After COVID, I think we all realised something we perhaps always knew deep down but could no longer ignore: we need each other.

There’s something about being close to the people we love — feeling their presence, hearing their heartbeat — that no amount of video calls or text messages can truly replace.

That’s where the idea for Keep My Beat came from. I kept thinking about the people we miss when we’re apart — partners, parents, friends, family — and those moments when we wish we could be there but simply can’t. I thought about military families, loved ones separated by travel or distance, and those long nights when someone you care about just needs to feel close and reassured.

Keep My Beat is my answer to that longing. It’s a small, wearable device that lets you record and share your heartbeat, so someone you love can carry that rhythm with them — wherever they are.

Whether it’s comforting a partner during time apart, supporting a family member far from home, or offering connection in moments of loneliness, Keep My Beat helps you hold onto closeness in the simplest, most human way possible.

My hope has always been straightforward: to help bridge the gap when life pulls us apart — using the one sound that’s comforted us since before we were born — the heartbeat.

Jilly x