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How Téa Phillips Invented the Metaflex Glove to Help Thousands | Entrepreneurship + Innovation

Author
Elisha Arowojobe
Published
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://witnessespodcastj.podbean.com/e/how-tea-phillips-invented-the-metaflex-glove-to-help-thousands-entrepreneurship-innovation/

In this empowering episode, Amb. Elisha welcomes Téa Phillips—the engineer, innovator, and founder of Metaflex—to uncover her journey from college invention to FDA‑registered medical device impacting arthritis, carpal tunnel, Parkinson’s, and more.


 


Key Highlights:


 


• Invention origin story: Created Metaflex glove in college to help her grandmother regain mobility


 


• Product innovation: Gentle compression gloves with adjustable tendon-like bands for pain relief & hand strength


 


• Startup journey: Self-funded using savings, 401k, credit cards—then raised over $500K from community angel investors


 


• Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Mindset strategies to challenge doubt and bet on yourself


 


• Empowering women founders: How joining peer groups and community support helps overcome barriers


 


Final message: Chase your purpose—“if it’s possible for someone, why not you?”


 


Reach Téa: 


https://metaflexglove.com/


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Want to be a guest on WITneSSes? Send Elisha Arowojobe a message on #PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/ambelisha


 


 


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