Story Of Podox

Podox was started in 2020 in the Netherlands with a request from Gert, a befriended local sports pedorthist, for a better solution to do his work. He treated 5-8 clients a day while his back and knees were protesting every day a bit more.

My name is Jan Beltman. Gert asked me, being owner of Markant health and productivity, where we improve the working conditions for office workers.

At Markant my main role is to keep the company close to its mission and the development of new products that reduce sitting hours. 

So I hired Eric, our external Industrial designer, for assistance to develop a solution. That turned out to be a bumpy road making two steps forward but also one backwards as knowledge about the problem grew and there was no example solution.