What if a circular saw blade could revolutionize kitchen safety for millions?

After learning knife smithing but being unable to use traditional knives during a severe flare-up, Doug created the Nulu: a groundbreaking adaptive kitchen knife that aligns with your musculoskeletal structure, eliminates grip strain, and puts the blade exactly where your hand knows it is. But this episode goes far beyond a product story. 

This week, Kim sits down with our featured guest, West Point graduate and disabled Army veteran Doug Katz, who turned his own upper extremity disabilities—arthritis, carpal tunnel, tennis elbow—into innovation.

In this episode, we cover:

🔴 The Universal Design Reality: Everyone is one second from needing adaptive tools—disability isn't an identity, it's a curve we all move through (broken arm? You're disabled for six weeks) 

🟢 Hidden Entrepreneurial Gold: Every state by law has adaptive lending libraries nobody knows about + financial resources that remove price barriers from the disabled market

🟣 The 114 Million Person Market: Elderly, children, temporarily injured, permanently disabled—when you think in "functional disability" and tasks, massive opportunities emerge

🟡 Military Task Framework: Change the conditions and standards of tasks to unlock employability, independence, and innovation

⚪ Why the Nulu Works: Eliminates grip strain, aligns with musculoskeletal structure, blade is exactly where your hand knows it is—vision-impaired Paralympian partnership proves it

00:00 Introduction to the Chronic Truth Podcast
01:25 Meet Doug Katz: A Journey of Resilience
02:41 The Invention of Nulu: A Game-Changer for Mobility Challenges
06:20 Understanding the Kinetic Chain and Its Importance
12:25 Universal Design: A Solution for All
17:51 The Ability Curve: Redefining Disability
21:26 Empowering Independence Through Adaptive Tools
24:33 Encouraging Entrepreneurship in the Disabled Community

Get the Nulu Knife:
💻 nuluknives.com | 🛒 Amazon | 📱 TikTok: @the_nulu_guru
Connect with Doug Katz:
🎤 DouglasMKatz.com | 💼 LinkedIn | 📸 @douglasmkatz

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Host/Executive Producer: Kimberly Nash

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