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Season 3 | Episode 10 - Jun 30, 2022

Addressing Loneliness with Compassionate Technology, featuring Cindy Jordan

Featuring Cindy Jordan, Co-founder and CEO, Pyx Health

Episode Description

In this episode, Cindy Jordan, the co-founder and CEO of Pyx Health, joins Renee at The Table. They discuss many aspects of loneliness, including the breadth of the issue and how Pyx is fighting to make a change. Cindy shares from her experience about choosing insurers as initial external partners and how she navigates leading a company around a deeply emotional origin story.

The full transcript of our conversation is also available to read. Show the Transcript.

About our Guest

Cindy Jordan, Co-founder and CEO, Pyx Health

After witnessing a family member’s mental health crisis, Cindy co-founded Pyx Health with Anne Jordan in 2018. As the CEO, Cindy continues to fuel innovation and growth. Finding a near-perfect balance of technology and compassionate human intervention, she leads the company on its mission to effectively address the health crisis of loneliness and social isolation.

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