How a School Pickup Mistake Built a $Millions Safety Startup | PikMyKid Story

On this episode of Work Made Human, Nichole Mendez sits down with Chitra Kanagaraj, CEO and co-founder of PikMyKid, a startup transforming school safety through technology.

What started as a chaotic school pickup moment — where the wrong child was placed in a car — became the spark for a company now helping schools safely reunite thousands of students with their families every day.

But this isn't just a startup origin story.

It's a conversation about what happens when frustration turns into action. What founders have to unlearn to build something that actually works. And why empathy, trust, and real relationships aren't soft skills; they're the foundation of how better companies get built.

If you're building with intention, leading like a human, and focused on solving problems that matter, this one's worth your time.