Eric Kolb Co-Founder of Songs & Smiles

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton welcome Eric Kolb as a guest to the show.
Eric Kolb and his wife, Sheryl, founded Songs & Smiles in 2020. Building on lessons learned during their own experience caring for Sheryl’s mom, Trish, the couple started the nonprofit organization to help families navigate the challenges of the Alzheimer’s journey. Eric and Sheryl met and got married during college in Illinois. They have lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1994.
As the organization’s Executive Director, Eric oversees day-to-day operations. He has presented more than 800 in-person singalong shows at care homes, and his online singalong videos are enjoyed by people around the world. Eric has been singing his whole life: in choirs, in musicals, at church, at weddings, and at numerous sporting events.
Eric previously worked in public relations and publishing, including positions at ClubCorp Publications and the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. He brainstormed with former co-workers to develop Joyful Memories, a dementia-friendly magazine.
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[@Dadagamingvlog]

Eric’s singalong videos are a wonderful resource for care homes.

[@songssmiles]

Thank you!

[@Wacky_524]

Eric Kolb’s dedication to dementia care is truly inspiring.

[@songssmiles]

Thank you! We appreciate your encouraging words.

[@moandipmoon6786]

Eric’s passion for helping others shines through.

[@songssmiles]

Thank you so much. It really does come from the heart!

[@KishanMunda-eb1zb]

Lance -as always thank you for all that you're doing to support our community and these companies with us.

[@chavdashowlove]

Sheryl and Eric’s personal caregiving story is touching.

[@songssmiles]

Thank you! We are continually inspired by our own journey. We know Trish would love how we're sharing with other families.

[@MassHacker9944]

Eric Kolb’s background in singing enhances his caregiving approach.

[@songssmiles]

Yes, I can look back on my life and all of my singing experience and see that God has prepared me for this work.

[@SejalUikey-uu3gm]

I am so thankful to see someone like Eric and his company working to show dementia in a more positive light

[@songssmiles]

Thank you! Yes, people living with dementia can still share love and joy and wisdom!

[@SubrataNaik-l1e]

What a great mission and company thank you for all that you're doing to support these people with dementia

[@songssmiles]

Thank you! We appreciate the encouragement.

[@sunilkerkella7241]

I really appreciate how concise and direct each of your tutorials are.

[@kirankiran-ce3if]

Love how music brings joy to dementia patients’ lives.

[@songssmiles]

It's a blessing to see it every day!

[@rjanuofficial1351]

Dementia isn't the end and doesn't have to be a doom and gloom as this conversation thankfully showed us

[@songssmiles]

Yes! The journey can still be filled with love and joy!

[@amolbiradar4734]

Thank you for showcasing the little guys all the big organizations take the air out of the room it feels like

[@songssmiles]

Lance is so good at that! We are so grateful for him shining a light on what we do.

[@ArnavShaw-i3d]

Lance - you'll be a great asset to this organization and hope it helps them spread the smiles

[@songssmiles]

We agree! He is helping us spread smiles and joy!

[@SkmominAli-f7t]

Lance you are a natural and a great pick to be a brand ambassador for this organization, congratulations!

[@songssmiles]

We agree!

[@amarrav3901]

I appreciate how all of your videos are brief and to the point.

[@dilkushaadivasi2455]

Lance Slatton always hosts such informative discussions!

[@songssmiles]

I agree. He asked me great questions.

[@Mana___706]

I appreciate your assistance very much.

[@pawan2027]

Eric has a genuine desire to serve people.

[@RashikNayak-db5yb]

This organization is doing such great work and I am happy to have learned about them!

[@songssmiles]

Thank you so much!

[@santoshkumar1001]

thank you so much.

[@GAMER_NICKY_88]

I adore how succinct and to the point all of your videos are.

[@mrnikhilnishad]

Such educational talks are consistently hosted by Lance Slatton!

[@KacanHatole]

Extremely well-done. Thank you!

[@sunilmandavi6879]

The moving narrative of Sheryl and Eric's personal caregiving is told.

[@BishalRee-ze8ou]

I respect the effort you put forth.

[@SanthoshSanthosh-zh7pb]

Absolutely nothing is impossible for God.

[@rahulrajkumar320]

Amazing work by Songs & Smiles in the dementia community.

[@songssmiles]

Thank you for your encouraging words!

[@pandaarrien]

I'm very grateful.

[@RajaBabu43415]

I'm extremely grateful

[@JhaberamThakur-xd6ex]

Thanks for sharing and such a beautiful, love it

[@RahulBarde-f8x]

Outstandingly well-done.

[@AkashBarik-u6m]

Joyful Memories magazine sounds like a fantastic initiative!

[@songssmiles]

Thank you! I'm almost done with "The Toys Issue."

[@ganpatraval9338]

Thank you very much for this information

[@yogeshpatode3313]

I appreciate your help very much.

