Creating Positive Digital Spaces for Youth with Sean Herman

Show Summary:

This week, I’m joined by Sean Herman, founder and CEO of Kinzoo Messenger, blogger at ThatDigitalDad.com, and author of Screen Captured: Helping Families Explore the Digital World in The Age of Manipulationan and I dive into the foundational principles of Kinzoo, where Sean wanted to create positive screen time experiences for under 13. We also discuss the importance of open parent-child conversations about technology, and the societal shift towards nuanced understandings of tech's impact on youth and how to cultivate healthy digital habits for children.

Sean Herman:

Sean is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Kinzoo, where the mission is to be the most trusted brand for incorporating technology into children's lives. In 2019, I wrote "Screen Captured" to provide new and more productive ways for parents and families think about technology and screen time.

My journey to founding Kinzoo involved wide-ranging experience including start-up leadership, corporate finance, financial analysis, project management, business analysis, corporate training and marketing management. This breadth of experience didn't align well for climbing the corporate ladder, but I'm extremely proud of the well-rounded skillset that I've developed which prepared me for the challenges of leading my own company.