Blake Gudgel has spent the last 13 years leading development and operations efforts in early-stage technology companies. Blake earned degrees in Entrepreneurship/Venture Management and Marketing from the University of Oklahoma, while working for a young prosthetics technology company as it became the largest in the US. Going on to work with several tech companies across the US and Europe and two years leading technology commercialization for a major university, Blake always maintained a heart for amputees. In 2018, Blake moved his family from Washington, DC to Oklahoma to help Martin Bionics eliminate the greatest source of amputee pain – hard sockets.