Innovation Divaz

Meet Ed Mauro from Source Direct!

Source Direct was created by Ed Mauro, an inventor with over 25 years of proven success.

As an inventor and business owner, Ed knows the struggle inventors face trying to get a new product to market.

He's dealt with the hustlers and scammers who try to take advantage of entrepreneurs and innovators who create the next generation of products.

Over the years, Ed has become an expert on dealing with different issues that arise when trying to take a product through the various phases of development, from the original idea to successfully selling the finished product.

Ed's approach with Source Direct is to combine all aspects of design, development and marketing under one roof.

This allows the inventor to concentrate on the creative end while Source Direct takes care of your business interests.

Bake Any Shape by Buyar Hayrula- How It Works

Bake Any Shape is a revolutionary product that will change the way you look at bakeware forever. It was designed to break the mold on conventional thinking and give you the consumer the power to crate virtually any shape imaginable.

Bake Any Shape stainless steel bakeware is a new baking product scheduled to be released in Spring 2015. It's made of 316 Stainless Steel, 2 1/2" in height and comes in four lengths (2", 4", 6" & 8"). The product line includes 25 shapes, a custom made hinge clip and pre cut parchment paper (1" x 2 1/2").

To bake with Bake Any Shape simply create your desired shape on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Connect your shapes with the Bake Any Shape clip and pre cut parchment paper on the outside of the shape. Coat the inside walls with baking spray, fill your shape half way and bake. After you're finished baking disconnect your shapes when they are safe to touch and decorate your shape the way you like. It's that easy!

Meet Buyar Hayrula (in his own words)

My name is Buyar Hayrula. I am 39 years old. I am married to my wife Emina for 12 years. We have two boys, ages 5 & 10. I have been employed as a US Customs and Border Protection Officer in Newark, NJ for the past 7 years.

I have been wanting to own my own company for the past few years. I was looking for a business I could run part time while working my full time job. My wife is a stay at home mom. I came up with the idea for Bake Any Shape in March 2014. About six months before I came up with the idea I started watching Shark Tank. I found the show to be entertaining and educational. Several months after watching it I read a book called The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris. It was essentially a blue print on creating a product and overseeing the operation with very little time taken out of your day which is what I was looking for. I began to watch Shark Tank religiously and said it would be pretty cool if I could come up with an idea that could land me a deal on that show. I thought of two ideas prior to Bake Any Shape. I spent several weeks on both without spending any money. I did my research and decided not to pursue them. Shortly after I decided against the second idea I was sitting in my living room with my wife, watching Shark Tank and I said to her "I gotta find a way to get on this show." I looked at my living room table, saw a piece of cake on it and said "why can't I have any shape cake?" I went on the internet and saw there was silicone products that bend but, nothing made of stainless steel. I started drawing and did some sketches on how I could get it done. I cut out some cardboard to match my drawings then cut some tin cans to see how it could work. I had a buddy who owns a machine shop create 6 shapes, tested them out and they worked. The rest as they say is a lot of learning lessons and history. I went from not knowing anything about social media, patents or manufacturing to having several social media accounts, a YouTube channel, and a product that will be showcased at the International Housewares Show in 2015. To say I've learned a lot and come far since last March would be an understatement. It's been a very interesting/frustrating/rewarding experience and it proves how far you can go if you do your research and give yourself a goal.

Karina Rabin, Hang-O-Matic

Use Hang-O-Matic to Align, Level and Mark your wall. Perfect for interior design or DIY home decor.

It's a hassle free way to hang ANY wall home decor in your home or office. Reusable, pocket size, easily hang items as large as six feet.

Meet Karina Rabin (In her own words)

My name is Karina Rabin and I am married with a 2 year old boy. We live in Southern California. I am 36 years old. Hang-O-Matic was created when I was trying to hang shelves and after butchering my new walls my husband was pretty angry and then had to re-patch and paint and then tackled the job himself. Once he was done, he was pretty impressed with himself and I placed a irreplaceable snow ball on it and we watched it slide down and crash on the ground. Clearly those shelves weren't hung straight and Hang-O-Matic idea came to mind.

