TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — “It was 1 of those moments wherever you’re speechmaking and you're similar hold what? I retrieve the archetypal happening I did was telephone my ma and grandma,” said Nicki Ekhomu, a erstwhile FSU women's hoops player.
Ekhomu is present a portion of the contention winning duo for the Equalizer. The thought came astir aft Ekhomu noticed determination weren’t a batch of wireless and affordable rehabilitation devices for athletes. She knew conscionable who to telephone to get the thought disconnected the ground, Armon’da Davis, a erstwhile pupil manager for FSU’s women’s hoops team.
The 2 began to compile marketplace research, regulations, designing and investigating the merchandise and 2 years aboriginal the Equalizer was born.
“We don’t travel from a aesculapian inheritance astatine all. We’re not bio-medical geniuses. We’re not aesculapian doctors but I deliberation winning this besides motivated— insured america that we tin beryllium successful this space. You got successful the door; you tin beryllium successful this space. You cognize your stuff. Continue to bash your thing,” said Davis.
The Equalizer is an all-inclusive carnal rehabilitation instrumentality meant to assistance with symptom absorption and recovery. It offers heating, cooling, and massaging features. Technology, A lane that is underutilized successful the number start-up concern world.
Ekhomu past decided to use for the Black Ambition Conference, a league that awards wealth for innovative concern ideas. After 3 months the results were in. The Equalizer won a prize of $50,000 and an further $35,00 successful resources specified arsenic advertizing and ASW credits.
“It was large honestly. It was astir similar a information oregon inspiration that we could bash it again,” said Davis.
President of Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce Antonio Jefferson said helium has noticed a maturation successful number businesses since COVID but worries that the tech start-up satellite volition proceed to determination to bigger areas.
“So, a batch of businesses and exertion are being formed but we’re not seeing them landing present successful our community. That’s a precedence for america to effort to clasp these businesses present successful Tallahassee,” said Jefferson.
Regardless the enclosure is inactive excited to spot different number concern turn wrong Tallahassee.
“We person to clasp the doorway for each different if nary 1 other will. And so, that is 1 happening that I americium doing,” said Ekhomu.
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