#36: Using Informed Optimism to Push Forward with Branden Maurin

Branden Maurin is an entrepreneur, innovator, and founder of Modern Sustainable Water, a modern luxury brand redefining everyday essentials through intentional design and sustainability. With a decade of leadership experience spanning military service and executive protection for Silicon Valley elites,Branden brings a unique blend of strategic insight and purpose-driven innovation to the consumer-packaged goods space. Through Modern Sustainable Water, he’s on a mission to tackle environmental and health challenges with products that are as functional as they are artfully designed.Drawing on experience from military service and executive protection in Silicon Valley, Branden shares how resilience, deep market research, and a relentless pursuit of impact drive his mission to reduce waste without sacrificing quality. He opens up about the hard realities of startup life (bootstrapping, burnout, and navigating a co-founder pivot) and what it really takes to build something truly disruptive. From embracing the “suck” to finding optimism in the chaos, Branden’s story is a raw, honest look at what it means to build a legacy that leaves the world better than you found it.Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS). Securities products and advisory services offered through PAS, member FINRA, SIPC. Financial Representative of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, New York. PAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian. RISE is not an affiliate or subsidiary of PAS or Guardian. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Guest speakers and their firms are not affiliated with or endorsed by PAS, Guardian, or RISE and opinions stated are their own. Guardian, its subsidiaries, agents and employees do not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. Consult your tax, legal, or accounting professional regarding your individual situation. 8006423.1 Expires 6/27What’s Inside:How Branden’s company is disrupting the artisan water spaceBranden’s experience running a startup and lessons learnedHow to find optimism amidst chaos as an entrepreneurMentioned in this episode:Branden Maurin on LinkedInModernsustainablewater.com