Linda Lewis, The Breast Chek Kit

The Breast Chek KitTM The Breast Chek Shirt-a form fitting seamless nylon/spandex shirt that teaches women & men the correct way to perform a breast self exam. The Breast Chek Kit take the guess work and anxiety out of how to perform a breast self exam.

Users (Women, Men, and the Visually Impaired) follow the diagram with their fingers to examine their breast tissue. The fabric content & vertical diagram ensures that all breast tissue & lymph node areas are examined. The kit contains a special fabric marker to note any abnormalities in the breast tissue directly on the garment! It also contains an annual calendar & a place for dates & notes for the user & their physician.

La Bubé Athletica is an innovative, new active wear line targeting women who have had mastectomies. The line incorporates special technical features and fabrics specifically to address the post-surgical needs of women as they move toward exercise and the rehabilitation process. The stylish workout and lifestyle wear is for all women and shows support for those who are battling breast cancer as well as those who have survived.

"The collection is a unique lifestyle line that will appeal to women who were active and stylish before their surgery and who fully intend to remain so afterwards. The line is so stylish that every women, who enjoys wearing beautiful active wear as they run errands, travel, and shop, will want to wear La Bubé athletica for its amazing function, style and unparallel comfort". A portion of all proceeds will go toward breast cancer prevention and research.

La Bubé Athletica was created by a breast cancer survivor who has taken on the mission of saving lives through early detection and supporting survivors as her life's calling. She is the inventor of a patented garment for breast self-examinations, The Breast Chek Kit and is the Founder of NABCAF a foundation dedicated to the prevention and eradication of this devastating disease.

Inventors work hard to develop their innovative concepts and reduce them to practice. Similarly, T.J. DoVale works hard to protect your inventions from being misappropriated.

T.J. is a licensed patent attorney with over ten years of experience.

In this segment T.J. answers all of our listener's questions about patents, trademarks and copyrighting.

Rachel Olsen is the best-selling Author of the book Shark Tank MOMpreneurs Take A Bite Out of Publicity endorsed by Barbara Corcoran.

She is the Founder of Best Mom Products, a digital media company, where Rachel interviews mom entrepreneurs and experts to fill in the details of seemingly overnight success stories. She's been featured on the ABC News, Better Homes + Garden, Tech Cocktail, Huffington Post, Millionaire Girls Movement among other notable press. With over 20 years in marketing and media, Rachel helps entrepreneurs create a strategic marketing and media roadmap for their business.

Get your product into retail stores with Jim Debetta

Whether you are just starting out or have an organized business with retail-ready products, my personal coaching programs and "inventor friendly" affordable audio CD products will help educate and guide you. The business of inventing can be very intimidating and risky, especially for those that are not well-armed with the proper knowledge that is needed to succeed. The first step on your journey is to get educated. Learn all you can. Work with the very best people in the industry. It's about spending your hard-earned dollars correctly and avoiding massive mistakes which can devastate your business before you even have the chance to get started. Making money with your invention can be a reality!

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.

Jim's career in retail began at an early age with the family business - a fireplace and home hardware company. After graduating from college, Jim went home to help expand the business from a small successful operation into a multi-million dollar business and became one of the most recognized and respected store of its kind on Long Island. Jim stimulated new business, purchased products from all over the world, and ran the overall daily operations.

Jim decided it was time to grow and joined a start up firm that imported binoculars, telescopes, and optical products for children. His retail customers included a "who's who" in retail such as Target, Wal-Mart, Radio Shack, Sears, Michael's, Cabelas, Home Shopping Network, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Discovery Channel Stores, Costco, and many others. Jim employed nearly 20 people inside and had dozens of sales reps all over the US, Canada, and Europe. Ultimately, Jim helped expand the company from virtually no significant revenue to a leading brand in the industry that has sold more than 50 million dollars of product since the mid 1990′s. When Jim was ready for a new adventure, he left the company as President and Chief Operating Officer.

