I shared some of what was going on, and they totally got it. I had coffee with a couple friends, and soon to be co-founders, Evan Schwartz and Lasse Hamre. R ay Spoljaric, Co-Founder & CEO: A few years ago, I realized my Dad was facing a lot of changes - not all of them easy. Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”? What led you to this particular career path? Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit more. The company was recently named Health & Wellness Product of the Year by IoT Breakthrough. Their quick thinking and agility paid off: company revenue increased by nearly 7,000% in 2H 2020.Īloe Care’s comprehensive, proactive approach to remote caregiving and communication and has been widely acclaimed by Real Simple, PCMag, The Senior List, Today’s Caregiver and MD Tech Review, among others. But when COVID hit, they pivoted, developing a plug-and-play option (no complex setup or Wifi required) and selling directly to consumers. So, they founded Aloe Care Health and created the first hands-free, voice-activated, comprehensive solution for elder communication and safety.Īloe Care launched in 2018 as a B2B company, selling to private duty home care and other direct medical alert device installers/sellers. When they looked for solutions to help them do a better job at remote caregiving, they found an industry that hadn’t evolved its technology in decades. Ray Spoljaric, Evan Schwartz and Lasse Hamre are members of the “sandwich generation” –caring for aging parents while raising families of their own and juggling demanding careers. We learned an important lesson and will never underestimate the older adults we serve again.Īs a part of our series about business leaders who are shaking things up in their industry, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ray Spoljaric, Evan Schwartz and Lasse Hamre of Aloe Care Health. We quickly set about re-designing from the ground up - and after lots of research, testing, trial and error, we’re so glad we did. Lasse Hamre, Co-Founder & CTO : When we first started designing prototypes for our Smart Hub, we assumed that older adults all WANTED a giant red button in the center of their devices - I mean, why else would other emergency medical alerts all feature them so boldly? It turned out, as we started showing prototypes to older adults, they all said they hate those red buttons. Meet The Disruptors: Ray Spoljaric, Evan Schwartz & Lasse Hamre of ‘Aloe Care Health’ On The Three Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry
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