Founder's Story
The Future of Mental Health: Why Theryo AI Could Be a Game-Changer for Therapy | S2 Ep. 160
18 Dec 2024
Welcome back to Founder's Story! In this episode, Daniel Robbins sits down with Alex Zervakos and Kanji Kawanabe, co-founders of Theryo AI, a groundbreaking company using AI to transform mental health support and therapy.Episode Highlights:The Entrepreneurial Spark:Alex shares how his entrepreneurial journey began with a childhood paper route, while Kanji reflects on years of experience in the tech startup world.The Birth of Theryo AI:A personal frustration with therapy inspired Alex and Kanji to develop Theryo AI. Starting as a simple app, their tool gained traction by helping therapists identify and address mental health challenges more effectively.The Role of AI in Therapy:Enhancement, Not Replacement: Theryo AI empowers therapists by providing tools to analyze data and offer deeper insights.Bridging Gaps: The platform seeks to make mental health care accessible to underserved and marginalized communities, amplifying the ability of providers to deliver impactful care.Tackling Stigmas & Challenges:The duo discusses overcoming resistance to technology in traditional therapy settings and how AI can help detect early mental health issues, offering hope for those who may otherwise lack resources.Looking to the Future:Theryo AI aims to expand globally, with a particular focus on marginalized communities and schools. Their vision is to equalize access to mental health care, creating solutions that provide the same quality of care to everyone, regardless of economic status.Key Takeaways:Mental health is a universal issue, and Theryo AI is making strides to address it with innovative AI tools.Education and training are essential for integrating AI into industries like therapy, where traditional methods still dominate.The company is committed to empowering providers rather than replacing them, ensuring that technology enhances human connection and care.Connect with Theryo AI:Visit Theryo AI’s website to learn more.If you're a therapist or school administrator interested in beta testing, reach out via their site.Don’t miss this inspiring conversation about the intersection of AI and mental health, and how Theryo AI is shaping a more accessible, equitable future for care.Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/FOUNDERSSTORY* Check out Northwest Registered Agent and use my code FOUNDERS for a great deal: https://northwestregisteredagent.com* Check out Plus500: https://plus500.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com
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Hey everyone, welcome back to Founders Story. Today we have two guests. I always really enjoy two guests because I think the more people, the more experience, the more that we can talk through. And I get excited because not everyone always agrees on everything, but we have Kanji Kawanabe and Alec Lervakos, who are the co-founders of
Therio AI, and you're doing something that I think will revolutionize the world. I'm very excited about when we look at AI positively impacts on mental health and therapy and all that, which we're going to dive into everything. But let's just kick it off with both of you. What was the spark that made you say, I want to be an entrepreneur?
Good to be here, Dan. Thank you. For me, it started early, kind of just out of college. There was a family accident and a family business. So I jumped into that. It was an accounting. I was supposed to be an accountant. I was going in that direction and very quickly learned that accounting was not for me.
So that kind of – while I was doing that, I was looking for other things to do and just kind of fell into entrepreneurship and then started one business and then kept going from there. And I guess my first step in being an entrepreneur was when I was a kid. I was 14. I had a paper route that I kept expanding and expanding. And I hired people to do the work for me. And then I ended up selling it.
And when I told the newspaper I sold my paper route, they flipped out because – that wasn't something you were supposed to do.
So that was my, I think my first taste. Mine came from the startup world. So I've been advising in the startup world, in the tech startup world, Silicon Valley out in New York as well. So it's just working from about 2010. Brother and I just kind of started an organization to streamline innovations within startups. Currently work with some VCs as well.
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