Wednesday, April 30 2008
Successful Inventors Stephen Key Interviews
Steve Wozniak (the Woz)
Inventor Of The Personal Computer
& Co-Founder of Apple
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Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs - Apple Co-Founders (from left to right)
I recently had the honor of interviewing the co-founder of Apple Computer and the inventor of the first personal computer, Steve Wozniak. Wozniak was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1995, the highest honor for an engineer, and inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame in 2000. Although his first love remains science and technology, Wozniak now devotes himself to philanthropy and education – inspiring other youth with his enthusiasm and remarkable life experiences. . . .
Wednesday, April 23 2008
Successful Inventors Stephen Key Interviews
Steve Pope, Faultless
(Creators of the Garden Weasle)
The "Walk-By Factor": Why You Need It and How to Recognize It.
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Image is of one the Garden Weasle by Faultless
The ‘Walk-By Factor’: Why You Need It and How to Recognize It
I dedicated a recent blog to inventor’s associations and groups. Some are obviously stronger than others. But President of the Inventor’s Club of Kansas City, Steve Pope, provides a primary example of what you have to gain by attending one and pursuing opportunities provided by ALL of these communities.
Wednesday, April 21 2008
Successful Inventors Stephen Key Interviews
Tamara Monosoft , Author
& Mom Inventor
How Parenting Can Help You Become a More Successful Entrepreneur
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Patience. Stamina. Flexibility. Parenthood demands the practice and mastery of these qualities – and so does entrepreneurship, inventor mom Tamara Monosoff defends. Disappointed with the lack of support available to individuals grappling with both raising a child and starting a business, she created the website “mominventors.com”. Two books, “The Mom Inventor’s Handbook” and “Secrets of Millionaire Moms”, and a flourishing web community later, Tamara’s still doing it all and hoping to help you do it well too.
Monday, March 24 2008
Successful Inventors Stephen Key Interviews
John Osher, Inventor of the Spin Brush
The Man - The Legend - John Osher, Inventor of the Spin Brush
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Mr. John Osher
John Osher is the protagonist of that story. You know it well. It inspired you to begin inventing and continues to give you hope in the darkest of days. It’s as rare as it is remarkable. For John Osher, lightning has indeed struck twice. And three and four times…
He’s the creator of the smash toy-candy “Spin Pop”, a lollipop that sits atop a battery operated handle, twirling the sweet treat in your mouth. In it’s inception, the Spin Pop created an entirely new category of products, now known as “interactive candy”. The Spin Pop, born in 1996, sells around the world today. But the product, successful as it might have been and still is, was merely the precedent for Osher’s next bigger and better creation.
Osher is the inventor of the “Spin Brush”, which he sold to Proctor and Gamble in 2001 for 475 million dollars.
Friday, March 28 2008
Successful Inventors Stephen Key Interviews
Kim Babjak - Home Shopping TV Product Expert
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Mrs. Kim Babjak
Kim’s success as a personal product and marketing consultant is largely due to her extensive contacts around the world, particularly manufacturers in Asia. She is intimately familiar with over twenty manufacturers, including those that produce plastics, fabrics, and tooling. These contacts allow her to take roughly formed sketches and prototypes and transfer them into complete ones.
Wednesday, March 19 2008
Successful Inventors Stephen Key Interviews
Jack Lander (Inentor Mentor)
"Interview with Inventor Mentor Jack Lander"
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Jack Lander
Inventor Mentor
Jack has written a popular featured column for Inventors' Digest magazine for the past eight years, and served as the invention development and manufacturing expert for Entrepreneur.com, the Internet arm of Entrepreneur magazine. He has also written and published a book on job searching, and was commissioned to write Make Money by Moonlighting by Ted Nicholas of Entrepreneur Publishing Co. He produced and edited THE Inventor's Master Plan for the United Inventors Association, and authored the chapter on prototyping for Don Debelak's book, Think Big.
He has served as President of the prestigious United Inventors Association, a not-for-profit umbrella organization that helps inventor networking groups and inventors throughout North America. He presently serves his ninth year as Vice President of the (not-for-profit) Yankee Invention Exposition and Yankee Entrepreneur Workshops, held each October in Waterbury, Connecticut. He founded Innovators Network, a local inventor group, and The Inventor's Bookstore, a "dot-com" business that is now a not-for-profit subsidiary of the United Inventors Association.
Jack is a mechanical engineer who has received ten patents on highly successful laparoscopic surgical instruments, computer chip testing devices, and a bicycle transmission that is more efficient than the traditional derailleur. He was the founder of Shortrun/Precision Fabricators, a business that specialized in producing prototypes and short production runs for high-tech businesses in the Los Angeles area.
He has helped more than two thousand inventors in the U.S. and many other countries by telephone, mail, and e-mail, and coaches inventors in all aspects of the invention process.
Wednesday, March 12 2008
Successful Inventors Stephen Key Interviews
Michael Collins (Founder and CEO Of Big Idea Group).
"The Million Dollar Idea In You"
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Michael Collins
Founder and CEO Of Big Idea Group
Big Idea Group was created by Michael Collins. Mike is an inventor and serial entrepreneur. He founded Kid Galaxy, a specialty toy company and producer of the award-winning Bendos line. He has an undergraduate degree in engineering from Dartmouth and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mike is a frequent speaker on the business of innovation, appearing at industry conventions, university forums and inventor groups.
Wednesday, March 7th 2008
Successful Inventors Stephen Key Interviews
John Calvert
(Supervisory Patent Examiner,United States Patent and Trademark Office).
"Inventors, Have Invention and Patent Ideas? The USPTO Can Help"
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Mr. John J. Calvert
Supervisory Patent Examiner, Technology Center 3700
United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Former Acting Director for the Office of Independent Inventor Programs
- Former Sr. Project Manager for the Office of Electronic Patent Application Processing
- Mr. Calvert has received numerous achievement awards, including the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for superior Federal service and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Exceptional Career Award.
Friday, February 29 2008
Successful Inventors Stephen Key Interviews
Joe Casale (Everyday Edison Winner And Professional Industrial Designer)
"Everyday Edisons Winner Speaks Out"
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Stephen Key interviews Everyday Edison 2007 winner Joe Casale.