About Mike Calvo

Mike Calvo is the founder and CEO of Serotek Corporation. Born blind, Calvo experienced first-hand the devastating effects of physical limitations on career possibilities. As a result, he set out to make a difference at a young age.

At age 18, Calvo launched his first business, a recording studio. He later mastered the computer and opened a consultancy dedicated to teaching employers and blind people how to expand occupational opportunities and career paths using computer technology.

Calvo’s next venture, InHouse Radio Networks, introduced him to the world of Web-based audio entertainment. Calvo received an enthusiastic response from the blind community which brought to light the huge demand among the visually impaired for tools that would give them access to the Internet.

After years of helping people through their first computer experience, Calvo developed a vision of a simple, uncomplicated interface that would, in 2002, launch Serotek Corporation. Calvo vowed to keep the company’s products simple and intuitive to eliminate the fear of failure as an obstacle to accessing computers or the Internet.

Calvo parlayed Serotek’s success into another venture; a non-profit organization that provides software and hardware free of charge to the blind and visually impaired. The AIR Foundation (Accessibility is a Right) was organized by a team of people assembled by Calvo, and Serotek donated the first software product with a license in perpetuity.

Today, people around the world are using Serotek products including seniors, the blind and visually impaired, and those with limited mobility, to operate computers and access the Internet.

Mr. Calvo is married and has five children.