND EVEN
FIND A WAY TO MAKE SOME
HEALTHIER, SAFER AND BETTER.
OK. SO I HAVE SOME OF YOUR
PRODUCTS HERE SO I WANT YOU TO
TELL ME WHAT MAKES YOUR
PRODUCTS DIFFERENT AND WHAT DO
YOU HAVE HERE WHERE WE CAN GET
THESE PRODUCTS? WELL, WITH
GREAT WAYS THAT MAKES OUR
PRODUCTS DIFFERENT IS THAT
THEY'RE FREE OF TOXIC
PROPELLANTS AND FRAGRANCES AND
WE TRY TO MERGE THE BOTH
PHARMACY OR MEDICINE WITH
THE ART OF A NATURAL PARTY AND
USING NATURAL FRAGRANCES LIKE
ESSENTIAL OILS REALLY HELPS TO
BRING MERGED BOTH BOTH NATURAL
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE TO MAKE IT
A BETTER PRODUCT AND
THE MECHANISM OF THE BOTTLES
THAT WE USE ALLOWS FOR A MICRO
SPRAY THAT ALLOWS IT TO BE
SUSPENDED IN THE AIR WORK
LONGER. AND THE SAME THING WITH
WITH OUR WIPES. AND SO INSTEAD
OF RELYING ON A TOXIC MEANS OF
PRODUCTS THIS IS A MORE NATURAL
WAY TO MERGE ART AND SCIENCE.
YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES IT TAKES A
WHILE TO GET A BUSINESS UP AND
GOING COED STARTED IN MARCH.
HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO CREATE
THIS LINE, PUT IT OUT THERE ON
THE MARKET? I MEAN THAT'S
PRETTY FAST AND REALLY
IMPRESSIVE. KATIE, I THINK IT'S
ALL A MATTER OF WHAT MOTIVATES
YOU. AND THIS IS A HUGE TIME OF
NEED FOR MANY FAMILIES SMALL
BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY SCHOOLS.
AND SO IT SEEMED LIKE A VERY
NATURAL AND NORMAL PROCESS TO
COME UP WITH THIS IDEA AND
FORMULATE THE SPRAYS AND TRY TO
GET IT OUT THERE BECAUSE
THE NEED WAS DEFINITELY THERE
AND MY HEART IS TOTALLY INTO
IT. SO HERE I HAVE A HAND
SANITIZER. IT'S LEBANON AND
LAVENDER. SO LET ME GO IN AND
SPRAY AND IT SMELLS REALLY
GOOD. IT'S HAND SANITIZERS DO
NOT. WHERE CAN PEOPLE BUY YOUR
PRODUCTS IF THEY WANT TO
SUPPORT ESPECIALLY A LOCAL
BUSINESS OWNER? WELL, RIGHT NOW
WE WE ARE VIRTUAL AND AVAILABLE
ONLINE. OUR WEB SITE IS OUR X E
CLEAN DOT COM AND PURCHASES CAN
BE MADE THROUGH THERE. I
DEFINITELY WELCOME SCHOOLS TO
CONTACT US THROUGH OUR WEB SITE
DIRECTLY. WE'VE BEEN REACHING
OUT TO MANY SCHOOLS ALREADY AND
THE COMMUNITY SINCE THE START
OF A PANDEMIC AS WELL AS OTHER
SMALL BUSINESSES AND A LOCAL
WOMEN'S AND YOUTH SHELTER. SO
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE OURSELF
AVAILABLE ON THE WEB. AND
YOU'RE ALSO WORKING. I JUST GOT
TO ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME. TELL
ME ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY
OUTREACH WORKING WITH CASA DOWN
POWER. TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
RIGHT. RIGHT. SO RECENT. WE
RECENTLY WE WERE INVITED TO
LEARN ABOUT CONCERTA AND PYRO
AND BEING A WOMEN AND BABIES
PHARMACISTS. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
THE CORE PART OF MY HEART AND
PROFESSION. SO IT WAS A VERY
EASY YES. WHEN I GOT PHONE CALL
TO ASK. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE
DONATED DISINFECTING SUPPLIES,
WIPES, SPRAYS, HAND SANITIZERS
AND HAVE SET UP A FOUNDATION ON
OUR WEBSITE WHERE A PERCENTAGE
OF PROCEEDS OF PURCHASES
THROUGH THROUGH OUR WEB SITE
ARE DONATED TO A CLEANING FUND
TOO. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO MANY
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. MY HEART
GOES OUT TO TWO TEACHERS AND
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS JUST AS I
STRUGGLE HOMESCHOOLING MY
DAUGHTER IN THE HEIGHT OF A
PANDEMIC. I KNEW THAT I REALLY
WANTED TO BE A PAUSE POSITIVE
PART OF THE REOPENING OF
SCHOOLS AS WELL. OK, KATIE,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US. AS YOU WERE TALKING, ERIC
WALKED OVER HERE AND HE WAS
SPRAYING THIS. WE'RE REALLY
ENJOYING HOW SOME OF THIS STUFF
SMELLS BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM
HAVE. YEAH. A LOT OF THE STUFF
THAT YOU BUY AT THE STORE IS
LET'S JUST BE HONEST IT'S
REALLY, REALLY STRONG. SO
KATIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SHARING THIS YOURSELF. YOU FOR
SHARING YOUR STORY AND FOR
MAKING A DIFFERENCE OF COURSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
ME TO BE HERE TODAY. LIKE I
MENTIONED JUST PRIOR TO THIS
SHOW TODAY OF NATIONAL WOMEN'S
PHARMACIES DAY AND YOU COULDN'T
MAKE ME FEEL MORE AND MORE
GRATEFUL TODAY. THANK YOU. I'M
GLAD THE