In 2014, Angelique Johnson was an electrical engineering Ph.D student in Michigan when she decided to start her company.
MEMstim manufactures cochlear implants for people with hearing loss. At first, Johnson was undecided about starting a business. Applying for funding -- and receiving it -- pushed her into entrepreneurship. She eventually received grants from the Commonwealth as well as from the National Institutes of Health, including one for $1.4 million.
As part of our weekly series From the Ground Up, WFPL’s Roxanne Scott spoke with Johnson at her office in the Louisville Glassworks building on Market. She starts off with why now may be the best time for you if you’re thinking of starting a company, why she doesn’t like the word entrepreneur and why Louisville is an ideal place for a business like hers.
