Ellisha Johnson

My journey in the medical industry has been amazing - it's been a journey of growth spanning about 11 years, with 5 years specifically in occupational health. I started out in private medical, working on ambulances, taking people to and from the hospital. Then I got with Baltimore City Fire Department, where I learned some on-the-field training, getting my hands dirty, being in a city where I'm from. After that, I switched to Amazon, where I was able to pay for school and stay out of debt, and now I'm continuing my journey by graduating from the University of Maryland. Most of my day is about keeping my building safe, focusing on maintaining OSHA standards, and handling any concerns that may come up from my peers or people underneath me. I take care of health band-aids, sick blood pressures, things like that in my day-to-day. On the other side of things, being a business owner, I continue to manage my business, promoting and doing media, and also my e-book that's out now called 'The First Aid Emergency Guide.' My business started in 2022 when I became an instructor, and I saw that the community needed to learn more about health, but it needed to come from somebody who knew how hard it was to get that information. So my business is not just about providing first aid and CPR classes, it's about providing community health to people in Baltimore City. I'm selling my e-book for $2 so it can be easily accessible to anybody in the community, and hopefully that will allow them to have some foot traffic to my website where they can book a class and sign up for first aid and CPR.