teleCalm
teleCalm stops problem calls for families living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, including late-night calls, repeated calls and 911 abuse.
- Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
- Industry Telecommunications
- Location Dallas, TX, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded January 2016
- Employees 6
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website teleCalmProtects.com
Company Summary
teleCalm stops problem calls for seniors living with Alzheimer’s & other cognitive challenges. teleCalm's landline and cell phone service empowers families to stop late-night calls, repeated calls, 911 abuse, elder fraud, and 100% of telemarketer and scam calls. Our service works with family caregivers to help their loved ones age in place, maintain their independence, reduce senior isolation, and reduce caregiver stress.
Team
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Chief Customer Officer, Co-founderAs Chief Customer Officer, Jill brings 20 years of relationship management, 13 years of social impact and 8 years of telecommunications experience. Jill's greatest skill is being detail oriented and thorough, which is vital to providing good customer support to teleCalm's customers.
Jill has witnessed the effects of cognitive disorders first hand, with her Grandfather, Aunt and Uncle all diagnosed with different forms of dementia. -
CEO / President, Co-founderTavis Schriefer founded teleCalm after his own experiences as a caregiver for his mother. A 2X entrepreneur, Tavis founded first startup in 2002 taking seven of his patented products to mass retail markets worldwide. He's held a variety of positions in his career, including an eCommerce strategist and software developer while at Nortel for 11 years, and a software designer in the Air Force for 13 years.
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Chief Technology Officer, Co-founderCarl is a passionate and well-rounded R&D leader with marketing and new product launch experience. He has a strong track record of growing and managing teams and organizations, and providing deliverables which meet or exceed expectations. Carl brings over 15 years of cellular product R&D experience at companies including Nokia and TerreStar, where he managed device, web app and cloud service development, certification and launch.
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