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Episode 107 – From Wearables to Insurance: How Kinetic is Revolutionizing Workplace Safety
January 23, 2025
29 minutes
Workplace Injury Prevention Technology: In this episode of Over the Air, host Bill Brock interviews Haytham Elhawary, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Kinetic, who shares the fascinating journey of transforming a wearable tech company into an innovative insurance provider focused on workplace safety. The episode explores how personal experience with his mother’s nursing injuries inspired Haytham to develop IoT devices that help prevent workplace injuries. The conversation delves into the technical evolution of their wearable device, from early prototypes to a sophisticated belt-worn sensor that uses hip movement data to detect risky movements. The discussion also covers their strategic pivot to becoming an insurance company, particularly focusing on workers’ compensation for small to medium-sized businesses and last-mile delivery services. The episode provides valuable insights into hardware development, edge computing challenges, and the intersection of workplace injury prevention technology with insurance services.
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“IoT Podcast: Over the Air” is a podcast that features unfiltered conversations with executives about their IoT journeys — the mistakes they made, the lessons they learned, and what they wished they’d known when they started. In each episode of Over the Air, our expert guests make bold predictions, reveal unpopular opinions, and share stories you won’t hear anywhere else.
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Hosted by: Ryan Prosser
CEO at Very
As Very's CEO, Ryan collaborates daily with product, sales, and marketing to deliver the IoT solutions our clients look for. He is also a champion for our culture, fostering transparency and efficiency across our distributed team.
