About Memory Bright
Memory Bright brings familiar photos, voices, videos, and stories into the moment—helping families and caregivers begin with something meaningful and personal.
Our Story
When John's dad, Charlie, was living with Alzheimer's, familiar family photos and voices created moments of recognition, laughter, and connection. John's brother built a simple family website where they could gather pictures and videos to enjoy together.
That experience raised a lasting question: could technology make these deeply personal memories easier for every family to collect, share, and use?
Tom's earlier work with ThinkLocker and perceptual learning added another insight—the right familiar cues, presented simply and repeatedly, can make engagement feel more natural. Those ideas became Memory Bright: personal Life Albums, ready-made Feature Albums, and four flexible activities designed around the principles of Reminiscence Therapy.
The purpose has remained simple: give families and caregivers a gentle place to begin and help the person feel known.
Our Team
Memory Bright brings together educators, technologists, and family experience to create caregiver-friendly tools that make personal memories easier to share and enjoy.
Mark guides Memory Bright's operations and product direction. His experience in elementary education and instructional technology helps keep the platform practical, approachable, and grounded in how people learn.
Tom brings decades of experience teaching history and developing learning tools. He helps shape how Memory Bright shares its purpose and turns familiar stories into meaningful opportunities for connection.
John leads product and technology development, drawing on more than 30 years of teaching math, physics, and computer science—and on his family's experience with Alzheimer's and the connecting power of familiar memories.
Brandon turns Memory Bright's ideas into reliable, easy-to-use software. His web-development and AI experience helps the team improve the platform while keeping the experience simple for families and caregivers.
Our Partners
We collaborate with care organizations, community groups, and technology partners that share our commitment to practical, person-centered support.
Our work with a local home-care team helps Memory Bright learn from the real routines of caregivers, clients, and families.
Memory Bright works with HomeSight to explore simpler ways for familiar content to reach people through the technology already present in their care.
Organizations including 20Fathoms have supported Memory Bright with entrepreneurial guidance, opportunities, and connections as the platform has grown.
Care providers and community organizations can explore pilot and partnership opportunities on our care-provider website.
Visit the Care Provider WebsiteBegin with something familiar
Start with a ready-made Feature Album or let Guided Setup help you create a personal Life Album one memory at a time.
No credit card necessary
$9.95/month or $99.95/year after trial