Mike Swinford has been Chief Executive Officer at Numotion since July 2014. Numotion is the leading provider of mobility solutions in the Complex Rehabilitative Technology (CRT) industry. Numotion has led the way in transforming the CRT industry through innovative customer solutions and advocacy at the State and Federal levels. Mike is also a Trustee with the Committee for Economic Development, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions to our nation’s most critical issues.
 
Prior to Numotion, Mike served as the President and CEO of GE Healthcare Services, a $5B business unit of GE Healthcare. He joined Numotion after a highly successful 22-year career at GE Healthcare. He led the development of new growth platforms for the $5B global services enterprise that expanded service reach and capabilities. Mike was named an officer of the General Electric company in 2011. He held various operational and commercial roles throughout his career leading through various business cycles from start-ups to turnarounds.
 
He is passionate about improving healthcare access and inclusion for people with disabilities and is very active with several advocacy initiatives and associations including ALSA and the MDA. Mike also created the Numotion Foundation dedicated to funding other 501(c)3 organizations that serve the disabled communities across the United States.
In this episode, Mike tells us about what Numotion does both internally and externally to promote diversity and inclusion.

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In episode 49 of the Life Possible with a Disability Podcast, I interviewed the Executive Director of the Numotion Foundation, Justin Richardson. Justin oversees day-to-day operations, fundraising, and grant distributions for the Numotion Foundation. He is responsible for developing and maintaining national and local partnerships and donor and Numotion employee engagement with the Foundation.

Due to a spinal cord injury sustained in a 2003 diving accident, Justin has been a manual wheelchair user for twenty years. As a sixteen-year veteran of the seating and mobility industry, he has deep perspective and experience as a former Numotion operations manager and communications, customer experience, and advocacy leader. Before joining Numotion in 2012, Justin worked as an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP)/Regional Manager in North Carolina and as a regional leader in the aquatics industry.

The mission of the Numotion Foundation is to support people and causes that work towards enhancing the lives of people with disabilities in communities of common interest. The Numotion Foundation's vision is to Engage employees and supporters to donate funds and provide a centralized, coordinated, and compliant gateway for distributions on behalf of Numotion to advocacy groups, policy influencers, and charitable programs

Numotion contributes to the Foundation with a portion of the proceeds from each new wheelchair sold. Additionally, the Numotion Foundation is dedicated to engaging employees and supporters to donate funds and provide a centralized, coordinated, and compliant structure for distributions on behalf of Numotion to relevant charitable organizations and programs.

If you would like to donate or have a disability-related non-profit and want to apply for a grant, go to www.NumotionFoundation.org. 

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My guest for Episode 48 is Pooja Viswanathan who was named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women and BMO Entrepreneurs for 2021. Pooja is the founder and CEO of Braze Mobility and is backed by Founder Institute, Techstars, Google for Startups, and AARP Innovation Labs.
Braze Mobility is a company that manufactures sensors for mobility devices. It's not cameras. Our technology is blind spot sensors, obstacle detection systems, proximity sensors, proximity alarms, and alerts.
The Braze Mobility system does NOT detect drop-offs, soft material, or objects out of view of the sensors. Legally blind customers often use our sensors in conjunction with a white cane to navigate outdoors.
Braze devices support your right to drive your wheelchair by enhancing your spatial awareness while leaving you fully in control. I hope you learn something new that will help a fellow wheelchair user.

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