Our Story

After six years of installing technology in schools around the country, Shane Cox noticed some problems.

Although classroom audio systems often benefitted teachers, the microphones weren’t functional for students—they were either too fragile or too difficult to pass around in a timely manner. Additionally, the systems tended to be cost-prohibitive for individual budgets, meaning teachers didn’t have the ability to choose the option that worked best for them. 

“I saw a lot of teachers using a talking stick to manage the classroom discussion and thought, ‘There has to be a better solution.’ I want to take my technological expertise and provide teachers a fun and engaging way to invite their students to participate,’” says Shane.

Taking matters into his own hands, Shane designed the Qball, a throwable wireless microphone, wrapped in durable foam and soft enough for students to toss back and forth during classroom activities. Importantly, Shane released the Qball at a price individual teachers could actually afford—empowering them to have more control over the technology they used.

Since landing the deal with Lori, Mark, and Rohan, Shane realized that the Qball has *so* many more uses than he ever dreamed, and has expanded its reach beyond the classroom.

It’s a wild ride, complete with the ups and downs that come with inventing, manufacturing, and scaling a product company, but Shane loves this work, and genuinely feels gratified with every connection he makes on this Qball journey.