Some families in California and Colorado may utilize private companies to get their kids to school via cars, SUVs, vans and private buses.
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Today we’d like to introduce you to Juliette Kayyem.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story...
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Zemcar, a rideshare startup that provides transportation options for families and their children, announced in October the hiring of Juliette Kayyem, who served as a homeland security official in the Obama administration, as CEO, replacing founder Bilal Khan, who now serves as board chairman and ...
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Zemcar is a startup that provides secure transportation services for children. When we first wrote about the company last year, we deemed it the “Uber for kids,” but a recent article in The Boston Globe positions Zemcar more appropriately as the “Care.com of transportation.
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MELROSE, MA (WHDH) — Getting kids from one place to another can sometimes feel like a full-time job. Now, some local companies are offering trusted trips for children.
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When Juliette Kayyem met Zemcar founder Bilal Khan last year, she asked him: “Where have you been all my life?”
The homeland security expert and former gubernatorial candidate is a working mother of three, and she was all too familiar with the stress of coordinating transportation for after-school activities.
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Zemcar Appoints Juliette Kayyem as CEO; Shahid Azim as President & COO. Family-focused rideshare expands leadership team and adds to Board of Advisors.
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Our new CEO, Juliette Kayyem, shares why she joined Zemcar and how she’ll leverage her security passion and background – working in counter terrorism, homeland security and more – to create a new, innovative type of rideshare.
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JPA recent survey finds that 35 percent of parents think managing their child's transportation needs is more stressful than filing their taxes. Now with kids getting ready to go back to school, there are a few Apps that may help take you off the road and give you your time back, while still getting the little ones to their activities.
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JP Licks, Boston's best place for homemade ice cream, frozen yogurt and fresh-roasted coffee, and Zemcar, a new transportation solution to make life easier for families - and a great new side gig for local people looking for more income as a driver - have partnered to create a Boston Neighborhood Campaign to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB).
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If you’ve read my memoir Security Mom (if you haven’t you should!) you know much of my professional life has been about empowering people to take their security into their own hands. Whether it’s being prepared for the next hurricane or empowering children in the event something happens, security starts at home.
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BOSTON (CBS) – Between work, school, sports, and other activities juggling schedules can be a major struggle for any busy family.
But there’s now a new option for getting kids where they need to be. It’s Boston-area start-up called Zemcar. Read More
For busy parents hesitant to use apps like Uber or Lyft for transporting their children, a ride-sharing service with a specific emphasis on safety has emerged.
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Cambridge-based Zemcar, an app-based ridesharing service for kids ages eight and up, is expected to launch later this month, says the startup's founder and CEO, Bilal Khan. The plan with Zemcar is to let parents hail on-demand rides for their children and also schedule rides.
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One Saturday afternoon last month, Brian Worobey found himself in a mild panic. The 53-year-old divorced father of two had his 6- and 9-year-olds with him for the weekend, and both were feeling miserable. His daughter, in particular, had a cold and a fever. And Worobey was out of medicine.
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BostInno reported that Zemcar, the Cambridge-based startup that bills itself as a child-friendly Uber, is set to launch sometime in late February. Founded and led by former Verizon Wireless executive Bilal Khan, Zemcar plans to vet drivers more stringently and build in more redundant safety checks than its adult-sized counterpart.
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While San Francisco may be home to Uber and Lyft, Boston is the hub of many emerging tech companies that are changing the face of transportation, whether it’s an "Uber for women" service or software that powers self-driving cars.
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Zemcar, a Cambridge-based startup founded by Bilal Khan, is designed to connect busy families with reliable drivers for safe paid ride services via a mobile application. “It enables parents to arrange affordable rides for their kids, senior dependents or themselves,” the company says on its website.
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