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Our Wave raises awareness, provides healing for survivors

March 22, 2022

Kyle Linton
Kyle Linton

Executive Director
Our Wave raises awareness, provides healing for survivors
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After graduating from Poole College of Management in 2014, Linton had the idea for the platform in 2018 after someone in his life had their own experience with sexual assault. Following a collaboration with Brendan Michaelsen, co-founder and chief technology officer of Our Wave, the online platform for survivors launched September 2020.

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