MHT honors Sarah Hoit,
CEO of Connected Living,
as part of the 2014 Women
to Watch Awards
Twenty women in the technology
and life sciences industry will be honored
Quincy, Mass. (March 19, 2014) ----Mass High Tech announced that it has named Sarah Hoit, CEO of Connected Living, as one of the 20 recipients of its 2014 Women to Watch Awards.
Hoit, along with fellow award winners, was selected based on her entrepreneurial drive and influence and mentorship within the Boston communityHoit is the co-founder and CEO of Connected Living, a company that is using technology to change the experience of aging, helping older adults get online in a fun, secure, easy and social way. Connected Living is the senior living industry’s leading resident, family and staff engagement solution. The company currently serves 35,000 seniors in 30 states and more than 300 communities across the range of senior living communities. By combining senior-focused technology with the personal training and support to ensure adoption, Connected Living is enriching the lives of seniors, their family members, and caregivers around the country.
“I am honored to be named one of the Women to Watch by Mass High Tech,” said Hoit. “My mission is to get seniors online in order to experience a world that was previously unavailable to them. Our technology is providing a newfound sense of purpose to seniors across the country and I hope this award brings attention to the fact that everyone deserves to be connected.”
"As more technology and life sciences companies continue to put amazingly bright and powerful women in more prominent roles, the Women to Watch awards continues to shine a much deserved spotlight on these women and continues to acknowledge them for their leadership behind the scenes in the office and in their community. This year’s honorees come from a broad range of sectors including clean tech, academia and biotech, showing the growth of women in leadership roles throughout many industries. Mass High Tech is proud to honor these women and looks forward to their continued success,” said Chris McIntosh, Publisher, Mass High Tech/Boston Business Journal.
Join Mass High Tech for the 11th annual Women to Watch event, which recognizes women in tech and life sciences who are go-getters, hardworking, inspirational and motivational to their peers. These up-and-comers are continuing to grow and will shape the future of their industries. MHT’s Women to Watch will be honored at its annual awards breakfast on May 8th at the Sheraton Boston.
For more information about the event and a list of this year’s honorees go to: http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/event/100331
About Connected Living:
Founded in 2007, Connected Living® is helping senior citizens live richer, more connected lives by combining simplified technology with high-touch personal support. Through the award-winning Connected Living Network, a Web-based social platform designed specifically for the senior living industry, the company brings together seniors, their families, and community administrators in a secure, private online community. Coupled with the company’s unique approach to training and support, Connected Living integrates social networking, distance learning, community menus and calendars, and an extensive administrator dashboard to help get entire communities online and connected. Connected Living has been adopted by the most recognized thought-leaders in both the private senior living industry and the public housing authorities across the country. www.connectedliving.com
About Mass High Tech:
Mass High Tech, Intelligence for New England’s Innovation Economy, specializes in covering the region's incubation of next generation technologies and the people and companies behind our innovation economy. New England's technology and life sciences executives and engineers rely on MHT to track the pulse of local market forces, to identify new trends, detect emerging competition and uncover new opportunities. Visit www.masshightech.com Mass High Tech is published by American City Business Journals, the nation’s largest publisher of metropolitan business news.
