It all started with a GAB.
Inspired by our kids, we built GAB-on! for all families. Our mission is for kids to be able to remember and eagerly share their day with families, to delete “Fine” and “Nothing’” out of the conversation, and to encourage connections (and GAB’ing)!
Does this sound familiar?
After a 7 hour school day with 6 subjects, projects, social gatherings, guest speakers..... “What did you do in school today?” “Nothing.”
Grateful for teacher emails and school newsletters, we still felt we were missing our kids' perspectives. We were interested in how our kids grasped a new math skill, tackled a science lab, and what new project they did. We were eager for a conversation with our kids to hear their excitement about their day from them!
Sparking a conversation movement.
Our very first GAB was “onion skin and lake water” and we were so curious about it. That night at the dinner table, our typically quiet son who had difficulty remembering most parts of his day, enthusiastically shared the adventure of going to the pond with his class and looking under a microscope.
We had an incredible conversation filled with surprising stories and reactions. It was wonderful to feel so connected as a family and we knew that we had to share this experience and impact with others.
Meet our founders.
Sylvia Hall
Sylvia is the proud mom of two teenagers and co-founder of GAB-on!. With a 15+ years career in strategic and relationship marketing, she pivoted her energy and dedication to navigating the world of special education in both private and public schools on behalf of her son who learns differently. Sylvia holds a certificate from Harvard E.D.U. "Family Engagement in Education"; has been recognized by Women’sNet, Northeast Arc, RI 50 On Fire, and SIIA CODiE Awards for GAB-on!; is living the adolescent parenting journey in the moment; and tends to spontaneously bring rescue pups home.
Jarrid Hall
Jarrid is the proud dad of two teens, an idea-generator, and builder of GAB-on! His resume includes years of business development and sales at Fortune 500 companies and startups domestically and in Europe. He started his first business at age 12, went on to build the US business for a Dutch start-up, and spent time in London to open a new technology market. He built GAB-on! to connect with his kids and to show them how to be unafraid to try to start something from scratch and to be involved in an effort for the impact it can have.