Welcome to the Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Volk

and this is episode number 281.

Hi, this is Paul Bullezank, host of the Not Old Better Show, you've got the right place and

the right program.

And today's show is in conjunction with my ongoing work with Mary, Furl and Associates. Along with Mary Furlong, I attended

the It's Never Too Late Start Up Business Pitch Competition at AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons Innovation

Labs in Washington, D.C. recently. This was a unique event, an event that

features the leading edge startups from across the country.

The startups pitch their ideas that will shape the future of how we all age regarding health, wealth, and self solutions.

The AARP Innovation Labs are committed to engaging the best and the brightest startups to identify

challenges and solve big issues that impact us all as we age.

Of course, the innovation part of the name Innovation Labs has a long history at AARP. AARP was built on innovation

and has always worked toward developing solutions that create opportunity and solve problems

for people 55 plus in age.

It's part of the DNA at AARP.

Additionally, AARP has long recognized the longevity economy, the economic opportunity that America's older population represents.

And AARP has actively encouraged product developers and marketers to respond to this longevity economy with solutions focused

on interest and needs of people age 55 plus.

While at the event I spoke to all the participants and you're going to hear those interviews in just a little bit and we're going to start with the AARP SVP of Innovation Labs, Andy Miller.

Andy Miller is an interesting guy.

His goal is to create new revenue generating social mission-focused offerings with both

internal teams and startup partners. Within the AARP Innovation Labs,

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