Built for better connection
Talking Stage is an AI dating and relationship coach built around a simple belief: communication is a skill, and everyone deserves a private place to learn, practice, and grow.
Our story
The first message. The unclear reply. The conversation you keep rewriting in your head. Modern dating is full of important moments, but most advice is either generic or built around lines that do not sound like you.
We built Talking Stage like a learning path for relationships: short lessons, realistic conversation practice, personalized AI coaching, and tools that remember the context you choose to save. The goal is not to make decisions for you. It is to help you communicate with more clarity, confidence, and care.
Meet the co-founders
Austin Frankel and Zac Klein lead complementary sides of Talking Stage, connecting product and engineering decisions directly to what users need and how the company grows.
Co-Founder & CEO
Austin Frankel leads the technical and product side of Talking Stage. He is responsible for the code, product direction, technical strategy, project oversight, and the company's overall vision.
Focus
Engineering · Product · Technical strategy · Company leadership
Co-Founder & COO
Zachary "Zac" Klein
Zac Klein leads operations and growth execution at Talking Stage. His work spans CRM, creator and UGC programs, marketing, analytics and tracking, experiments, and the day-to-day systems that turn ideas into measurable progress.
Focus
Operations · CRM · Marketing · Analytics · Growth experiments
How we build
Every product and growth decision starts with the kind of connection Talking Stage should support.
Teach lasting communication skills instead of lines to copy.
Support honest communication, boundaries, and respect.
Turn context into practical guidance for the moment at hand.
Make learning approachable through practice, feedback, and momentum.
Keep talking
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