Jim decided he was ready for yet a bigger challenge and joined a leading premium incentive company as their National Key Accounts Manager. Jim represented major national brands for this $100 million a year premium incentive firm such as Toshiba, Sony, Nikon, Nautilus, Movado and others. The products were used to create various incentive programs for fortune 1,000 companies around the world.

Jim's experience has reached far and wide working with various products, retailers, manufactures, and factories. He knew it was time to help those that had a product in mind or ready for production. His goal was to teach others the process without unnecessary expense, time and red tape. That is how DeCavi Corp was born.

As the founder of DeCavi Corp, Jim has helped thousands of inventors and start-ups learn how to get their products developed and sold to major retailers. Jim then merged his firm with the renowned Slingshot Product Development Group which employs a team of 35 engineers, designers, and marketing experts who help individual inventors and Fortune 500 firms alike. Both are recognized as leaders in the inventor product development and commercialization arena. Today, Jim continues to broaden his reach into the world of consumer products and has formed DeBetta Enterprises which is a private consultancy that coaches and advises inventors and entrepreneurs on everything from manufacturing to sales and marketing of consumer products. Jim previously headed up the Retail Distribution arm of Kevin Harrington's TV Goods corporation which today is fueled by the hit ABC reality show Shark Tank. He is also the author of The Business Of Inventing, has spoken at nationally acclaimed events such as Tory Johnson's Spark & Hustle and Ladies Who Launch, and is the former talk show host for the popular radio talk show Launch.

To connect with Jim Debetta visit www.jimdebetta.com

Featured Inventor - Cyndi Lee, Micro Easy Grab

Microwave with your food and grab without burning your fingers! Becomes a trivet and a placemat at your destination! There's no need to find a towel or gloves when the Micro Easy Grab is readily available in the microwave. Not only does the Micro Easy Grab solve a problem but has 8 in 1 incentives: trivet, placemat, potholder, jar opener, utensil rest, splatter guard, food cover etc. It's FDA approved silicone, BPA Free, microwave safe, easy to clean, keeps the turntable clean and stores in the microwave. Micro Easy Grab is great for the home, office, senior living and dorms!

Why Cyndi Lee invented Micro Easy Grab in her own words...

As a kid, I remember heating something in the microwave. Not realizing that the bowl was hot, I went to grab it and OMG! I think we have all grabbed that hot bowl and burnt our fingers at least once in our lifetime.

There are many gadgets in the market to help you avoid such incidents but they are all very frustrating to use.

For example:

1) The classic kitchen towel: Not heat resistant, doesn't have a good grip, gets in the way when trying to place a bowl on the table

and, usually, gets soiled so you have to constantly wash it.

2) Kitchen gloves or silicone mitts: Awkward and huge! It's very difficult to handle a bowl using either of these items.

I've often wondered about how I could solve this problem of being able to safely remove a hot bowl/cup/container from the microwave. Then, one day, voila! The Micro Easy Grab was born! There were many obstacles to overcome and many prototypes but, after numerous variations, I finally had the finished product.

Not only did the Micro Easy Grab prevent one from burning their fingers, it's multifunctional. The Micro Easy Grab is ergonomically designed, keeps your turntable clean, stores in the microwave, edges are tapered for easy handling, doubles as a trivet (sustainable to temperatures of up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit) or a placemat, can be used as a jar opener and is stackable.

Plus, for your convenience, it's dishwasher safe!

The Micro Easy Grab will be a staple kitchen tool and will protect your fingers for years to come.

Purchase your own Micro Easy Grab at www.microseasygrab.com

Griffin MacLean and Liability Insurance Needs for Inventors

We are excited to be interviewing Rob Tobeck from Griffin MacLean Insurance who will be covering a subject that's more important than most inventors realize. Liability insurance is something that ALL inventors and business owners should have. We'll be discussing this in more detail on today's show!

About Griffin MacLean

Griffin Maclean is a full service insurance brokerage and has been serving clients since 1981. Their experts will give you timely advise and work to place you with the insurance product that is right for you. The name Griffin Maclean has been synonymous with service, knowledge and excellence in the insurance industry.

