Experts
Industry Experts and Service Providers
Here is a “Who’s, Who” list of companies helping inventors. Do you know of a company or person not listed here that is offering a service or product to inventors? Send us an email at experts@inventornotes.com and we will add them.
Don Kelly - Patent Agent
Patent Agent Don Kelly prosecutes patent applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He presents educational workshops and counsels inventors and corporate executives on development and management of patent portfolios. The Licensing Executives Society (LES/US&Canada) has designated Don Kelly as a Certified Licensing Professional.
http://www.patentagentplus.com/
Andrew Krauss - Inventing Coach
Andrew Krauss has been teaching and coaching inventors for over 13 years as the President of Inventors Alliance – San Francisco Bay Area. Inventors Alliance is one of the largest and most successful inventor groups in the nation. He has had countless successful inventors lecture month after month at Inventors Alliance events.
http://www.inventright.com and http://www.inventorsalliance.org
Ann Noder – Orca Communications
Orca Communications Unlimited is a full service public relations firm with a passion for the growth and success of inventors and entrepreneurs. Because of our extensive background in media relations, we know how to make any person or company newsworthy.
http://www.orcacommunications.com/
Ashton Udall - Global Sourcing Expert
Ashton Udall is a partner at Global Sourcing Specialists, a product development and sourcing firm which helps companies develop and manufacture new consumer products. Ashton has been engaged in US-Asia business, research, and education for approximately 10 years and has worked with numerous start-ups and companies in the development, sourcing, and vendor management roles for new product launches.
Athol Foden – Product And Company Naming Expert
Brighter Naming, founded in Silicon Valley, is an independent full-service professional naming agency formed by a great team of experienced worldwide namers, headed by Athol Foden.
Barbara Russell Pitts & Mary Russell Sarao – Ask The Inventors
Barbara Russell Pitts has a background in personnel and charitable organizations and is the mother of one daughter. Since her father and brother are patent-holders in addition to the patents held by herself and her sister, Barbara feels that creativity is a ‘family affair’. Spending her time working with her sister and reaching out to fellow inventors is the fulfillment of her ‘dream job’. Barbara is enjoying writing and is looking forward to writing many more books about inventing as well as other subjects of interest to her.
Mary Russell Sarao is a former schoolteacher and the mother of two daughters. Her innovative way of thinking goes back to her early childhood when she invented the toys that she wanted but didn’t have. Throughout her growing up years, Mary was a ‘problem solver’ whose friends sought her out for solutions. She has always been involved in finding ways to make the world around her better. Mary is the current treasurer of the Texas Inventors Association and just completed a term on The Board of Directors of The United Inventors Association.
http://www.asktheinventors.com
Bob Merrick – Invention Guru & Author – “Stand Alone Inventor”
Bob Merrick successfully developed and marketed his own inventions for more than twenty-five years. Merrick maintains that simplicity is the key element in all of his inventing, and the reason for its success. Today his retail products are sold nationally in such stores as Office Depot, Staples and Office Max. Bob’s business Merrick Industries also conducted business-to-business marketing of promotional advertising products. He is the author of the book “Stand Alone Inventor”.
Brian Gates - Design Expert
Having founded Design My Idea after going through the invention process as a sole inventor, Brian understands what you are going through. His first hand experience in navigating the pitfalls and scams of the invention world helped to shape Design My Idea into what it is today, a company striving to empower the average inventor.
