Living Your Legacy — Episode Summary

Podcast: Living Your Legacy
Host: Rudy Mawer
Episode: An App for Time-Released Video Messages
Date: September 15, 2025
Guests: Almeda Rogers (CEO) & Sharon Sattler (CTO), Co-founders of Unspoken Memories

Episode Overview

This episode features a candid conversation with Almeda Rogers and Sharon Sattler, the founders of Unspoken Memories, a pioneering app that enables users to send time-released video messages to themselves or others. The founders discuss how their platform bridges emotional distances, supports personal growth, fosters conflict resolution, and preserves authentic legacies through scheduled video communication. They share the origin story, key features, business journey, and insights on building both a product and a personal legacy.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introduction to Unspoken Memories (02:09–03:55)

• Founders' Backgrounds:

  • Almeda Rogers: CEO, originally from Chicago, based in Nashville, 20 years married, background in HR and education.
  • Sharon Sattler: CTO, with 15 years in tech, married with two kids, experienced in corporate America.

• App Purpose:

  • The app allows individuals to send time-release videos for self-help, accountability, personal journaling, closure, and maintaining emotional connections (03:04–03:21).

  “We are a platform that has been created to allow individuals to send time release videos either to themselves…or to other individuals for maybe closure.”
  — Almeda Rogers [03:04]

2. Real-World Use Cases (03:28–06:26)

• Personal Growth & Journaling:

  • Users record videos to future selves, document milestones, or engage in modern video journaling to hold themselves accountable.
  • Notifications are sent via text and email, even if recipients don’t have the app.

  "You can record this video to kind of keep yourself accountable and schedule it. Right. We'll hold it almost kind of like escrow and release it."
  — Sharon Sattler [03:55]

• Conflict Resolution:

  • Enables practicing or delivering messages to others in emotionally charged situations, providing space for calm reflection and professional communication.
  • Recipients have the choice to watch or decline messages.

  “It allows an individual to prepare for that, practice it, make sure you're not doing it to be...You're sticking to the point, you're sticking to the facts.”
  — Almeda Rogers [05:22]

• Goal Setting:

  • Users can set goals, send video reminders to themselves, and stay accountable over time.

  “What this app does allows, if you set that goal, we're going to hold you accountable. We're asking people on this platform to be authentic as well as hold them accountable.”
  — Almeda Rogers [06:52]

3. Vision for the Future (07:08–08:10)

• Tech Evolution:

  • The founders foresee integrating with future technologies (e.g., holograms), envisioning Unspoken Memories as the go-to for meaningful, time-sensitive messaging.

  “When our phones are maybe able to show holograms...How cool would that be for you to send a message to someone?...We see this going in 5 to 10 years as being that go-to platform.”
  — Sharon Sattler [07:38]

• Market Rollout:

  • Initial launch in US and Canada with plans for global expansion, leveraging AI for scalability and personalized user insights.

4. Building the Business & Growing the Brand (08:30–10:58)

• Development Strategy:

  • Combination of overseas app development and an internal IT team ensures quality and cultural alignment.

• Start-Up Advice:

  • Emphasizes market research, correct company setup (incorporated in Delaware), and networking.

  “Do your research. It literally...we went in thinking one way and as we start talking to people and networking, some things were different.”
  — Almeda Rogers [10:21]

5. The Legacy Mindset & Mission (11:18–12:55)

• Safe, Authentic Expression:

  • Providing a private space for people to be themselves, counteracting the anxiety from constant social exposure.

  “We want to be the go to place where people are safe and feel comfortable with being their authentic self.”
  — Almeda Rogers [11:18]

• Personal Definitions of Legacy:

  • Almeda: Building something new and inclusive, useful for all demographics.
  • Sharon: Creating something memorable and making a lasting mark through entrepreneurship.

  “Legacy to me means starting something that hasn't been there, something that is useful for everyone, regardless to race, regardless to gender...”
  — Almeda Rogers [12:07]

  “For me, legacy is also something to be remembered by...to be remembered...for the mark that we plan to leave.”
  — Sharon Sattler [12:29]

6. Entrepreneurial Advice for Pursuing Legacy (13:09–14:07)

• Embrace Technology & Commitment:

  • Use technology strategically; pursue education to overcome obstacles.
  • Be committed and driven by purpose rather than just financial goals.

  “Utilize technology. Technology changed the game for me...using education to also learn what to do and direction to go in it is what I would say.”
  — Almeda Rogers [13:09]

  “Really be committed to this. You can't have money be the one and only...passion.”
  — Sharon Sattler [13:43]

7. Roadmap & Access (15:03–16:26)

• App Availability:

  • Headed to Apple and Google Play stores as "Unspoken Memories" (pending final branding adjustment).

• Investment Opportunities:

  • Bootstrapped so far, preparing for a seed round with an investor-ready pitch deck. Investors can contact Almeda at ceo@unspokenmemories.com.

  “We are focusing on our seed round...We have a really great pitch deck...working with some external help to make sure that the brand that we're trying to convey is actually what's getting communicated.”
  — Sharon Sattler [15:03]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Video Journaling:

  "Journaling in the 21st century."
  — Rudy Mawer [03:53]

• On the Power of Authentically Closing Chapters:

  “You have to have a space where we can truly, truly not worry about the cameras.”
  — Almeda Rogers [11:23]

• On Passion Over Profit:

  “You can't have money, be the, the one and only...You got to love what you do. You got to work long hours, work weekends to bring the legacy to life.”
  — Rudy Mawer and Sharon Sattler [13:54–14:07]

Important Timestamps

• [02:09] — Guest introductions and app overview
• [03:28] — Use cases: personal growth, legacy, closure
• [05:22] — Conflict resolution and preparing messages
• [07:08] — Vision for technology integration and future expansion
• [08:30] — Rollout strategy and leveraging AI
• [09:35] — Challenges and approach to building the business
• [10:21] — Practical startup advice: research, structure, and networking
• [11:18] — Legacy, safety, and authentic self-expression
• [12:07] — Founders’ personal definitions of legacy
• [13:09] — Advice for aspiring legacy builders and entrepreneurs
• [15:03] — App launch details and investment opportunities

Episode Tone

The conversation is warm, optimistic, and practical, with both founders sharing their genuine passion for helping users connect, grow, and heal. Rudy’s hosting is encouraging and encourages actionable insights throughout.

For listeners seeking inspiration, practical tech entrepreneurial advice, or insight into innovative, heartfelt digital products—this episode delivers both the motivation and actionable lessons you need to work toward your own legacy.