Live at Atlassian Team ’26 | May 5-7, 2026

A Mom on a Mission to Keep Kids Visible in the Water | Britton-Grace Kent, Coopers AquaArmor

In this episode of Back Up to Level Up, recorded live at Atlassian Team ’26 in Anaheim, California, Janet Khoshaba sits down with Britton, founder of Cooper’s AquaArmor, a neon swimwear line designed to keep children more visible in and around water.

Britton shares how a 3 AM research spiral during pregnancy led her to discover a gap in the market that no one had filled for boys. With a husband who spent 10 years in the Coast Guard doing search and rescue, they turned a late-night conversation into a self-funded swimwear brand built around a simple but powerful idea: being seen can save a life.

Key takeaways:

  • Why the specific hue of neon matters for water visibility and why it was not available for boys
  • What it took to go from idea to prototype while balancing a newborn and a day job
  • Why switching from Squarespace to Shopify was a painful but necessary infrastructure decision
  • How leaning into the personal story behind the brand changed everything
  • What is next: the big kids line is live and a Memorial Day sale is on now

If you are a parent, a founder building something with genuine purpose, or someone who has ever turned a late-night fear into a product, Britton’s story is one you will not forget.

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