[@_JIBAN_FF]

Songs & Smiles offers such valuable support for Alzheimer’s families.

[@songssmiles]

Thank you!

[@samirbhumij6]

We need a live show of happy songs and reminiscing

[@songssmiles]

It's hard to describe how much fun we have during our singalongs. They are definitely filled with happy reminiscing.

[@RaviRavi-og5iu]

This looks so good! I love how quick and to the point all your videos are.

[@Manni-im5ob]

Lance Congratulations! You are a natural and a fantastic choice to represent this company's brand!

[@AfzalKhan-tg8il]

That is just wonderful.

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After a year of watching, we have recently subscribed. We appreciate you discussing all of these topics.

[@Sundar91104]

We just subscribed after watching for the past year, thank you for talking about all of these issues

[@Samrat.r.Vaidya]

I can see why you are named Songs & Smiles-this was really educational and incredibly uplifting to behold.

[@TOTALGAMING37497]

Excellently done.

[@GKumar-s2x]

Thank you for the information

[@KaranQwer-pn7uw]

I appreciate you very much.

[@SanjaySampangi-fc5fu]

Great topic and conversation - we would love some more music next time

[@songssmiles]

Thanks! Next time I'm on with Lance I will have to sing more!

[@dipakwatti1519]

I'm glad I found out about this group because they're doing amazing job!

[@Sureshpadvi-gf6zl]

This was so informative and also truly refreshing to see so much positivity I know why your called Songs & Smiles

[@songssmiles]

Thanks! Yes, I have a song in my heart and a smile on my face!

[@RAVINDERKUMAR-wo5uc]

Great music and conversation!

[@maheshkingahiran1864]

This really does sound wonderful.

[@biswajitmurmu2852]

Definitely fantastic, this.

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The idea of Joyful Memories magazine seems like a great one!

[@hanifavande5609]

I really appreciate it.

[@Sugreev-u9f]

I adore this crucial information

[@TarunKashyap656]

This does sound incredible.

[@Crazysamyaksm2009]

Excellent topic and discussion; please include more music the next time.

[@ajayshankrajayshankarbaghe162]

It was very helpful!

[@HEMGAMER-dr8sk]

I wish our area had something similar to this.

[@New_pubg__gaming79]

This does sound amazing.

[@VikramMandal-l8x]

Love this important content

[@soniaverma8369]

Lance: I hope it helps this company spread smiles since you'll be a terrific addition.

[@majomali4955]

I always say that it is great to have this show like AHCM but sad that it takes KZbinrs to share these resources

[@HemanthKumar-n2m]

Keep up the awesome video!

[@ParmeshavarPatidar]

fantastic video, keep it up!

[@rajkumarmadavi6432]

This information helped me alot

[@VVSSHH65]

amazing video, keep it up!

[@SurajSarote-jo2et]

The magazine looks like something that we would really like to have for our father he loves car and trains

[@songssmiles]

He would love "The Cars Issue." I'm just finishing "The Toys Issue," and I'm including a bit about toy trains in that one. We might do a whole issue on trains in the future.

[@OJAIFAHMAD786]

super cool video keep it up!

[@GamerKrishnaboy]

Very informative

[@rohitraut_______02]

Highly accomplished.

[@mithunvasava1487]

For GOD nothing is Impossible

[@SahaBudin-w8r]

We ought to perform joyful music live and reflect on the past.

[@Teja_j2006]

Where can we contact to have Eric and his team come sing for local memory care facility?

[@gobindamandal-it7qw]

NIcely done, AHCM!

[@jagannathsing5835]

Can we have an episode of just fun songs and singing?

[@songssmiles]

I think that's a great idea!

[@M_S_G_Gaming-s]

Fortunately, as this conversation demonstrated, dementia is not the end and doesn't have to mean dread and sorrow.

[@AzamBhai-cx2qh]

I always remark that while having a show like AHCM is wonderful, it is unfortunate that KZbinrs are required to distribute these materials.

[@bhushansahu8780]

Is it possible for us to have a song and sing-along episode?

[@hacker-fb6jg]

Who can we get in touch with to arrange for Eric and his group to perform at a nearby memory care facility?

[@Suriya99zk]

Where can we look in our area for something like this or are there others like this in our area?

[@songssmiles]

We're growing a network of Songs & Smiles singalong leaders. We are now in Chicago and Pittsburgh as well as here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

[@bankerskhemjungai4272]

Is there something like to this in our area, or where can we look for anything similar?

[@AnjuMaurya-yt5oj]

No task is too difficult for God.

[@chitrakhedia563]

I adore how succinct and direct each of your videos are.

[@Shot.king.V.T]

Outstanding work in the dementia community by Songs & Smiles.

[@Akashkujur-m3o]

After a year of watching, we have recently subscribed. We appreciate you discussing all of these topics.