About Us

Our Mission

Inspire a sense of community and shared humanity amongst strangers.

We sell merch that people can wear to convey that they are open to interacting with anyone. We hope that this will increase the frequency of random, micro-interactions between people, which has proven health benefits such as an increased sense of belonging, mental sharpness, decreased sense of loneliness, and improved trust. We hope to propagate our hat and our brand as a universal symbol that people will be able to recognize as both an opportunity for spontaneous interaction as well as a proponent of mental health.
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Our Core Values

openess

Be open to new experiences and challenging yourself. Learn to understand and accept others while also learning more about yourself.

togetherness

"There are no strangers, just friends you haven't met yet." As much as the world is divided today, in more ways that not, we are one in the same.

serendipity

noun : An unexpected, random occurrence of bliss. 

There will always be serendipity in discovery. 

Talk2Me was founded on the peculiarity that there are inherent barriers to random, everyday human interaction in public - interactions between strangers are always a bit awkward. Some people enjoy interacting in public and others despise it, but for most, they probably lie somewhere in the middle of that spectrum and it could entirely depend on their mood that day. That is why we created the Talk2Me hat; so that people can display their full intent to make new friends, network, listen to someone's story, share their own story, and simply welcome any form of impromptu social interaction. 

 

Because we value openness, togetherness, and serendipity, and our #1 mission is to bring people together and support mental health, 22% of all revenue from the sale of Talk2Me hats is donated to mental health organizations and initiatives. 

Our Numeric, Long-Term Goal
Since Talk2Me was founded in the Bay Area, CA, we started spreading our message around San Francisco and then started expanding to other nearby regions. One day, we hope to spread our influence across the country, and ultimately achieve the following milestone:.

If the equivalent number of people who live in CA purchased our hat, we would be able to donate $194 Million to mental health, making us one of the most charitable organizations to mental health in. America.
39.2M
Hats purchased
$22.22
Price of our hat
22%
% of sales
donated
$193.5M
donated to
mental health
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Why All the 2's? 

We price all our hats at $22.22, donate 22% of our sales, and have a “2” in our logo and company name. The angel number 222 symbolizes balance, harmony, and spiritual alignment, and encourages enhanced connections in personal and professional life. Seeing the angle number 222 is also believed to be a sign of new beginnings, faith, trust, and harmony. 

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Since angel numbers are meant to be “green lights” towards a path you are taking in life, we wanted align our brand messaging to manifest new beginnings, faith, trust, and harmony for anyone who supports or interacts with our brand.