Chris Hawker – Trident Design
Trident Design, LLC is a design and invention development firm. We bring extraordinary products to market, transforming everyday tasks into opportunities to enjoy life. Working with our network of top-flight partners, we can deliver every service required to take a product from concept to the shelf in a store. We call our approach to product development – and our philosophy of business – FIP, which comes from Fun, Impact, and Profit. It is a way of looking at the world where each of these parts is considered to be of exactly equal importance. It is the infusion of FIP that transforms our work into something special.
http://www.trident-design.com/
CJ Kettler - Genius Crowds
As Founder and CEO of Genius Crowds www.geniuscrowds.com, CJ has a passion for innovative product development via crowdsourcing. Prior to Genius Crowds, CJ built and successfully sold digital/content companies, including LIME, the first multiplatform green lifestyle brand, funded by Steve Case’s Revolution which sold to Gaiam (NASDAQ:GAIA) in 2007 and Sunbow Entertainment which was sold to Sony Music. She also developed and led divisional businesses at major media companies including Oxygen, Sony, and MTV as well as publicly-held Travelzoo and private equity fund, Solera Capital. CJ serves on the Board of several early stage companies and Healthychild.org.
Damon Kali - Patent Attorney
Kali Law Group, P.C., a Silicon Valley-based professional corporation, counsels high technology clients in all aspects of intellectual property (IP). The firm specializes in strategic IP counseling, IP portfolio development and management, as well as in developing and executing IP licensing programs.
Dan Bliss – Perfect Business
Dan is the co-founder of PerfectBusiness and creator of PerfectBusiness Summit. He has launched or turned around numerous businesses, including restaurants, bars, concert clubs, music festivals, magazines, internet companies and others. Starting with no money, Dan built 10 businesses by the time he was 30. He received brief notoriety as “the guy who bought and sold the world-famous Hollywood sign.” Dan is passionate about helping entrepreneurs discover new financing sources or game-changing revenue streams. PerfectBusiness.com provides entrepreneur education and resources for new and existing business owners.
http://www.perfectbusiness.com
David Pressman – Patent Attorney & Author – Patent It Yourself
I wrote Patent It Yourself because, some years ago, I saw many good how-to legal books on divorce, forming a corporation, etc. but none on getting a patent. Like other Nolo authors, I felt that law should not be a mystery to laypersons and that most people should be given the tools and instructions to do most legal tasks themselves if they want or can’t afford a lawyer. So I wrote Patent It Yourself to share my knowledge, dispel the mystery of patents, and provide a good guide for inventors. A member of the California and Patent and Trademark Office bars, I have had over 45 years’ experience in the patent profession, as a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent Office, a patent attorney for Philco-Ford Corp., Elco Corp., and Varian Associates, as a columnist for EDN Magazine and Entrepreneur.com, and as an instructor in intellectual property at San Francisco State University. In the World Book Encyclopedia I wrote the Patent, Trademark and Copyright entries. While not a successful inventor, I have two patents issued. I spend most of my time writing, but I also dabble in electronics, programming, inventing, an playing the trumpet. While I practice as a patent lawyer in San Francisco, I’m originally from Philadelphia. My undergraduate major was Electrical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University and I went to law school at the University of Pennsylvania and George Washington University, where I was on the Law Review and received a Juris Doctor degree. An afficionado of words and their meaning and effects, I am a student of general semantics, but I also am very interested in health and vegetarianism. My mother, Mildred Phillips, was also a writer, having composed lyrics for numerous published songs, including Bill Haley’s “Mambo Rock.”
http://www.patentityourselfupdates.blogspot.com/
Eric Bouldin – China2West.com
China 2 West is a western-owned and managed product development house and manufacturing consultancy operating successfully in mainland China for over 5 years. From concept/idea to market, C2W is a one-stop solution offering capable design, development, prototyping, tooling, production, certification and logistics services while maintaining strict standards on confidentiality of Intellectual Property throughout.
Evan Anderson – Design, Prototype, Manufacture
Innovative Solutions is founded on the premise that the best way to develop unique and effective solutions comes from a cross-functional approach. Our team includes experts in design and fabrication who work together collaboratively on your project. Our people have broad experience across multiple industries, technologies, methods and materials. They also have a depth of knowledge and history that allows them to resolve the most difficult challenges.
http://www.innovativesolutions-llc.com
Frances Cole Jones – Author – How to Wow & The Wow Factor
Frances Cole Jones founded Cole Media Management in 1997 to help clients identify and cultivate their inherent strengths and, through these, develop the powerful communication skills that enhance personal and professional performance. Writing The Wow Factor and How to Wow has been her way of reaching a wider audience, “My goal is to have every person who picks these up, put them down feel more confident in their ability to present their best self –in any situation.”
