WEBVTT 00:00:00.500 --> 00:00:04.270 My name is Isabel Gutierrez, and my mission 00:00:04.371 --> 00:00:06.773 is to end human suffering. 00:00:08.942 --> 00:00:11.211 Sports has always been a huge part of my life. 00:00:13.880 --> 00:00:14.314 Growing up 00:00:14.314 --> 00:00:17.317 with a mother from Ecuador and a father from Spain. 00:00:17.517 --> 00:00:19.853 Soccer was huge in my family. 00:00:19.853 --> 00:00:22.789 My sisters and I have played for as long as I can remember. 00:00:23.456 --> 00:00:25.025 During one of her soccer matches. 00:00:25.025 --> 00:00:27.227 My sister was hit in the back of the head. 00:00:28.962 --> 00:00:31.031 After a minute or so. she got back up 00:00:31.031 --> 00:00:32.599 and all the parents and teams clapped. 00:00:33.833 --> 00:00:35.035 And that was it. 00:00:35.668 --> 00:00:37.604 We thought she was okay. 00:00:38.038 --> 00:00:40.040 But eventually 00:00:40.040 --> 00:00:43.676 her headaches got worse and worse 00:00:43.743 --> 00:00:46.746 and she couldn't perform well at school. 00:00:46.946 --> 00:00:48.481 A few weeks later. 00:00:48.481 --> 00:00:52.419 my sister was in the doctor's office being treated for a concussion. 00:00:52.485 --> 00:00:56.256 No one had realized her head injury was that bad. 00:00:56.322 --> 00:00:59.292 This situation isn't unique to my sister. 00:00:59.292 --> 00:01:04.164 In the pursuit of excellence, athletes push themselves mentally and physically. 00:01:04.230 --> 00:01:08.501 Some degree of pain and discomfort as normal. 00:01:08.568 --> 00:01:11.137 But when is it too much? 00:01:11.471 --> 00:01:16.009 In the moment of play, it can be incredibly challenging to know if you're simply sore 00:01:16.109 --> 00:01:17.710 or seriously injured. 00:01:18.545 --> 00:01:21.281 Even after the game, it's difficult to know. 00:01:22.082 --> 00:01:24.184 We need tools to detect injuries 00:01:24.184 --> 00:01:27.387 and illnesses right on the field or at home 00:01:27.454 --> 00:01:32.192 so that athletes can get the treatment they need as quickly as possible. 00:01:32.258 --> 00:01:34.961 So I set out to make it 00:01:34.961 --> 00:01:37.730 as a mechanical engineering student at Cal Poly Pomona. 00:01:37.730 --> 00:01:40.567 I had access to tools, experts and resources 00:01:40.567 --> 00:01:42.969 to develop my own technology. 00:01:43.837 --> 00:01:45.472 So I began doing research. 00:01:45.472 --> 00:01:51.544 I wanted to make something portable, affordable, and easy to use. 00:01:51.611 --> 00:01:54.247 Technology that could be used by everyone 00:01:54.247 --> 00:01:57.617 from little Leagues all the way up to professional sports. 00:01:57.717 --> 00:02:00.720 My goal is to help as many people as possible 00:02:00.787 --> 00:02:04.124 to properly detect the early warning signs of an injury 00:02:04.224 --> 00:02:09.262 so athletes can seek the proper care and prevent long term damage. 00:02:09.896 --> 00:02:11.064 With the help of my advisors 00:02:11.064 --> 00:02:15.001 and my family, I started a business during my fourth year of college. 00:02:15.068 --> 00:02:17.537 I made sure to hire my fellow Cal Poly Pomona students 00:02:17.537 --> 00:02:19.839 because I knew they had the hands on training 00:02:19.839 --> 00:02:22.742 that would be important in a startup company. 00:02:22.742 --> 00:02:25.979 It's been four years since I graduated in 2019. 00:02:26.045 --> 00:02:30.216 We have made a lot of progress and are working on collecting health data 00:02:30.216 --> 00:02:34.320 from our custom medical device, wearables and apps to interpret 00:02:34.320 --> 00:02:37.991 that data using artificial intelligence and machine learning. 00:02:38.091 --> 00:02:40.093 I have assembled a world class team to help 00:02:40.093 --> 00:02:41.828 make this happen. 00:02:47.267 --> 00:02:48.535 I was once told that the two 00:02:48.535 --> 00:02:52.972 most important days of your life are the day you were born 00:02:53.072 --> 00:02:54.908 and the day you figure out why. 00:02:55.074 --> 00:02:56.643 There are so many people 00:02:56.643 --> 00:03:01.681 that are needlessly physically, mentally and emotionally suffering. 00:03:01.748 --> 00:03:04.984 And I have to do my part to end it. 00:03:05.051 --> 00:03:06.519 That is my why.