Consult with them or just get a quote to compare your current business insurance program. Griffin MacLean Insurance Brokers has relationships with multiple, top-rated insurance companies and can work nationally to cover your insurance needs. So whether your business needs a basic Business Owners Policy (BOP) or a more complex program including commercial property, umbrella liability, business auto, or specialty insurance protection, they can simplify the process for you. Griffin MacLean helps businesses recognize what they have at risk, then they propose effective, economical programs to manage that risk. They have your business insurance options covered on their website.

Give Rob Tobeck a call today at (425) 822-1368,

Launch of Stellar Babies Created by Pearlene Fields

Meet Pearlene Fields who is the creator of Stellar Babies! Pearlene has always wanted to start her own business and is using her creative talents to do so. Her first endeavor is a line of multicultural dolls based on astronomy and math called the Stellar BabiesTM. She is in the start-up phase and trying to launch via an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds. Gamaby is the overall company she created to launch her toy line.

Featured Inventor - Judy Welden, Bandana Hat

Just imagine .... an attractive, versatile hat style that would give you 12 different looks with just one purchase! This is what one of the 6 styles Judy Welden invented for women, men and girls. The Bandana Hat® , is destined to become THE Casual Hat for both genders.

Bandana Hat ® provides people of all ages with an attractive, versatile, affordable hat that can be interchanged to match any style or look. This easy-to-produce, innovative product comprises a bandana with a flexible, plastic headband that runs through an opening along the seam of the bandana to secure it around the wearer’s head. The headband is removable for washing, as needed, and enables bandana to have two different looks, depending upon whether it is slanted behind the ears or vertically straight, ending at top of ears. The bandana also has a visor that can be worn in three different ways—extended outward, over the top, or tucked underneath. One style of the Bandana Hat® is reversible, and the wearer has the choice of which side they want facing outward. When this style includes the 3-way visor, the two ways to wear on head plus 2 sides of the bandana, the wearer has a choice of twelve (12) looks with one purchase. Single or reversible styles without a visor, as well as small sizes for children, are also options for manufacturing. The Bandana Hat® may also have an attachable visor with hook-and-loop fasteners to use on hat styles without a visor. All these (6) styles are available with one license.

Problems Solved by the Invention

• The stylish Bandana Hat ® stays on the head because of the unseen headband which holds it securely and comfortably.

• In the case of the larger style that is for both men & women with hair loss, it has an attached knit cap under the bandana scarf which comfortably protects a bald or balding head. In the case of men who work and play out doors, it covers the neck and ears, if desired. Depends on how it is tied behind head.

• The Bandana Hat ® (each of the styles) protect the head and/or one's hair from the elements more so than other hats on the market.

• Whereas the unseen headband is useful to keep the Bandana Hat ® on the head, it is removable if wearer chooses not to have it there.

• For those who choose not to have a visor showing, the unique, 3-way visor of the Bandana Hat ® can be tucked under or folded up over the top of the scarf.

Featured Inventor - Marcia McManus, InstaKnot

InstaKNOT - Is your modern day genius solution to have the perfect tie knot under 30 seconds. You no longer need to tie a tie or retie a tie several times to get it right. Tall/ Short / Skinny or not, the InstaKnot is adjustable and gives everyone a custom fit. It also works for men with bigger stomach, they can still have the perfect knot and tie length ..no more short ties!

The InstaKnot design can be with or with out crystals. It is the perfect gift for formal events ...weddings, New Years, Holiday or as seen on Celebrities on the Red Carpet in Hollywood. Some Ties can be personalized with your initials in crystals. Sold on line at InstaKnot.com, Tuxedo Warehouse.

They also have a uniform version and casual version for everyday use being sold at The Airplane Store and Tally-HO

Instaknot has consistently been in the media as one of the top 10 products at Celebrity Gift Suits in 2014.

In 2013, InstaKnot received The Gold Medal Award of Merit at the Inpex show.