http://www.francescolejones.com/blog/
Frank Morosky - Entrepreneur Consultant
Mr. Morosky can help you with any and all parts of getting your invention to market quickly. Business planning, finding manufacturers, prototype development, marketing plan and execution, website creation, and order fulfillment.
http://fmorosky.home.mchsi.com/
Fred Schechter – Industrial Deisgner
Specialties include: Industrial design, business development, project management, product management, 3-D modeling (Rhino, Solid Works), packaging design, point of purchase design, sketching, presentation, patent process, Adobe Creative Suite, materials research, patent research, and technology research.
Gene Quinn - Patent Attorney
Gene is a US Patent Attorney and the founder of IPWatchdog.com. He is also a principal lecturer in the top patent bar review course in the nation, which helps aspiring patent attorneys and patent agents prepare themselves to pass the patent bar exam.
Known by many as “The IPWatchdog.” Gene started the widely popular intellectual property website IPWatchdog.com in 1999, and since that time the site has had millions of unique visitors. The ABA Journal has recognized IPWatchdog.com as one of the top 100 blogs for lawyers by lawyers in both 2009 and 2010, and in 2010 the readers of the ABA Journal voted IPWatchdog.com the top Intellectual Property Law Blog on the Internet.
George Morgan – Patent Attorney
George is a patent attorney and former patent examiner who focuses on providing high quality intellectual property services at an affordable price to clients both locally and worldwide. Clients include individual inventors, small and medium sized companies, and start-ups. Technologies include mechanical inventions (games, gadgets, automotive, novelty items, etc.), software, business Methods, and electrical and electro-mechanical inventions.
Jack Hokanson - Designer / Entrepreneur
After graduating in Industrial Design from San Jose State, Jack went to Germany to gain some European design experience working for 'frogdesign'. Upon returning to California he set up and ran The Eikan Group, building product models and prototypes for Apple, Xerox, World of Wonder, and many others. Next, came setting up the first American branch of 'frogdesign' which lead to a long term design contract with Steve Jobs and Apple Computer.
Deciding to develop and launch his own products, he first designed high end table top products that sold in museum shops and exclusive gift shops. Branching out, he then moved into the personal care market, specifically the shaving category under the Hoke2 brand. Seven of the razors are included in 'The Smithsonian's Permanent Design Collection' and have received numerous international awards. His Squeeze'n Shave travel razor was voted 'The Most Innovative Tube of The Year' and also received the DuPont design award for innovation and excellence in packaging design.
He has in-depth experience in all levels of product design and development, sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, corporate identity, trade shows, working with national broker networks, dealing directly with buyers, brand building from the ground up, and pretty much everything involved in developing a new product.
His products have sold in Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom's, Bed Bath & Beyond, Linens'n Things, Museum of Modern Art, Whole Foods, PETA, Canyon Ranch Spa and Inn, and numerous others, both domestic and international.
His latest venture is the Gensisis Biopd: habitat for sustaining ocean life.
Jack is available for consulting at any stage of the new product development.
