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Chima Imoh and the Smart Shoe That Tracks More Than Steps
In this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers podcast I talk with Chima Imoh about the work he is building at MíMíroír Technologies. He shows me a smart shoe with a screen on the front and lays out his goal: footwear that tracks movement and delivers real-time analytics and insight. He traces the start of the idea back to when he was incarcerated at 18. He uses that time to learn, study, and map out a wider wearable tech platform, starting with shoes. He has a working prototype that counts steps, connects to a phone by Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and runs through an app. He talks through features like gamified use, motion-based experiences, and left-right haptic feedback for guidance.
I ask about a mistake that cost time or money. He tells me he first built a version by cutting soles, stuffing in parts, and running long wiring through the shoe. The lesson comes when he realizes he can treat the tech like a removable pod, keep a cavity open, and avoid buying piles of wire and solder tools. We talk about what people get wrong about inventing. He breaks it down: have an idea, put it on paper, protect it, and make it your IP. Business success is a different path.
When I press on the biggest challenge, he lands on funding. He can get in rooms with wealthy people, but the hard part is proving how the idea returns money. He has pushed forward by bootstrapping and building prototypes. He ends with a rule he lives by: be unshakable, stay objective, and if you do not agree, walk away. He tells people to follow him and the company on social and search for his name: Chima Imoh.
What sticks with me is how practical his mindset is. He is not waiting for perfect conditions or a perfect story. He is building, testing, and tightening the concept as he goes. He also draws a clean line between having a protected idea and having a company that can scale, and that matters for anyone with a product in their head right now. If you can make something work with your own hands, learn from the waste, and then learn how to explain the business case, you give yourself a real shot.
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By Joe JusticeIn this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers podcast I talk with Chima Imoh about the work he is building at MíMíroír Technologies. He shows me a smart shoe with a screen on the front and lays out his goal: footwear that tracks movement and delivers real-time analytics and insight. He traces the start of the idea back to when he was incarcerated at 18. He uses that time to learn, study, and map out a wider wearable tech platform, starting with shoes. He has a working prototype that counts steps, connects to a phone by Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and runs through an app. He talks through features like gamified use, motion-based experiences, and left-right haptic feedback for guidance.
I ask about a mistake that cost time or money. He tells me he first built a version by cutting soles, stuffing in parts, and running long wiring through the shoe. The lesson comes when he realizes he can treat the tech like a removable pod, keep a cavity open, and avoid buying piles of wire and solder tools. We talk about what people get wrong about inventing. He breaks it down: have an idea, put it on paper, protect it, and make it your IP. Business success is a different path.
When I press on the biggest challenge, he lands on funding. He can get in rooms with wealthy people, but the hard part is proving how the idea returns money. He has pushed forward by bootstrapping and building prototypes. He ends with a rule he lives by: be unshakable, stay objective, and if you do not agree, walk away. He tells people to follow him and the company on social and search for his name: Chima Imoh.
What sticks with me is how practical his mindset is. He is not waiting for perfect conditions or a perfect story. He is building, testing, and tightening the concept as he goes. He also draws a clean line between having a protected idea and having a company that can scale, and that matters for anyone with a product in their head right now. If you can make something work with your own hands, learn from the waste, and then learn how to explain the business case, you give yourself a real shot.
The post Chima Imoh and the Smart Shoe That Tracks More Than Steps appeared first on Joe Justice Organization.