Using Technology for Social Change

Episode 3 of the I So Appreciate You! podcast, hosted by Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, titled "Using Technology for Social Change" was published on November 14, 2022 and runs 38 minutes.

November 14, 2022 ·38m · I So Appreciate You!

Summary

In episode 3 of I So Appreciate You!, co-hosts Nadege Souvenir and Melanie Hoffert talk about mobile apps, entrepreneurship and healthy work and personal life boundaries with special guest Andre Creighton, co-founder and chief financial officer of TurnSignl. What makes for the perfect mobile app? Our co-hosts discuss the most valuable apps on their phones and then dig in with Andre about why he and his co-founders were moved to create TurnSignl. After the murder of close family friend Philando Castile during a traffic stop, Andre was inspired to make a difference but didn’t have the capital to start a business. Flash forward to 2020 and the murder of George Floyd; Andre knew it was time to use his skills in finance, he partnered with childhood friends Jazz Hampton, an attorney, and Myke Frelix in tech sales., The three friends combined their talents to provide people with real-time access to video and legal advice when in a car crash or pulled over by police. The goal of the app is to provide both individuals and police with a sense of security during traffic stops, as well as finding a new way to break down the injustices of our judicial system. TurnSignl is currently in nine U.S. states with plans to expand in 2023. “We feel that this app creates accountability on both sides,” said Andre. “We know that when that officer pulls up to a car or pulls a car over, they’re going to see that TurnSignl bumper sticker and they’re going to feel safer in that interaction because they know that there’s going to be an attorney on the phone that’s protecting their rights, but also protecting the driver’s rights and making sure that everyone gets home safe at the end of the day.”

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