With a Monday full of meetings on his calendar, Brendan wonders: What will be the difference-maker today – the shoes or the app? His phone rings, but he ignores it. It’s just another unimportant call, right?… until he realizes that “unimportant call” was from his ride-share driver, who’s now pulling away, putting Brendan’s day in jeopardy.
Now the day depends on Brendan’s shoes as he chases after the SUV. Panting, he catches up to the ride-share a block away. “Sorry, man,” the driver says with a shrug as Brendan climbs into the back. “I called looking for you.” It’s another reminder for Brendan that even small calls can make a difference.
From the back seat, Brendan leans forward to hear more clearly and see the driver’s lips. “I didn’t pick up,” he says. “I can’t hear on the phone.” Conversations require concentration and attention to different cues: the person, the office, the charts on the screen, the facial expressions, and lip movements. Without even knowing it, Brendan has developed an amazing repertoire over the years to compensate for his hearing loss and his hearing aids. But it’s not a foolproof foundation: Faking it till you make it only goes so far.
Perhaps no event is worse than the typical phone call, where there are no visual cues that anchor a conversation: facial expressions, body language, and environmental context. On the phone, words exist in a vacuum, a problem only worsened by high-pitched audio distortion and static. “Forget it,” he laughs. “Previously, I wouldn’t even bother picking up.”
Go Ahead – Pick Up
Olivier Jeannel, deaf since age 2, has lived through every one of these moments. He founded Rogervoice in 2014 to help people like himself and Brendan make it, for real. At work or on the move, Rogervoice provides an AI-powered captioning app for iPhones and Android phones that’s built for people who don’t have time to slow down, even with hearing loss and hearing aids.
Now, Brendan can open Rogervoice and see every word of every call, in real time. Whether it’s a call from his ride-share driver or a call with his biggest client, he takes it – no missed words, no hang-ups. Brendan can scroll through the conversation history and reread his transcripts. Even voicemail has become a practical tool: It’s all stored and transcribed right on his phone.
Brendan appreciates that there are no missed words or hang-ups. But just as important, he needs to respect his client’s confidentiality. “I can’t have these conversations go off somewhere,” as he affirms. Since Rogervoice is 100% AI-driven, there’s no third-party listening in on confidential calls. Everything is encrypted and stored only on his device, with no data mining. That conversation goes nowhere else. With more than 12 million calls and captioned in 100 languages, Rogervoice is FCC-certified, which means it’s free for users with hearing loss.
Brendan isn’t just one person; he represents the 50 million people with hearing loss who don’t want to compromise, because real solutions are out there that keep pace with life so you never have to miss a moment.
Make the call you’ve been putting off.
