THIS ONE IS PERSONAL
Her graduation, 1996.
Our next chapter,
thirty years later.
I was the little boy standing beside my mom when she graduated from court-reporting school. That photograph marks the beginning of a career that’s been part of my life ever since.
About thirty years later, I’m helping her explore how AI can support that same work. ECH Transcript Studio started with her transcripts, her feedback, and a simple question: could we make review easier without taking the judgment out of her hands?
Now we’re building ECH Transcript Studio together, as mother-and-son co-founders, for the court reporters and scopists who care just as much about getting the record right.
The human element isn’t something we want to automate away. Behind every record are people whose words matter—and professionals who bring experience, care, and accountability to preserving them. AI should support that work, never replace the people or the judgment that make it trustworthy.
Mike & EricaCo-founders. A court reporter and her son.