Social Impact Heroes Helping Our Planet: Why and How Mike Bolland Of Enable Review Is Helping To…

Authority Magazine: Social Impact Heroes Helping Our Planet: Why and How Mike Bolland Of Enable Review Is Helping To Change Our World -- Listen Share Ultimately, it’s about shifting power back to the patient voice and building a stronger, more informed community. Ultimately, it’s about shifting power back to the patient voice and building a stronger, more informed community. As a part of this series, we had the pleasure to interview Mike Bolland. Mike Bolland is the host and producer of the We’re Not Stumped podcast, where he shares powerful stories from the limb loss and disability communities.

Born without a right hand, he brings a unique perspective shaped by resilience, humor, and decades of personal and professional experience. Mike is also the founder of One Hand Man Productions and the creator of Enable Review, a platform dedicated to helping amputees make informed decisions about their care. Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series!

Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path? For me, this didn’t start as a “career path” — it started as a lived experience. I don’t have a right hand, so navigating prosthetics and adaptive tools has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Over time, I learned how much of that journey is trial and error — figuring out what works, who to trust, and how to advocate for yourself. Then, through hosting the We’re Not Stumped podcast and talking with hundreds of people in the limb loss community, I kept hearing the same thing: experiences with prosthetic care varied dramatically.

Some people had life-changing, positive support… and others felt completely lost, especially early on. What really stuck with me was this — when someone is brand new to limb loss, they’re often in a hospital bed or just trying to process everything. They’re expected to make important decisions about their care, but they don’t even know what questions to ask. At the same time, if you look at reviews online, they don’t reflect what actually matters to someone who wears a prosthetic.

You might see comments like “great office” or “long wait times,” but nothing about fit, comfort, communication, or long-term support. That gap is what led me to create Enable Review. Can you share the most interesting story that happened to you since you began leading your company or organization? One of the most interesting — and honestly validating — moments happened very early on, when Enable Review only had a handful of reviews. I reached out to people in the limb loss community, including past podcast guests, just asking for honest feedback. One person left a review and then followed up with a message that stuck with me.

They said something along the lines of, “I wish this existed when I first lost my limb — I had no idea what I was doing or who to trust.” That hit hard. Because this is for everyone — the person ten years into their journey and the person who’s brand new, overwhelmed, and trying to make life-changing decisions without any real context. Another moment that stood out was posting about Enable Review in amputee communities. I expected people to be cautious — and some were — but what I didn’t expect was how quickly the conversation turned into people sharing their experiences openly.

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