To see a couple of his start-ups, please visit: www.hoke2.com and www.genesisbiopod.com
Jack Lander – Inventor Mentor
Jack Lander is a mentor to inventors. He helps them plan, design, prototype, protect, and market their inventions. He has been a columnist for Inventors’ Digest magazine for the past 15 years. He has also served as president of the United Inventors Association, and Vice President of the Yankee Invention Exposition, both volunteer, not-for-profit organizations. Visit Jack’s website at
Jack Smith – Patent Illustrator & Paralegal
Patent Drawings & Paralegal Services. Jack Smith from Minnesota is an extremely talented patent drawing artist. He is also the President of Inventors Network. Not only that but he offers paralegal services as well. Master patent illustrations can be immediately prepared, for you, by knowledgeable patent illustrators. High value patent drawings are economically priced for attorneys and inventors. Ever consider the fact…if it is not in the drawings… it is not in the patent! It is of great importance to know what to include in patent illustrations. That having been said… it is also important to know what not to include. The best patent illustrators specialize and prepare patent drawings correctly. They can be contacted immediately.Contact him at 952-470-8045
http://www.patent-illustrators.com/
Jeffrey Dobkins – America’s Master Marketer
Jeffrey Dobkin is an innovator and an entrepreneur, but it’s his writing style that has made him famous. Over 2,000,000 people read his information-rich, explicit How-To articles on marketing and direct marketing. Mr. Dobkin’s articles on marketing and direct marketing appear in over 60 magazines and business newspapers. Jeffrey Dobkin is the author of two books on marketing. The first book published in 1996, updated in 1998 and again in 2001, is a 400-page, 81/2? x 11?, 21/2 lb. resource tool titled How To Market a Product for Under $500. It demonstrates how an entrepreneur or small business owner can single-handedly bring a product to the attention of a national marketplace in under 6 months, for under $500.
Jim DeBetta – Retail Sales Expert
Jim DeBetta’s product development and sales experience has amassed millions of dollars within the retail selling world. Known nationally as a trusted coach and mentor to thousands of inventors and entrepreneurs, he knows how to take new ideas from a sketch on a napkin to selling the final product to major retailers worldwide.
John Ferrell - Attorney
Carr & Ferrell LLP is a full-service law firm uniquely positioned to provide strategic patent and intellectual property, corporate, financing and litigation services. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley's technology and venture capital community, our attorneys leverage their technical, business and legal expertise to help emerging companies and investors transform business concepts into industry leading enterprises.
Jonathan Fields – Author – Career Renegade
Jonathan Fields is…a giddy dad, husband, New Yorker, serial wellness-industry entrepreneur, author, recovering S.E.C./mega-firm hedge-fund lawyer, slightly-warped, unusually-stretchy, spiritually-inclined, obsessed with creation, small-biz and online marketing consultant and venture partner, book-marketer, professional speaker, copywriter, entrepreneur-coach, yoga-teacher, columnist, once-a-decade hook-rug savant, blogger and career renegade™…gone wild.
Joseph Page – physicist, inventor, entrepreneur and US patent agent
Joseph Page is a physicist, inventor, entrepreneur and US patent agent since 1992. His specialties include software patents, biotech and optical sciences. He writes code for internet projects for a hobby so is well versed with the particulars for programmers. Integrity IP has offices in both Europe (France) and the US and is ready to meet your patent prosecution needs which can start with a phone call now on 858 699 6015 at no cost. Please let us know how we can help you so we will start immediately. Please visit our website at:
Julia M. Rhodes - Women Inventor & Expert
Julia M. Rhodes founded KleenSlate Concepts in 2001. She invented, patented, manufactured, and marketed the first KleenSlate product: an attachable eraser for dry erase markers. Since then, she has built a thriving international company with a growing line of award-winning products. Julia collaborated with Patricia Harrelson in her recently published book women inventors called The Right Sisters: Women Inventors Tell their Stories
http://kleenslate.com/about/just-julia/
Karen Waksman - Wholesale Product Expert
Karen Waksman is a Manufacturer’s Rep turned Author, Speaker and Consultant. She has sold millions of units to the World’s Largest Retailers and now dedicates her time to teaching Entrepreneurs how to market and sell their products to Major Retailers, Online Retailers, Catalogs and Small Retailers, too!
http://www.productforprofit.com/
Kenneth Cramer – Licensing Attorney
Kenneth Cramer has over 20 years of legal and business experience. He has represented and worked for both public and private companies as an attorney, businessman and executive in a wide variety of technology businesses. Prior to joining Paradigm Counsel, Kenneth practiced in the corporate and technology transactions groups of Fenwick & West, a 250-lawyer firm based in Silicon Valley that specializes in representing technology companies and venture investors, and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, a 1200-lawyer firm with a broad, global practice.
