A Beam of light - Christina Colmer McHugh Co-Founder of Moodbeam - a podcast by Leon McQuade | Paul Longley

Christina is the director and Co-Founder of Moodbeam, a groundbreaking company whose aim is to turn the world of emotional development upside down. Her creation allows an entirely new way of showing how we feel and see how they think. 

She was working out of the C4DI building. Christina's experience of her daughter inspired Moodbeam, then seven, to be bullied. Concerned about the mood changes this cyberbullying created, she was desperate to make sure she could track her daughter's mental wellbeing and prevent any adverse effects. She subsequently partnered with Hull-born Gadget Shop and Red5 entrepreneur Jonathan Elvidge to develop the Moodbeam wearable device, to help other parents do the same. 

The project has taken off with interest from potential future users in fields like industry, education and health. They have just taken delivery of their first 1,000 manufactured units. Encouraging businesses and individuals to take them away, trial them and share their experiences to spread the word. Before her invention, She spent the last 20 years as an experienced journalist and freelance public relations specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the design industry. From Down High Grammar School with a BA Hons Degree from Surry Institute of Art and Design. T

ake a listen to this week's podcast with Christina, Powerful. 

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