About Marcia McManus

Marcia McManus invented InstaKnot because she took my son to do a professional photo shoot and a tie was part of the accessory. She wanted to duplicate the Jennifer Anniston GQ magazine with the cover when she wore a tie only but have my son wear a tie and his Diaper. Then she realized she could not tie a tie to help her son.

After a brief survey Marcia found out many men do not know how to tie a tie or have to tie it several times to get it right. After a year of development she perfected the instaknot Patent Pending design which is now in retail and on line. It is so easy to adjust even a 4 year old can do it!

Featured Inventor - Craig Madaus, Bubi Bottle

How do you make the most innovative multi-use silicone bottle in the world? Well, if you're Craig Madaus, you take a job loss, add some yoga and Starbucks, mix it up with a monster storm at sea, and you've got Bübi Bottle...a scrunchable water bottle that you can use for waterproof storage, hydration, heating soup and tea, as a hot or cold pack...and then roll up to fit in your pocket.

Typical for Craig, it was an adventure the whole way!

After losing his job in advertising, he spent his days walking around New York, taking Yoga classes and talking to people at Starbucks. No one was hiring, and the future looked, well, pretty dry. As he searched for a new position, and a new life, he took on a temporary job as part of a sailboat crew, delivering a boat

from Connecticut to St. Thomas.

Somewhere between Bermuda and St. Thomas, the boat encountered 30-foot waves and high winds. The boom broke and split in half as they tried to steer through the storm. According to Craig, it was terrifying. The crew somehow muscled through it.

But then the refrigerator broke, and they faced five days on the open sea with only one sail. Their food supply was rotting. To make things even worse, the boat was taking on water at an alarming rate.

The crew took turns emptying the boat in shifts. Craig's shift was 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. As he emptied the cold water through the black, chilly night, he recalled his yoga classes, when he lugged around an enormous bottle of water from his yoga classes to his interviews. Later that night, as he crushed disposable water bottles to put in the garbage, he realized that their design, with concave bottoms, made it so he couldn't completely flatten the bottles.

Suddenly, he had an idea for a "scrunchable" reusable water bottle. Environmentally friendly. Completely packable. No more lugging embarrassingly big, clumsy, empty bottles to interviews.

As he stood there that night, all alone on the deck, the idea kept coming, refining itself. He could design a bottle that keeps water in, but also keeps it out. It could be used to keep supplies dry while backpacking or boating. He was getting excited.

If he designed this bottle to be flexible, it could be filled with oatmeal, beans, rice, keys, cellphones...whatever needs to stay dry, whatever the adventure. That's when he knew safe, flexible; medical-grade silicone would be the perfect bottle material.

When he got home, waterlogged, exhausted and hungry, the first thing he did (after taking a shower and getting something to eat, that is) was ask his friend Kelly Torrence to draw the design for the bottle. He ordered business cards with a picture of the bottle, and a place where a potential customer could write down their email address and what color they wanted their bottle to be.

Then he went to Starbucks and started talking to people again. He got almost 250 cards with color choices and email addresses.

After a whirlwind production process, 2,000 bottles were shipped to his apartment. Craig felt ecstatic to have the product, even though the boxes were taking over his entire living room. After 20 minutes he realized he really didn't have a clue as to how to get these into retail stores. So he went back to Starbucks, where business people hang out, and consulted with the people he chatted with there.

Bübi bottles are now sold in 23 countries, at many of the world's most renowned retailers like Brookstone, Fab, Dick's Sporting Goods, and soon in Whole Foods.

For more information about Bubi Bottle visit www.bubibottle.com

Michael Nuccitelli, Psy.D., Founder of iPredator Inc

Michael Nuccitelli, Psy.D. founded iPredator Inc. in September 2011 to provide educational, advisory and investigative products & services to consumers and organizations addressing cyberbullying, cyberstalking, online child predation, cybercrime, cyber harassment, cyber terrorism, internet addiction, online deception and the new fields of Cybercriminal & ICT Psychodynamics they are pioneering. Their goal is to reduce victimization, abuse, theft and disparagement from online assailants.

