Capturing Memories that Matter Most | October 2025 Webinar Highlights

Every family has stories that deserve to be preserved, not just written down, but captured in the voices and faces of the people who lived them. In Remento's October 2025 webinar, Capturing Memories That Matter Most, CEO and Co-founder Charlie Greene was joined by two remarkable Remento customers to explore how video and audio storytelling technology is transforming the way families preserve their legacies. Risa, a reminiscence therapy professional, and Justin, an ESPN broadcaster who gifted Remento to his mother for her 60th birthday, shared deeply personal insights about why capturing stories matters now more than ever.

The Heart Behind Remento

Charlie opened the webinar by sharing the deeply personal loss that inspired Remento's creation. After losing his father just before his tenth birthday and later facing his mother's cancer diagnosis, Charlie understood firsthand what it means to wake up without someone you love.

“Why had it taken a cancer diagnosis for me to really get to know my mom in this much more meaningful way? And why, with multiple cameras in my pocket, had I never thought to actually record those stories for the future just in case?”

That question became Remento's founding principle. Remento was designed to make memory preservation effortless, no writing required, no technical skill needed, just natural storytelling captured through video or audio recordings.

Here’s how Remento works: Each week, storytellers receive thoughtfully curated questions and photo prompts from loved ones via email or text. They can record their responses in video or audio format from any device without downloading apps or remembering passwords. Remento’s Speech-to-Story™ technology then transforms those recordings into beautifully written narratives that can be paired with photos and ultimately compiled into a hardcover, color-printed keepsake book featuring QR codes that link back to the original recordings.

“Remento exists so no family story goes unheard, because the smallest memory can hold the biggest meaning.”

Learn more: How Remento Works

A Storytelling Professional Turned Storyteller

For decades, Risa worked in reminiscence therapy, guiding older adults through major life transitions, particularly moves into nursing homes. She witnessed how storytelling helped people rediscover their identity and purpose during difficult changes.

“When they felt seen and heard and valued, it really decreased depression. It was very powerful, very therapeutic.”

After watching Charlie's appearance on Shark Tank, Risa recognized that Remento could bring that same therapeutic impact to her own life. She became a Remento storyteller herself, discovering that Remento captured the emotional connection she had spent years nurturing in her clients. Recording her own stories felt natural and engaging.

“Every time I recorded, I couldn't wait to see how Remento created the narrative and the title. It always felt so clever and personal.”

Risa’s most profound realization came after experiencing multiple losses in recent years. She lost seven loved ones, including her mother, father, mother-in-law, and best friend. Through that grief, she discovered an unexpected gift in Remento.

“I never realized how effective this process was in the grieving process and my grieving process, to be able to just record my stories and then the stories that connected me to my loved ones, to have in a book forever, really helped in my healing journey.”

Risa's experience reveals what scientists have documented in Remento's Journal on why storytelling matters: recording and revisiting stories strengthens emotional resilience, preserves identity, and deepens family connections across generations.

A Broadcaster Discovering Family Legacy

Justin brings stories to life for millions of ESPN viewers every day. But during the webinar, he reflected on how Remento helped him tell the stories that matter more to him: his family’s.

For his mother's 60th birthday, Justin wanted to give her something more meaningful than a material gift. He wanted to celebrate her life in her own words, preserving her voice and her stories for future generations.

“We gifted Remento to my mother for her sixtieth birthday because we wanted to celebrate her story in her own voice.”

What began as a milestone birthday gift evolved into a family tradition. Justin later used Remento to honor his grandfather, creating a collection of memories that would outlast any physical present.

For someone whose career centers on storytelling, Justin found something unique in Remento’s experience: it captures the spirit, the very soul of the story that written words alone cannot convey. The video and audio recordings preserve not just facts, but facial expressions, tone of voice, laughter, and the natural cadence of how someone speaks.

This year, after losing his best friend to lung cancer at a young age, Justin's perspective on timing shifted.

“Sometimes the best time to act is now. If I had an opportunity, I would go back and I would do Remento with him.”

His message to anyone hesitating: the perfect time to capture stories is now, before not doing so becomes a regret.

Inside every Remento book, QR codes link the printed stories back to the original video or audio recordings, allowing families to read, hear, and watch their loved ones whenever they want. That combination of permanence and presence transforms a book into a living legacy.

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Why Capturing Stories Matters Now More Than Ever

The October webinar reinforced a simple but powerful truth: every family has stories worth preserving, and Remento makes the process effortless. Remento’s combination of guided prompts, video and audio recording flexibility, and Speech-to-Story™ technology removes every barrier to storytelling.

Whether you are preserving memories for future generations, processing grief, strengthening family bonds, or celebrating someone you love, Remento creates space for stories that might otherwise go untold.

With over half a million stories captured and counting, many families are discovering that Remento is more than a way to preserve memories, it is a bridge that keeps your loved one’s presence, voice, and legacy alive for generations to come.

Turn your family’s memories into stories that last. Begin your storytelling journey today and keep your family’s legacy alive for generations to come.