The SpecialMoms Parenting Magazine 2nd Issue | Page 23

Isabella Yosuico

Isabella Yosuico of Mighty Tykes

Tell us a little about your business?

It was founded in 2011 but got state economic
start-up development funding March 2014.

MightyTykes sells great gear for special kids.
Our flagship product is MightyTykes™ Infant &
Child Weights. Inspired by the birth of my son,
Isaac, who has Down Syndrome, I developed
the weights with the input of physical and
occupational therapists, including a few from
the “U.S. News & World Reports Top Children’s
Hospitals” list, which participated in a limited
trial just over a year ago. Parents and therapists
have found that the MightyTykes™ weights may
help with a variety of conditions including onesided weakness, hypotonia, sensory issues, toewalking, and many others.

Tell us a little about yourself.

How old is your business?

Immediately before launching MightyTykes, I
was a professional freelance writer specializing
in health and wellness topics for clients including
MedImmune/AstraZeneca, Bon Secours Health
Systems and Care.com. Prior to shifting to an
exclusively writing focus after the birth of my son
Pierce, I worked in corporate communications
and marketing, holding management positions
with everything from a Fortune 1000 companies
to small non-profits.

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A longtime communications and marketing
professional, I became a mompreneur after
my son Isaac was born with Down syndrome.
I originally made a little set of w