Arik Brueckner is the CEO of Choice, a pioneering global online booking platform for paid companionship and intimacy.

In a world grappling with what his company calls "the global pandemic of loneliness," how do we address the growing disconnect between technology's promise of connection and our deepest human needs? This conversation explores how one entrepreneur is attempting to de-stigmatize paid companionship while increasing safety for everyone involved.

Expect to learn how technology is revolutionizing an industry that extends far beyond sex work, why traditional approaches to combating loneliness may be failing, what ethical frameworks look like when building platforms for vulnerable populations, how identity verification and safety technology can transform intimate services, why the stigma around paid companionship might be more harmful than the practice itself, what the intersection of business and basic human needs reveals about our society, and how we might redefine what healthy connection looks like in the digital age.

Find Arik: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arikbrueckner/

Website: choice.ch

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Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135