Startup Life Show With Ande Lyons

No one plans to become a caregiver. And when they are thrust into this new role, family caregivers often don’t know what they need help with or they fear asking for help because they don’t want to be a burden.Especially when they have no idea if it’s going to be nine days, nine months, or nine years.This leads to deep isolation and loneliness.Our guest, Jessica Kim, is the co-founder/CEO of ianacare – a health tech platform on a mission to encourage, empower, and equip family caregivers with practical tools, resources and communities, so no one does it alone. The platform leverages the powerful combination of technology + caregiver coaches to organize and mobilize all the layers of support. Her passion and dedication stems from being the primary caregiver for her mom who fought a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Jessica is a 3x startup founder, speaker, and caregiving advocate. She was honored as Crain’s Top 40 under 40 and currently serves as a Venture Partner at Praxis Labs, the inaugural Entrepren