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Jamie Ivey

The Inspiration
Two dads who realized their phones were getting in the way the important things in life and set out on a journey to solve it for other families as well.

Heath Wilson
Heath lives in Knoxville, TN with his wife, four kids, and two dogs. Prior to founding Aro, Heath was a co-founder of the fintech company, eVestment. Later in his time at eVestment, Heath realized his relationship with his phone was negatively impacting his relationship with his family. He wasn't present with the most important people in his life and he was not modeling good behaviors for his kids.
He's famous for saying, "I'm going to solve this problem for my own family, and I know if I can solve it for mine, I can solve it for others."
Oh yeah, and he hasn't slept with his phone in his bedroom for years. He is pretty proud of that.

Joey Odom
Joey recently relocated to Knoxville, TN from Atlanta with his wife and two kids. Prior to founding Aro, Joey was an executive in commercial real estate, and like Heath, realized his phone was distracting him from the most important thing in life - his family.
He's famous for saying, "When you change your relationship with your phone, you change your relationship with everyone around you, including yourself."
Joey is the heart behind Aro, and we can't call it a work day if he hasn't cried or made someone else cry.
If you’re here,
you get it.
%
of adults keep their phones within an arm’s reach all day
%
of global phone users are trying to limit their usage
%
of people can use their phone when it's not in their hand

THE BLOG


I'm a teenager and I kind of wish phones didn't exist (kind of)
I'm a teenager and I kind of wish phones didn't exist (kind of)
"I kind of wish phones didn't exist...kind of". I know that's something you might not expect to hear from a teenager. My name is Reese Wilson and I am a junior in high school. I'm part of Gen Z so I basically watched the whole world acclimate to technology. Don't get me wrong, I love snapping and facetiming, but there is a part of me that wonders what life would be like if everyone didn't have a phone. I believe that friendships, sleep, and our willingness to take risks are all suffering because of phones.
Dads - Mom may be the family tech manager, but she needs your support
Dads, we’ve got some work to do. Moms tend to be the family tech managers and are leading the discussion on screen time. As our friends at Screen Sanity say, “screen time is the #1 battleground in most families” and moms tend to own that tension. We need to be better at supporting our partners and creating an environment for our kids to learn healthy relationships with technology and for our families to spend quality time together.

Dads - Mom may be the family tech manager, but she needs your support
Dads, we’ve got some work to do. Moms tend to be the family tech managers and are leading the discussion on screen time. As our friends at Screen Sanity say, “screen time is the #1 battleground in most families” and moms tend to own that tension. We need to be better at supporting our partners and creating an environment for our kids to learn healthy relationships with technology and for our families to spend quality time together.

Put your phone away when you are 1-on-1 with your child.
One piece of advice for parents with young children...When you are 1-on-1 with your child, put your phone away. Not down, not on silent, not in your pocket, but away and preferably out of sight. That’s it. When you put your phone away you bestow value on the person in front of you. You are telling them that they are more important than the other 7 billion people available behind the rectangular screen. Our kids are modeling their behavior after us. We are the reason our kids instinctively reach for a device. It’s because we instinctively reach for our devices. Let’s demonstrate that relationships are more important than the beautiful phone in our hands. Show them and they just might ask to play a game while driving, or you might just be willing to engage at dinner more intently.

Put your phone away when you are 1-on-1 with your child.
One piece of advice for parents with young children...When you are 1-on-1 with your child, put your phone away. Not down, not on silent, not in your pocket, but away and preferably out of sight. That’s it. When you put your phone away you bestow value on the person in front of you. You are telling them that they are more important than the other 7 billion people available behind the rectangular screen. Our kids are modeling their behavior after us. We are the reason our kids instinctively reach for a device. It’s because we instinctively reach for our devices. Let’s demonstrate that relationships are more important than the beautiful phone in our hands. Show them and they just might ask to play a game while driving, or you might just be willing to engage at dinner more intently.

The data behind putting down your phone to connect
We analyzed activity across the Aro community in January to see how and when people are putting down their phones to be present. The Aro app and the ability to measure how much time you spend away from your phone is a key tenet to developing the habit. At it’s most basic, it’s like tracking steps or miles when walking or running.
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The data behind putting down your phone to connect
We analyzed activity across the Aro community in January to see how and when people are putting down their phones to be present. The Aro app and the ability to measure how much time you spend away from your phone is a key tenet to developing the habit. At it’s most basic, it’s like tracking steps or miles when walking or running.
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