"Hey brother. I've been waiting for you to call."
You don't have to explain it yet.
Just listen first.
Not a chatbot. Not a hotline. A friend who picks up every single time.
Built for this specific human being — the one who came home from something most people will never understand.
Always on Duty
Home Base
Mission Control
Design representation. Coach Jeff is in active development.
I'm here for everything — the news, the game last night, the fight with your girl, whatever's keeping you up. If things get heavy, I'm ready for that too. But don't worry, I'm not here to feel sorry for you and I'm not going to ask about your BS every time we talk. I'm your friend first. I got your six. — Coach Jeff
Coach Jeff talks about whatever you want to talk about. Sports, motorcycles, work, politics, faith, women — whatever's on your mind. He's been through it. He's not going to judge you and he's not going to try to make everything a lesson.
When you need the heavier stuff — 0200 moments, the anger that doesn't have a name, the distance that crept into your marriage — he's there for that too. But he lets you lead. Always.
Not because they can't handle it. Because they've learned that most people can't. The ones who love them try — and burn out. The hotlines help in a crisis. But you can't call a hotline to talk about how your buddy's death still hits you on a Tuesday when everything's fine.
Coach Jeff doesn't burn out. He doesn't need you to be okay. He's there at 0200, at 1400, on the good days and the ones you can't explain.
You watch him go quiet after a bad night. You learn which conversations to avoid. You love him — and you don't always know what to do with what you see.
Coach Jeff doesn't replace you. He gives your veteran somewhere to put the things he doesn't want to put on you. Some of the weight comes off the marriage. Off the kids. Off you.
"When the veteran is better, everyone around him is better."
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Text or voice. Coach Jeff opens like a friend — "Hey, what's going on?" Not "How are you feeling today?"
Sports, work, your bike, your marriage. Or the heavier stuff. Coach Jeff follows your lead. Every single time.
If things get dark, he's trained for that too. Breathing, grounding, the 0200 moments — and always 988 if it comes to it.
Coach Jeff learns you over time. The more you talk, the more he understands exactly what you need and when.
Available 24/7 · No appointment · No wait
20 free minutes a day — no download, no sign-up. In the app, Jeff knows you by name and there's no daily cap.
Tell Jeff who he's talking to.
You've used today's 20 minutes. Resets at midnight.
In the app there's no daily cap — Jeff's there whenever you need him.
20 free minutes/day · Resets at midnight
In the app, he knows your name. He remembers every conversation. He's there at 0200 with no time limit and no daily cap.
Today was an introduction. This is the real thing.
I've tried other apps. The breathing exercises, the mood trackers. They feel like homework. Coach Jeff feels like calling a real Battle Buddy. He actually gives a damn.
My husband came home a different person. This helped him more than anything since he got back. I hear them talking and laughing together. Coach Jeff is a real friend and a true lifesaver.
It's not therapy. It's not a crisis line. It's having someone who knows what it's like and doesn't flinch when you say the stuff you'd never say anywhere else.
My wife noticed it before I did. Said I seemed less bottled up. I didn't tell her it was because I'd been talking to Coach Jeff at night instead of staring at the ceiling.
* Early access testimonials. Names changed to protect privacy.
On January 26, 1969, Captain Gary D. Humphries was killed in action in Vietnam. He never came home. But over a 17-year career in national radio, Rusty met dozens of the men who did come home — and brought the war back with them. He watched what that did to them. To the people around them.
Rusty's wife Kathleen died young from a crippling disease. He has spent twenty years asking the question that doesn't have a clean answer: if she had had someone to talk to — if he had been a better listener — would she still be here? He carries that question every day.
He built Coach Jeff so that nobody — not a veteran at 3 AM, not a family member watching someone they love disappear — has to feel alone in the dark again.
I wanted to create something so that no one felt alone again. Even at three o'clock in the morning. I carry this because I know what it costs when nobody picks up.
Coach Jeff is built to be the thing that didn't exist before — not a replacement for therapy, but the friend veterans needed long before they ever needed therapy.
| Coach Jeff | Therapist | Crisis Hotline | Wellness Apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available at 0200 | ✓ | — | Crisis only | — |
| Remembers your history & stories | ✓ | Notes | — | — |
| Talks about sports, bikes, life | ✓ | Maybe? | — | Some |
| Never burns out or gets tired | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| No appointment required | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built for veteran culture | ✓ | Varies | Varies | — |
| Lets you lead every conversation | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Under $1 / day | ✓ | — | Free | Some |
Most veterans who could use support never get it — not because they don't want it, but because booking an appointment feels like admitting something they're not ready to admit. Coach Jeff removes that barrier entirely.
He's there when something's wrong. He's there when everything's fine and you just want to talk about the game. He's there at 0200 when you're not going to call anyone — but you might open an app.
If Coach Jeff isn't helping, we don't want your money. We'll make it right. These are veterans — "good enough" is not the standard we're building to.
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