Business of the Week: Taproot Inc.

What got you started in your profession?

I was a police detective in child abuse. I saw too many kids get shoveled

into the Criminal Justice System because of developmental or educational

deficits that made it difficult for them to understand what was happening to

them. I wanted to change that statistic.

What do you want others to know about you?

I truly believe that the prevention/intervention program that I have

designed can make a significant difference: faster than all others. It

captures kid's attention, builds developmental skills, educates quickly and

is based upon the latest in neuroscience: the exact same science that video

gamers, advertisers and the entertainment industry uses. I use it for

education.

What do you like and dislike about your community?

I find it challenging that all the different elements needed to solve

problems are so fragmented and "territorial." Criminal justice is also about

human development and learning. Education is also about capturing a child's

attention in an exciting way. Entertainment is more powerful an educator

than the industry wants to acknowledge and art is also a way to create

social justice.

What's your most memorable moment in life?

I was in chronic pain from a major back injury. After months of traditional

medicine, I was sent to a Feldenkrais Practitioner. It was monumental. I was

completely out of pain for several hours, then it came back slowly. But it

taught me that "it's possible"! Once you truly believe that something you

thought was "impossible" is now "possible" it changes your life forever.

You can apply the learning principles to anything! I became a Feldenkrais

Practitioner and have successfully managed my pain for over 20 years.

What are your hobbies?

I'm a stained glass artist; always trying new ways of mixing glass and light

for a magical effect.

How can people find out more about your business?

Please check our website: www.taprootinc.com for information and video

examples. There is also an economic report listed on how to rebuild a strong

economic base on the rural community level, allowing this strength to

"trickle up."