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The Business Leadership PodcastFrom Idea to Lifesaver: The AquaEye Story at Web Summit VancouverIn this episode of the Business Leadership Podcast, host Edwin Frondozo and creative producer Paul Newton speak with Carlyn Loncaric, the CEO and founder of AquaEye. Aqua Eye is a handheld sonar device that utilizes AI to assist first responders in quickly locating individuals missing in the water. Carlyn, with her background in engineering and over a decade of experience as a lifeguard, emphasizes the critical need for rapid and effective water rescue technologies. She explains the functionality of AquaEye and its significant impact on reducing search times, as well as its use in varied environments from l...2025-07-1718 min
The Finance CafeWinning the Pitch: An Entrepreneur’s Winning JourneyIn this episode Shannon sits down with Carlyn Loncaric, the founder and CEO of VodaSafe, and an engineer with over ten years of lifeguarding experience. Witnessing first-hand the trials and tribulations of water rescue led Carlyn to envision a sonar equipment as a simple tool in hand that would help save lives, VodaSafe and its AquaEye® were born. Carlyn believes that VodaSafe’s AquaEye® will be to waterfront rescue what the AED or portable defibrillator has been for CPR.
AquaEye is being used by Fire Rescue, Lifeguard, Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue teams to quickly locate a re...2023-11-2639 min
Best of the WWESTCarlyn Loncaric, Founder & CEO, VodaSafeHow can we save lives and keep search and rescue teams safe? These are questions that led Carlyn Loncaric to found VodaSafe, a company that is creating a product that will be to waterfront rescue what the AED or portable defibrillator has been for CPR. Despite feeling that Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields were not always a welcoming space for women, she pursued her passion for engineering and entrepreneurship, while burning a hole in a kitchen table, exploring the great outdoors, and drumming up a storm. You'll hear all about that in this episode! (Please excuse any...2021-04-2737 min
ZoneCastEpisode 204: Finding Opportunities in Personal ExperiencesFor this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Carlyn Loncaric, CEO of VodaSafe, to discuss how she leveraged her engineering and lifeguarding background to create AquaEye, a hand-held sonar device that helps lifeguards and first responders find drowning people. 2020-08-3123 min