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Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Jourdan Saunders.

Founder & CEO of The Resource Key
Focus: Connecting demand to decision-making in the disability, aging, and healthcare markets

Purpose of the Interview

The purpose of this conversation is to educate entrepreneurs and business leaders on how to unlock massive, overlooked market opportunities—specifically within the $23 trillion disability, aging, and healthcare sectors—by improving how companies connect end users and decision-makers (buyers). [JOURDAN SAUNDERS | Txt]

Jourdan’s mission is to help organizations turn real demand into approved decisions, ensuring critical products and services stay in business and reach the people who need them.

Core Themes

• Hidden market opportunities in aging and disability sectors
• Buyer vs. user disconnect
• Strategic decision-making in complex markets
• Accessibility and universal design
• Relationship-building and influence
• Long-term product sustainability

Key Takeaways 1. The Disability & Aging Market Is Massively Undervalued

Jourdan highlights that this space represents a $23 trillion market, yet many businesses fail to prioritize it because they misunderstand its scale and complexity. [JOURDAN SAUNDERS | Txt]

Insight: The biggest opportunities often exist where perception and reality don’t match.

2. The Buyer and User Are Often Not the Same

Unlike traditional consumer markets, many products (especially in healthcare and disability) must satisfy two audiences:

• The user (patient, senior, student)
• The buyer (insurance company, family member, institution)

“You have to speak to two different people… the user sometimes is not the buyer.” [JOURDAN SAUNDERS | Txt]

Insight: Marketing, sales, and product design must address both sides of the decision.

3. Businesses Fail Because They Don’t Understand Real Demand

Jourdan emphasizes that companies often jump to marketing before fully understanding the actual barriers and needs