Studying towards a PhD in Education
Chief Executive, Monitr
"I’m looking at ways to use athletes data to reduce injuries. Right now athletes wear some very clever devices that gather a whole range of metrics such as distance covered and top speeds. I get to take all this information and find ways to use it. I love it because I’m helping athletes get to a stage where they’re reaching their potential. It’s not a dust collector PhD!
I’d always wanted to turn my research into something I can apply in the real world. I stumbled across the Centre of Entrepreneurship’s start-up programme. We did a pitch competition and won. We also won the entré 85K startup challenge for our product called Komodo Monitr and received $17,500 cash and $10,000 of in-kind services."
