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Amira Radovic CEO and Founder of TheraV

She raised about half a million dollars of non-dilutive funding to develop and launch her product into the market. Amira enjoys using her talents and skills to develop products that help people live better. During her downtime, Amira enjoys spending time with her husband, Dr. Matija Radovic, and her daughters Jasna and Ivana.

If you would like to purchase a TheraV ELIX device for a military Veteran who needs it, visit www.therav.me. When you checkout, add a note that you are gifting the device to a military veteran.

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Erin Perkins is a champion of disability rights and an inspiring entrepreneur who advocates for greater accessibility, inclusiveness, and understanding within the business world. As a deafblind woman herself – founder of small online business Mabely Q – as well as an experienced speaker/educator, Erin’s message has been heard by CEOs around the country. Her unique gifts are her life experiences which she compassionately shares with others through keynote speeches, private workshops or one-on-one consulting sessions to foster true inclusion at all levels -- allowing people with disabilities equal opportunities to succeed professionally.

Contact her for accessibility assessments at Successible, a platform that is designed to empower businesses through accessibility education, actionable tips and community.

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Chief Haptic Officer and CoFounder at Wear Works

Keith Kirkland is a haptics enthusiast, accessories designer, engineer and impact-driven strategist that is deeply excited about reimagining the use of touch in design and digital communications.  His work has been recognized by the Pratt’s Rowena Reed-Kostellow Award, SXSW, The Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, EY, TED, Dropbox, The Yokohama Government, Beyond Bauhaus, and the MET Museum. He is a serial entrepreneur inspired by the intersection of touch, equitable business model development and nuanced customer insights to create sustainable impact-driven technologies that deliver at scale. Keith is also cofounder of WearWorks, an award-winning haptic navigation company that help the first person who is blind run the NYC marathon without sighted assistance. HapticNav™ and Wayband®, is a haptic navigation app (and optional haptic wristband) that gently navigates a person to a destination using vibrations, without the need for any visual or audio feedback.

Download his new song Haptics, We Have a Vision. 
Download the HapticNav App.

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Kai Frazier is an educator turned EdTech entrepreneur passionate about using tech to provide opportunities for underestimated communities.

She is the founder & CEO of Kai XR, which uses Metaverse technologies to develop critical 21st century skills in students preparing them for a rapidly evolving future.

Before creating Kai XR, Kai worked with several museums such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as well as the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, specializing in digital strategy and educational content creation.

Her work has been featured with the US Department of Education, Forbes, NBC, NASDAQ, & more.

#KaiXR

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If you are ready to protect your mental bandwidth, sharpen your leadership skills, and build a network that actually moves the needle, visit innovatewithcoachl.thrivecart.com/founders-and-leaders-book-club/ to claim your seat.

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Season 2 closes with this important funding discussion. Listen and take notes as we discuss Non-Dilutive Funding for Health & Biotech Innovators. Learn how to maximize your chances of success in accessing millions of dollars in federal grants for the development of health and biotech innovations.

Dr. Idong Essiet-Gibson, PhD, MPH, PMP, is the Founding Principal of The Idyeas Group, a global health and scientific management consultancy in Silver Spring, Maryland. Before founding The Idyeas Group, she served 26 years on active duty in the US Army, the US Public Health Service, and the US Army Reserves. She spent over two decades managing multimillion-dollar programs for the predecessor of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Biomedical Research Development Authority (BARDA), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Prior to her time at HHS, she managed biomedical research programs at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and The George Washington University. She is married with one son.

 Follow her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/iegibson

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Phil Rogofsky, Founder and Executive Director of the Maryland STEM Festival
Join him for the festival this Fall,  October 13th through November 11th. Learn more at https://marylandstemfestival.org/

Phil created the Maryland STEM Festival in 2015 and was recently featured in an article in Voyage Baltimore, https://voyagebaltimore.com/interview/check-out-phil-rogofskys-story/

He believes the STEM World/Community should be all inclusive and has taken action to ensure it is for our future. Thanks for being a valued ecosystem partner, Phil. 

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Joseph Hamilton is a former army soldier with soldier of the year accolades, college graduate from Columbus State University, member of Kappa Alpha Psi, and collegiate athlete. Joseph's specialty is in digital marketing with a focus in SEO and Advertising. His background prior to running his startups was in Sales and Marketing. Now Joseph runs two tech startups, Bacchus and 4 Second Football.

Bacchus is your drinking buddy that will alert you in real time of your estimated BAC level, and 4 Second Football is the first smart football that comes with a built in timer.

Connect with Joseph, a Wearable Founder Ambassador at www.bacchusbracelet.com | | | [email protected]

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Eric McKenney is President of Simplified Management Products (SMP) an Accounting & Consulting Firm headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama with a Satellite office in Atlanta, GA.

He founded his Accounting & Consulting Business in 2010, worked with venture capital fund Queensbridge Venture Partners as an Accountant/Consultant from 2014-2016,  and is currently working with venture capital fund Cunningham Capital in the same capacity since 2020,. He authored "Handle Your Biz" The Entrepreneurs Guide to Setting Up Your LLC, Partnership or Corporation in 2020 during Covid and developed Tax Software scheduled for Pre-Launch February 01, 2023.

Eric has an E-book called "Handle Your Biz" The Entrepreneurs Guide to Setting Up Your LLC, Partnership or Corporation. It can be purchased on Amazon.com for $9.99 or get Free copy at www.handlemybiz.com when you subscribe to his email list and follow him on Instagram @handleyoubriznis

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Tamara Lambert started a Podcast Highlighting Women in STEM, with a focus on women start-ups called Uplift HERstory.
She is a biomedical engineer with a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Emory University and a Master’s degree in Bioengineering from UIUC. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in biomedical engineering, a joint degree between Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. 

As a teenager, Tamara was inspired to pursue a bioengineering degree after witnessing several of her family members suffer from chronic health conditions. A series of events strengthened Tamara’s resolve to develop technology for limited resource communities, including witnessing the health care challenges faced by low-income individuals while on mission trips to Nicaragua and India, as well as having both of her parents pass away due to preventable and treatable illnesses. 

Her awards include: 
*Inducted into Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society in 2019
*Author on 7 peer-reviewed publications including one first author publication
*Won several Micro grants
 *Tech Female Founders Award, the Hatchery Incubator Summer and Fall Award
*NIA Start-Up Challenge Finalist
*Nucleate Semi-Finalist
*Accepted into All Raise, Georgia Tech's Start-Up Launch

Tamara is passionate about expanding access to quality healthcare technology and supporting minority and female founders in the STEM fields.

Uplift HERstory, a platform to uplift the voices of women in STEM, creating a space for women to share their journeys and to be their authentic selves. We are hosted on Spotify and Anchor.

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tamara-lambert
Instagram and Tiktok: @uplift_herstory
YouTube: Uplift HERstory
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28NaxGZcl6gGLpB5V1yLxi

If you have any feedback for us or episode ideas, feel free to message us on Instagram or email us at uplift.herstory.gmail.com.

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