http://www.paradigmcounsel.com
Kevin Harrington – Co-Star, Shark Tank and DRTV Expert
Kevin Harrington, chairman and founder of TVGoods, Inc., is widely acknowledged as a pioneer and principal architect of the infomercial industry. In 1984, Kevin produced one of the industry’s first 30 minute infomercials. Since then, he has been involved with over 500 product launches that resulted in sales of over $4 billion worldwide with 20 products that reached individual sales of over $100 million. Due to his extensive resume, Kevin was selected as an investor “Shark” on the ABC television series Shark Tank. The show gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their products to a panel of acclaimed judges in hopes of turning their ideas into a successful business reality. He recently released a book entitled “Act Now: How I Turn Ideas into Million-Dollar Products” that chronicles his life and experiences in the DRTV industry.
Kevin Prince – Patent Agent
Patent Pending as quick as next week. Work with a registered patent agent who… Has written hundreds of patents (see samples, video testimonials) Works inexpensively (see prices) Can work quickly if necessary (“patent pending” as fast as one week!) Kevin Prince offers great service for all your patent needs. Visit his site today.
Kim Babjak - Home Shopping Expert
Kim is a successful QVC and HSN agent, manufacturing representative and retail product specialist. Traveling all over the world searching for top quality factories to produce her own products, to placing them in the world’s largest retailers like Wal-Mart, Walgreen’s, QVC America and QVC UK, Kim has the experience necessary to make the process of bringing a product to market easier.
Kim Lavine – Mom Business Expert
Kim Lavine is the bestselling author of MOMMY MILLIONAIRE (St. Martins, NY 2007) and THE MOMMY MANIFESTO (Wiley, NY 2009), and owner of Mommy Millionaire Media, Mommy Millionaire Business Coaching Franchise, and Green Daisy, a lifestyle brand focused on balancing life with love.™ Identified as America’s Expert on Inspirational Business Advice, Kim Lavine has touched and inspired millions of women around the world with her advice and empowering encouragement through her appearances on The Today Show, Rachel Ray, Good Morning America, NBC & ABC news, CNN, CNBC, FOX, NPR, Oprah & Friends Radio Network, LifetimeTV.com, and features inUSA Today, Country Living, Guideposts, Women’s World, Business Week, Inc, andEntrepreneur, to name a few.
http://www.mommymillionaire.com
Lawrence J. Udell – Licensing Expert
Lawrence J. Udell serves as Executive Director of both the California Invention Center and Intellectual Property International, Ltd. He has created and taught “New Ventures and Entrepreneurship” courses for over 25 years, plus a special course on, “Technology Marketing” at the Cal-State Hayward, School of Business and Economics. He has served as a Lecturing Professor at U.C. Berkeley teaching a course on Technology Transfer & Commercialization, plus other universities in the U. S. and Canada. He is an active member of the Licensing Executives Society, and is co-founder and Managing Director of the Silicon Valley Chapter of LES. He also serves as Senior Consultant to General Patent Corporation of Suffern, NY. Founder of over 30 corporations, he provides consulting to both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. He lectures frequently at inventor, corporate and government functions throughout America and for the USPTO. Also in other countries for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO division of the United Nations).
Linda Pollock - Coaching & Sell Sheet Expert
What would it take to get your product to market? Do you know what your next step is? Would you like someone to talk to and help keep you on track? As an inventor myself, I know the importance of having someone to answer questions and help guide you through your process. Additionally, I am an inventRight graduate and have used their system to turn around 15 ideas within 34 hours. What will it take for you to succeed?
Loral Langemeier – International Money Exper
As one of today’s most visible and innovating speakers and one of the only women leading the conversation about money, Loral Langemeier has spurred thousands of success stories around the world by giving people simple tools to generate cash and build wealth. She is the author of 4 best-sellers, including The Millionaire Maker 3 book series and Put More Cash In Your Pocket.
