Episode 94: Carlyn Loncaric, Founder & CEO, VodaSafe

<p>How can we save lives and keep search and rescue teams safe? These are questions that led Carlyn Loncaric to found VodaSafe, a company that is creating a product that will be to waterfront rescue what the AED or portable defibrillator has been for CPR. Despite feeling that Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields were not always a welcoming space for women, she pursued her passion for engineering and entrepreneurship, while burning a hole in a kitchen table, exploring the great outdoors, and drumming up a storm. You'll hear all about that in this episode!</p> <p>(Please excuse any audio hiccups in this remotely recorded interview.)</p> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/94831/BOTW_Carlyn_Loncaric_Main_Page.png" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></p> <p>Carlyn Loncaric is<strong> </strong>the founder and CEO of VodaSafe. Carlyn is an engineer with over ten years of lifeguarding experience. Witnessing first-hand the trials and tribulations of water rescue led Carlyn to envision sonar equipment as a simple tool in hand that would help save lives, VodaSafe and its AquaEye® were born. Carlyn believes that VodaSafe’s AquaEye® will be to waterfront rescue what the AED or portable defibrillator has been for CPR.</p> <p>For full shownotes, guest bio, and a transcription of this episode, visit <a href="http://i.sfu.ca/aIzxxU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://i.sfu.ca/aIzxxU</a></p> <p><strong>Relevant Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlyn-loncaric-33012322/?originalSubdomain=ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carlyn on LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://samanthapower.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Samantha Power</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/search-and-rescue-test-sonar-technology-to-locate-human-bodies-under-water/ar-BB183Zy2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Search and rescue test sonar technology to locate human bodies under water,"</a> MSN.