# Ted Fischer

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How Animatronic Pets Are Helping Millions of Seniors Fight Loneliness | Ted Fischer

#503 What if toys weren’t just for kids — but also a powerful tool to combat loneliness in older adults? In this episode, host Brien Gearin interviews Ted Fischer, co-founder of Ageless Innovation and the Joy for All brand. Ted shares his incredible journey from Hasbro executive to entrepreneur, cr…

From Hasbro to AgeTech: Ageless Innovation’s Ted Fischer on Building Robotic Pets for Older Adults

What happens when a toy company decides to focus it's energies on making robotic pets for older adults? In this episode, Keren Etkin talks to Ted Fischer, co-founder and CEO of Ageless Innovation - the company behind Joy for All companion pets for older adults. Ted shares how his team built robotic…

Living Longer Better Smarter- episode 94- Food, Family & Fun

Who doesn't love Lidia? The legendary PBS chef, personality, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich is back along with Ageless Innovation CEO and co-founder Ted Fischer for a pre-Thanksgiving tradition on What's Next Living Longer Better Smarter. And they have news to share about Lidia's new book…

How Animatronic Pets Are Helping Millions of Seniors Fight Loneliness | Ted Fischer (MU Classic)

#827 What if toys weren’t just for kids — but also a powerful tool to combat loneliness in older adults? In this episode, host Brien Gearin interviews Ted Fischer, co-founder of Ageless Innovation and the Joy for All brand. Ted shares his incredible journey from Hasbro executive to entrepreneur, cr…

History: Guatemala’s Inconvenient Truth, Pt 2

Specialty coffee changes the story for the indigenous people of Guatemala. Coffee as a tool of oppression finally offers hope....and then something a bit more complicated. This episode explores the tension between the values of the Mayan communities who grow coffee, and the values that drive the sp…

History: Guatemala’s Inconvenient Truth, Pt 1

When you buy a bag of coffee labelled fifth-generation family farm, it feels like a good choice. But in Guatemala, that label might actually be a signal for a more uncomfortable truth. This episode explores how land has been understood, used, and eventually fought over in Guatemala for centuries be…

Guatemala’s Inconvenient Truth, Part 2: Who does specialty serve?

Specialty coffee changes the story for the indigenous people of Guatemala. Coffee as a tool of oppression finally offers hope....and then something a bit more complicated. This episode explores the tension between the values of the Mayan communities who grow coffee, and the values that drive the sp…

Guatemala’s Inconvenient Truth, Part 1: Whose land is it anyway?

When you buy a bag of coffee labelled fifth-generation family farm, it feels like a good choice. But in Guatemala, that label might actually be a signal for a more uncomfortable truth. This episode explores how land has been understood, used, and eventually fought over in Guatemala for centuries b…

The power of play for older adults with Ted Fischer

Our guest today is Ted Fischer, chief executive of Ageless Innovation, a tech firm aiming to improve the lives of older adults through the power of play. As health systems grapple with ageing populations, staff shortages and rising demand, non-pharmacological ways of wellbeing support are being s…

Pet Therapy, Robotic Pet Companions, Parkinson’s & Autism Awareness Month

April is National Parkinson’s Awareness and National Autism Awareness Month and April 30th is National Pet Therapy Day. One thing that ties all three of these together is the healing power of pets whether real or robotic. Our expert guest this episode is Ted Fischer, CEO of Ageless Innovation which…