The TouchPoint Solution was founded in 2015 with the mission to bring relief to the millions of people who suffer from stress and anxiety. The wearable device incorporates BLAST® Technology and AI, which makes it the world’s first AI-driven stress relief device.
The TouchPoint Solution took the world by storm when it unveiled its proprietary BLAST (bi-lateral alternating stress tactile) technology. TouchPoint’s founder Vicki Mayo discovered and launched the technology in consultation with numerous neuropsychologists and scientists after looking for a solution to help her then-four-year-old who was suffering from night terrors. Since its inception, the TouchPoint Solution devices have helped people de-stress more than 25 million times. BLAST™ also enhances sleep and improves focus.
The TouchPoint Solution is a member of the Partnership for Economic Innovation’s WearTech Applied Research Center, which Mayo credits as having been instrumental in accelerating the development of the TouchPoint Solution’s technology through public-private partnerships that include researchers at Arizona State University’s Luminosity Lab.
Sharing advice that helped her in founding her company, Mayo relates, “’Put the oxygen mask on yourself first and then those around you’ — we all hear this every time we fly, but it’s worth repeating. When you’re the head of the business and have others depending on you (family and kids), it is very easy to overlook taking care of yourself. But if you are running on empty, you cannot bring the best to everyone around you.” She emphasizes one’s need to take time to take care of oneself. “I’m not talking about self-care, which has gotten a bad reputation recently. I’m talking about doing the things that ensure you are adequately rested, energized and ready to take on each day, challenges included,” she says. These include sleeping well, eating healthy, exercising, spending time practicing mindfulness, and, she adds, “of course, using TouchPoint stress relieving devices certainly helps!”
In addition to leading development and commercialization at The TouchPoint Solution, Vicki Mayo also founded the Mayo Family Foundation to focus on food insecurity issues, supporting at-risk children in the U.S., supporting international refugees, and providing access to robust healthcare around the globe. Most recently, the Mayo Family Foundation led efforts to rescue and evacuate 147 young Afghan women from the grips of the Taliban and assist in the students’ relocation and case management as refugees in Arizona.
Did You Know: Developed over a decade by a team of neuropsychologists, TouchPoint Solution® has been awarded 20 patents and the embedded BLAST™ technology was utilized more than 4.5 million times in 2022 alone to de-stress. TouchPoint Solution was named “2021 Innovator of the Year” by the Consumer Technology Association and Forbes as well as Digital Trends “Best of Health and Wellness” in 2019.
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