Turn Trash Water into Drinking Water ft. Kurt Avery | Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby
Duration
40m
Broadcast on
21 Nov 2025
Audio Format
other
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In this episode, Joe sits down with Kurt Avery, founder of Sawyer Products — the company saving millions of lives through clean water and humanitarian innovation.
What started with a simple first aid product has grown into a global mission: providing life-changing water filtration to over 80 countries and partnering with 140 nonprofits around the world. From military-grade repellents to filters that cost just 30 cents per person to produce, Sawyer is reshaping what it means to build a business that gives more than it takes.
Kurt shares the faith, strategy, and wisdom behind giving away over 90% of his profits, why he believes God’s hand is in every drop, and how true success is measured by the lives you change — not the numbers you keep.
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