Matt Yubas – Product Coach
Matthew Yubas is a Certified Professional Marketing Consultant for the Small Business Development and International Trade Center. He has developed products for 24 years as an Engineer, Product Manager, and Consultant for startups, small business, and Fortune 500 companies. He has helped clients in a diverse number of industries that include photography equipment, auto accessories, soy candles, children’s clothing, sporting goods, digital art, software applications, wireless devices, and home décor.
Michael Neustel - Patent Attorney
Neustel Law Offices is an organization dedicated to protecting the intellectual property rights of businesses and inventors. Since 1998, we have helped thousands of clients identify what IP protection is available and assisted them with developing/implementing a cost effective IP plan. Our clients are as diverse as the options available to them – from individual inventors to small businesses to government agencies to publicly traded companies. Michael is the founder of Neustel law Offices, LTD and the National Inventor Fraud Center, Inc. He focuses his patent law practice on patent searches, patent application preparation and prosecution and patent infringement due diligence. Michael counsels inventors and small-businesses on how best to protect their inventions and trademarks. http://inventorfraud.com http://www.patent-ideas.com http://www.patentwizard.com/ http://www.confidentialitywizard.com/
Mike Collins – Big Idea Group
BIG is an open source innovation company. We complement traditional, internal approaches with an effective and efficient open innovation process. Our particular expertise is in insight discovery, innovation generation, and innovation execution. We have worked with clients on a variety of projects in consumer products and services, and at different stages of the innovation process. Whether a company wants to hire us from insight discovery to on-shelf product, or for just one segment of development, BIG’s open innovation resources and processes will powerfully augment internal efforts. BIG was launched in 2000. It is partially owned by WPP, one of the world’s largest communications service groups.
Patrick Raymond
Patrick Raymond was reasonably content working on Madison Avenue as a VP of strategic planning for global brands like IBM, Microsoft, Kraft, P&G and Gannett Newspapers. He had earned a BA in Mass Communications and an MBA, both with distinction. Then, in 2005 … a particularly clingy shower curtain turned him into an accidental inventor! So began an amazing journey. In 2007, he started the Inventors Association of Manhattan, a non-profit with 500+ members today. He was also elected to the Board of the national United Inventors Association (UIA). He got bird’s eye view of the industry and would become a regular guest speaker at local inventor clubs and contributor to Inventor’s Digest magazine. In 2008, he was named Executive Director of the UIA. He oversaw a major overhaul to deliver more inventor-centric programs.
http://www.myinventionscore.com
Paul Niemann – Market Launchers
MarketLaunchers.com was founded in 1998 by Paul Niemann, a former Account Director at a St. Louis marketing consulting firm. While there, Mr. Niemann learned first-hand how to market new products, helping to launch the Financial Success Kit. He also teaches marketing on the college level and has published 2 books… “INVENTION MYSTERIES — The Little-Known Stories Behind Well-Known Inventions, Volumes I and II.”
http://www.marketlaunchers.com
Ron Docie – Author & Invention Marketer
Docie Invention & Patent Marketing has over 30 years in the business of helping inventors sell ideas. Docie Marketing is one of the most experienced service providers for inventors and patent holders. Docie Marketing was founded by its current president, Ron Docie, Sr. Mr. Docie has a rich history of successful inventing, championing the rights of independent inventors, and he wrote a highly acclaimed book, The Inventor’s Bible, published by Ten Speed Press, a Crown Publishing imprint of Random House.
Ron Heiskell – Lean Manufacturing Coach
Ron Heiskell, President & founder of Reduced Effort Inc., is a lean manufacturing coach specializing in quick changeovers. He had 24 years experience with The Clorox Company as a machine design and packaging engineer, with a focus on eliminating losses as a lead consultant in their World Class Manufacturing group.
