Aaron is a maker; from sculptures to business, he is fascinated with the process of taking an idea from concept to reality. He is the co-founder and CEO of Sproutel, a research and development workshop focused on creating play-based healthcare innovations, like Jerry the Bear – an interactive companion for children with type 1 diabetes. The White House and Barack Obama recognized Sproutel as one of 32 companies representing diversity in tech in 2015, and Aaron as one of 50 honored makers in 2014. <\/p>\n
He holds a degree in Mechatronics and User Interaction Design from Northwestern University, a major he created to pursue a passion for understanding how people play with robots! When unplugged Aaron is likely either carving stone or surfing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6470,"template":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.sustainablebrands.com\/conferences\/sb18vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speaker\/6325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.sustainablebrands.com\/conferences\/sb18vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speaker"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.sustainablebrands.com\/conferences\/sb18vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/speaker"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.sustainablebrands.com\/conferences\/sb18vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.sustainablebrands.com\/conferences\/sb18vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}