GARNER, N.C. (WTVD) -- ABC11 is highlighting people and products that are North Carolina-made, with the spotlight on Garner-based company Feelgoodz .

Feelgoodz is a travel-inspired lifestyle brand that makes sustainable footwear, Turkish towels, and home accessories. Founder Kyle Berner launched the company in 2008 after a chance encounter with a rubber tree farming family in Thailand.

While backpacking in Thailand, Berner's flip-flops broke. He bought a pair at a local market, calling them the most comfortable he'd ever worn. Fascinated to learn they were made from natural rubber sourced from the country's southern farms, he visited a plantation, became fast friends with the family, and soon after started Feelgoodz.

The company now partners with global artisans and farmers to produc

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