Honor

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In this episode of Closing Time, Michael and Halle sit down with Seth Sternberg, the co-founder and CEO of Honor, a company that is transforming the way society cares for older adults. Seth shares his inspiring journey of tackling the immense challenge of providing quality home care at scale.

The discussion delves into Honor's innovative approach, which has been leveraging AI since 2015, to match care professionals with the right clients, create personalized care plans, and ensure a superior experience for both older adults and their caregivers. Seth emphasizes the importance of treating care professionals with respect, providing them with stability, and crafting attractive jobs to retain top talent in a competitive market.

The conversation also explores Honor's unique business model, its acquisition of Home Instead, and the company's vision for expanding its services to address the multifaceted needs of older adults. With a passion for solving big societal problems and the support of forward-thinking investors, Seth and his team at Honor are poised to make a lasting impact on the way we care for our aging population.

We cover:

  • Building the largest home care network with the most advanced care platform

  • Treating care professionals with respect, providing job stability, and crafting attractive roles to retain top talent

  • Honor's unique business model, its acquisition of Home Instead, and the company's vision for expansion

  • The importance of passion and support from forward-thinking investors in solving big societal problems

Meet the Founder

Seth Sternberg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Honor, a senior home care company with a mission to enable our parents to remain in their homes as they age. Prior to Honor, Seth was the Co-Founder and CEO of Meebo, which brought instant messaging to the web and reached close to half the internet population in the United States. Meebo was acquired by Google, where Seth became a Product Director working on the Google Identity Platform, and then within GoogleX. Seth started his career with IBM’s Corporate Development group after graduating from Yale.

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