Steven is the founder and CEO of Solm8.ai, the leading voice-first AI companion platform with 500K+ conversations and 50,000+ users. After 10 years in call centers, Steven learned something fundamental: most people don't call for information—they call to be heard. When his company rejected his AI proposal, he built Solm8 himself. Unlike text-based chatbots, Solm8 users actually call their AI companion. Real voice conversations with sub-second response times, natural laughter, and emotional depth. She remembers everything—names, stories, preferences—creating relationships that deepen over time. WHY IT MATTERS The U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic, with health impacts equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes daily. Nearly half of American adults report feeli...