Seth Godin – Author – Thirteen Books Including – Linchpin & The Purple Cow
SETH GODIN has written thirteen books that have been translated into more than thirty languages. Every one has been a bestseller. He writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and most of all, changing everything. American Way Magazine calls him, “America’s Greatest Marketer,” and his blog is perhaps the most popular in the world written by a single individual. His latest book, Poke The Box is a call to action about the initiative you’re taking – in your job or in your life, and Seth once again breaks the traditional publishing model by releasing it through The Domino Project.
Stephen Bozzone - Seasoned Innovator, Patent Holder, and Award-Winning Blogger
The vision of i2i is to be a premier creativity, inventing, and innovation business dedicated to commercializing inventions, publishing, speaking, consulting and mentoring. Our mission is to take individuals and companies from the spark of inspiration through the process of inventing, productization, and marketing to reach innovation.
http://www.inspiration2innovation.com/
Stephen Key - Licensing Expert
Stephen Key is a successful award-winning inventor who has licensed over 20 products in the past 30 years. He is a board member of Accudial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and has a new book “One Simple Idea: Turn your dreams into a licensing goldmine while letting others do the work” from McGraw-Hill available in book stores now. Along with business partner Andrew Krauss, Stephen runs inventRight, a company dedicated to education. Teaching inventors and entrepreneurs the skills needed to successfully license their ideas.
Steve Greenberg – Gadget Nation
Whether it’s in-print or on-camera, Steve Greenberg, The Innovation Insider makes the world of inventions and new products a little more user-friendly.
Steve Greenberg, the author of GADGET NATION (www.gadgetnation.net) has been informing viewers and readers about innovation for the past 10-years. Steve travels the country looking for the latest and greatest new products. Gadget Nation introduces readers to more than 100 off-beat gadgets and the inventors behind those gadgets.
Steve can be seen each month demonstrating innovative products on NBC’s Today Show and on The Dr. Oz Show. Steve also appears locally in America’s top TV markets (NYC, Philly, Houston, Seattle, Dallas, Tampa, Miami and others). Steve appears on the nationally syndicated shows Better-TV and DayTime. Steve works with inventors on their product presentation and pitch. For three years Steve could be seen nationally every weeknight demonstrating innovative products on the Discovery Channel’s Your New House. Steve has also been a judge many invention competitions including Hammacher-Schlemmer’s Search For Invention Contest and Popular Science’s Student Invention Competition. Steve is currently on the Board of Directors for the United Inventors Association.
Steve writes for several magazines, newspapers and websites. His “Innovation Insider” features appear in the Miami Herald as well as Air Currents magazine, and WhatsWowNow.com
Tamara Monosoff - Business Author, Educator, Media Spokesperson, Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of Mom Invented®
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Mom Invented® is a dynamic company with the mission to… “Inspire, Inform & Boldly Promote Courageous Women in Business” and “Celebrate the Creativity of Moms by Launching Innovative Mom Invented® Products Around the World.” Our internationally trademarked Mom Invented® products can be found in stores worldwide. Tamara’s best-selling book, The Mom Inventors Handbook: How to Turn Your Great Idea into the Next Big Thing was launched by McGraw-Hill in 2005. Her book, Secrets of Millionaire Moms: Learn How They Turned Great Ideas into Booming Businesses – and How You Can Too! hit bookstores globally May 2007. Her third book, The One Page Business Plan for Women in Business co-authored with Jim Horan launched January 2010, and her fourth book, Your Million Dollar Dream: Regain Control & Be Your Own Boss hit #1 in Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Home-Based Businesses on Amazon on the date of its launch May 2010. She has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, The View, CNN, The Dave Ramsey Show, and featured in TIME, US News & World Report, PEOPLE and Oprah magazines and the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Tamara has been called, “America’s Favorite Business Mom” by the media. Join her: Website: www.mominvented.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/mominventors Facebook: www.facebook.com/mominvented
Tara Roskell - Inventor, Blogger, Graphic Designer - UK
Hi, this is Tara, I am a freelance graphic designer based in Northamptonshire UK. I have nearly 20 years design experience and I write a graphic design blog. Please take a look at my portfolio or contact me for more information
wwwhttp://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/
Todd Brabender - PR Expert
Spread The News Public Relations specializes in generating widespread media coverage for the most innovative of products and services in North America. Since 1996, we have worked with clients from New York to California and Canada to Mexico to help them benefit from the often-overlooked marketing advantages of media exposure and publicity.
http://www.spreadthenewspr.com
Tom Christensen - Cold Calling Expert
Successful inventor Tom Christensen has cold called over 1000 companies. He knows how to get in and what to say. You won’t find anyone with more cold calling experience searching for companies looking for ideas.