In addition to assisting citizens, iPredator Inc.’s mission is to initiate a nationally sustained educational & awareness internet safety campaign for children and American online users with the help of private, state and federal agencies. In June 2013, iPredator Inc. officially launched their website, iPredator, along with their criminal/cybercriminal blog, Dark Psychology and internet safety blog, Dr. Internet Safety. At their sites, they offer an enormous database of free information library for site visitors covering the vast range of online predators, internet safety, cyber security, cyber psychology, forensic and criminal psychology.

As founder, Dr. Nuccitelli became interested in the psychology and profiling of those who use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to abuse, steal, taunt and victimize others online in 2009. In 2012, Dr. Nuccitelli and his colleagues grew even more determined to develop victimization prevention & intervention strategies for vulnerable online users utilizing education, investigation, legal, law enforcement and information technology experts. A brief biography of Dr. Nuccitelli, his iPredator definition and iPredator Inc. overview is as follows:

MEET MICHAEL NUCCITELLI, PSY.D.

Michael Nuccitelli, Psy.D. is a New York State licensed psychologist and certified forensic consultant. He completed his doctoral degree in clinical psychology in 1994 from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois. In 1997, Dr. Nuccitelli became a licensed psychologist in New York State (License # 013009.) In 2006, he received the Certified Forensic Consultant designation from the American College of Forensic Examiners (Identification # 103110.) In November 2011, Dr. Nuccitelli and his colleagues established iPredator Inc. offering the private & public sectors educational and advisory services regarding internet predators, cybercrime, online deception & cybercriminal psychology. In June 2013, Dr. Nuccitelli, his colleagues and iPredator Inc. formally launched their websites, iPredator, Dark Psychology and Dr. Internet Safety offering site visitors an incredible amount of information, education and advisory services.

Visit www.ipredator.co for more information.

Featured Industry Expert – T.J. Dovale, Patent & Trademark Attorney

Anthony (“T.J.”) Dovale concentrates his practice exclusively in the field of Intellectual Property. His practice includes prosecuting patents in the mechanical and medtech arts, as well as drafting and negotiating license agreements pertaining to Intellectual Property. His practice also comprises conducting patentability studies, infringement and invalidity analyses, and rendering opinions for the same. He also prosecutes trademarks and handles related subject matter. Mr. DoVale is very adept at learning a client’s business and tailoring their IP portfolio to maximize its impact.

Mr. DoVale works with large corporate clients, mid-sized companies, and small start-ups, as well as individual entrepreneurs. His unique background puts him in a position to not only understand the clients’ business and related technologies, but also provide real world advice from experience.

Prior to pursuing a career in law, Mr. DoVale used his mechanical engineering background in a variety of capacities. As a distribution engineer with the Florida Power Corporation, he designed feeder systems and residential electric utilities before joining Lake Engineering Inc. as a project engineer, where he was responsible for engineering environmental controls. He moved on to work as a sales engineer at A.W.C. Inc. in Alpharetta, Georgia, before becoming the southeastern regional manager for Mickey Truck Bodies Inc. of High Point, North Carolina, where he managed a seven-state sales territory.

Mr. DoVale is an inventor with three patents to his name. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is also a member of the Intellectual Property section of the Georgia Bar Association, the Licensing Executives Society (LES), the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), the Association of University Technology Managers, as well as the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Featured Inventors of the Unmarx

Nancy and Stephanie Tomovska, two sisters that started Stance, LLC a brand and product development company. Invented their first product Unmarx, a unique portable cleaning product for clothes that launched in 2013 with great success. Unmarx is available online and in select Walgreens, Whole Foods Market & Ace.

Unmarx has also been featured in a national Mom Inventor's Handbook as one of the Next Big Things!

About Unmarx

Unmarx was developed to erase everyday marks on clothing. Marks are fragments, dried residues, hairs, fibers and more left behind on your clothes. Something we all deal with on a daily basis. Unlike stains, these substances brush right off. Marks such as lint, pet hair, deodorant marks, powders, dried dirt, dried food and so much more!

