Why We Care

We created SaveMAPS.io in March, 2020 as a nonprofit to help restaurants sell gift cards and process payments online. Within 8 weeks SaveMAPS partnered with 1300 businesses and received exposure from over 20 media outlets, such as Greenville Times and various other broadcasted news sources. We didn't have permission from the state to sell the gift cards on such a massive scale so we had to shut down SaveMAPS once we spread nationwide. But our story does not end there. It is our goal and apart of our mission to continue the spirit of SaveMAPS and provide every restaurant during these trying times in our country the tools succeed.

Our Team

Sudarshan Sridharan

Cofounder and CEO

Sudarshan, 20, founded HandsFree to leverage the industry insights and positive brand equity generated from creating SaveMaps.io. Prior to HandsFree, Sudarshan founded Second Reality Interactive - an investor backed co. that was building digital watch parties for esports in VR, during the fall of his freshman year at Clemson University.

Evan Hemming

CTO and Lead Developer

Evan, 20, previously studied computer science at the University of Toronto before joining the HandsFree Team. Evan is a full-stack developer working on all technical sides of this project - from the database management to the CSS Styling.

Gabby Evans

Head Of Sales and Corporate Officer

Prior to joining HandsFree, Gabby, 20, attended Clemson University from 2018-2020. Having done sales for several large corporations, Gabby brings a strong background in corporate sales. She was also a leader on the Clemson volleyball team and is now the captain of the volleyball team at the University of Mississippi where she is majoring in Integrated Marketing & Communications.

Nick Burtner

Cofounder and Product Manager

Nick, 19, graduated from McCallie boarding school in 2018 and is completing a double major in computer science and business at College of Charleston in South Carolina. Nick brings years of experience in product design, sales, and programming to the team. Prior to joining the team, Nick ran an e-commerce business generating six figures of revenue in under 6 months.