Hidden Traffic Podcast – Rock and Roll Against Human Trafficking with Noel Thomas

Prior to founding his company, Noel toured the world as the bass guitarist of a rock band. During one of these tours in 2007, he first got exposed to the issue.

In this episode, Noel Thomas, CEO of Zero Trafficking, a data company, brings innovative data, analysis, and training solutions to the frontlines of anti-trafficking and joins host Gwen Hassan to discuss how Zero Trafficking is using technology in the fight against human trafficking.

Prior to founding his company, Noel toured the world as the bass guitarist of a rock band. During one of these tours in 2007, he first got exposed to the issue of human trafficking through a flyer aiming to raise awareness. It inspired him to learn more about human trafficking and join the efforts to eradicate it.

Rather than manually looking for human trafficking online, Noel and the task forces he worked with thought of a better way to bring technology into space. They quickly realized that corporations like social media platforms, banks, and even real estate developers could also benefit from this data; they could use it to up their compliance and mitigate the risks involved with human trafficking.