The first SpeechEasy device was sold in June 2001. Before then there was no such thing as an in-the-ear fluency device to help people who stutter.
Janus Development Group was established to develop, manufacture and market the product.
SpeechEasy had a name and a handful of Speech Language Pathologist trained to provide our tiny electronic device. Sales started slowly, but SpeechEasy was in business.
The media, including Good Morning America and People Magazine, started to focus on SpeechEasy the story of the product.
Oprah Winfrey's staff found us. SpeechEasy and one of its investors were featured on her show, titled "Medical Miracles".
Recovering from the "Oprah Effect" we added more Speech Pathologists to distribute our product around the country.
We started focusing on gathering solid efficacy research on the SpeechEasy device. So far efficacy studies have started at three major universities- Auburn, University of Florida and Tulane University
Our Comfort Fit device was introduced. The Comfort Fit solved several key issues users found the initial in-the-ear models, that being background noise and comfort
We purchased Fluency Coach, a fluency software company. Fluency Coach had been sold online on a subscription basis but we decided to improve it and provide it at no charge.
It’s been a long and exciting for us here at Janus Development Group. We have learned along the way and expanded our staff to better serve our customers and Speech Pathologists. Today, SpeechEasy has undergone another product improvement we call SpeechEasy V series. This advancement will help us continue the provide “the smallest and most effective fluency device in the world”.