Troy Robison – Patent Search Expert
Troy is a successful inventor with multiple patents under his belt and knew long ago the key to inventing meant having a solid foundation to build upon, as with any successful structure. With inventing, this foundation begins with research and gathering the much needed information found when performing a thorough patent search.
Tyler Harrell – Product Development & Prototyping
Tyler Harrell is the President of PRG Prototyping and has been in Product Development and Prototyping for 10 years. PRG specializes in designing and building new products. They work with Inventors on a Start-Up Budget, Entrepreneurs who are starting a Business, and Businesses who have been selling products for years. They operate on a completely fixed price agreement, and ensure that all of their clients are satisfied with their weekly update process. The PRG Engineering team has the ability to develop virtually any product with Education in Plastics, Mechanical, Electronics, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. PRG is not just a standard prototype firm, they are definitely not a service bureau, but specialize as a full-service design and engineering firm to handle all aspects of product development from the initial “idea” to selling your product.
http://www.creativeprototyping.com
Non-Profit Invention Experts and Service Providers
Deb Hess – Executive Director, Minnesota Inventors Congress
Since 1985, through our year round office and knowledgeable staff, inventors are taught that the most importance investment they can make is to learn how successful inventors develop marketable products. By directing inventors to reliable resources we help them understand that by being intimately involved in the process they will be able to make the best decisions for them. We also provide information that is available from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Trade Commission about invention promotion firms.
http://www.minnesotainventorscongress.org/
Kedma Ough - MIPO Oregon
As an experienced economic development consultant, Ms. Ough has more that 10 years of experience in industry research, marketing, sales development, funding access, and business processes having analyzed more than 100 industries. Ough received her Master’s in Business Administration through Troy State University and has held leadership or consulting positions at MCI WorldCom, US Bank, SBA’s Women’s Business Centers, and the University of Arizona. She currently serves on the Oregon’s Small Business Advisory Council and the National United Inventors Association. Her past awards have included SBA’s Women Champion of the Year, Portland Business Journal’s Orchird award, Product Judge for the National Hardware Show and Innovation Judge for Onaben’s Annual Native American Innovation Conference. In 2008, Ms Ough was hired as the National Expert for Wells Fargo’s Small Business Insights Experts on Funding Sources for Women and Minority-owned Firms. She is currently completing the licensing certification program through the Licensing International Merchandising Association.
Leo Mazur – President, Inventors Society of South Florida
Working in and around the electrical field for over 40 years has given Leo Mazur the unique opportunity to partially satisfy his natural curiosity about almost every type of industrial process, mechanical device and commercial endeavor, as well as giving him an understanding of legal, marketing and business procedures.
http://www.inventorssociety.net
Rusty Ruscetta -Inventors Assistance League, Inc.
Rusty Ruscetta has the education and “hands on” experience in management, finance and process direction to qualify under the most exacting demands of creative people‹neophyte and professional. The Inventors Assistance Leauge has been helping Inventors Protect & Market Their Ideas and Inventions since 1962.
Warren Tuttle - Kitchenwares Expert, President UIA
For those familiar with the television direct response mega-hit Smart Spin, Warren Tuttle was the person behind the scenes helping to orchestrate its overnight success. Teaming with a Boston based inventor, Tuttle selected an explosive path to market. With almost 10 million units sold so far, Smart Spin continues to be prominently featured at major retailers throughout America.
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