For more information visit www.stancellc.com

Andrew Hazen – A True Serial Entrepreneur!

Andrew Hazen began optimizing websites in 1996 while attending law school in Michigan. In these pre-Google years, he spent countless hours researching keywords, writing tags & copy and testing URL strategies. After a short stint practicing law (eight weeks), he founded Prime Visibility, a full service digital media agency, in 1998. Prime Visibility's blue chip client roster includes The Trump Organization, CIT, Brother International, McGraw Hill, FOXNews.com, Henry Schein Medical, TheStreet.com, Lauren Hutton, Tourneau, The NPD Group, KORG, The Playboy Club and many, many more!

With the help of an outstanding team, Andrew grew Prime Visibility from himself to 60+ people and in both 2007 & 2008 made the INC List of Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S. . . . .he has been recognized as a search engine marketing expert on Fox Business and the A&E Biography Channel for a documentary on Google - see video here. Andrew was also featured as an Angel Investor on the show Live It Up and a Social Media Expert on PBS.

In an effort to invest in more Long Island-based entrepreneurs and startups, in early 2013 Andrew co-founded LaunchPad Long Island which is a 12k sq ft business accelerator and co-working space in Mineola, New York and they also have a $250,000 seed fund.

Looking to improve and grow Long Island, Andrew founded LI Startups and sits on the Board of Directors for LISTnet, The Long Island Angel Network, and rock CAN roll as well the Digital Advisory Board for St Jude Hospital and The Eric Trump Foundation. Andrew resides on Long Island, New York with his wife and three sons.

Featured Inventor - Andrew Darlow, Creator of GalleryPouch

Andrew Darlow is a photographer, author, inventor and consultant. He has lectured and conducted seminars and workshops around the world at photo-related conferences, and for photography organizations, including the Advertising Photographers of America (APA), The Center for Fine Art Photography, the Arles Photo Festival and the International Center of Photography (ICP).

His idea for the GalleryPouchTM Bubble Bag was born when he needed a custom product just like it for his large scale canvas prints. He then helped develop the final product with Mark Rogers, President of Frame Destination (framedestination.com) in Dallas, TX, where the product is made. Darlow is the author of four books (two are being released in the Fall of 2014), and the editor of The Imaging Buffet (http://www.imagingbuffet.com), an online resource with news, reviews, and interviews covering the subjects of photography, printing, and new media. For more information about GalleryPouchTM bags, visit www.GalleryPouch.com.

About GalleryPouchTM

GalleryPouchTM Gold Premium bubble bags from Frame Destination use air bubbles to protect fine artwork and other items from damage during storage or transportation. The reusable bubble wrap pouch can be made in any size from 4x4 inches to 50x156 inches, and with a short or long side opening. GalleryPouchTM Gold art pouches open easily with a flap, or customers have the added option of adding a Velcro®-brand fastener to make the bags resealable. The GalleryPouchTM Gold material is smooth on both sides and constructed of tough 3/16-inch polyethylene, which also allows the artwork to be easily seen through it. The company also sells mated sets of Velcro-brand hook and loop for those who prefer to attach the product themselves. - VELCRO® is a registered trademark of Velcro Industries B. V.

For more information visit www.gallerypouch.com

Interview with Elaine Taylor-Klaus, CPCC, PCC, Co-Founder and CEO of ImpactADHD.com

A writer, coach and public speaker, Elaine Taylor-Klaus, CPCC, PCC is the co-founder and CEO of ImpactADHD.com, a global company dedicated to training and coaching parents of children with ADHD. A community entrepreneur and public advocate, Elaine serves on the national Board of Directors of CHADD, and presents regularly on parent management of ADHD children at national conferences. She is an expert for the Making Moments education campaign, a Huffington Post author, and the mother in an ADHD Family of 5.

About ImpactADHD.com

Parents are so used to giving to others – to jobs, to family, to friends, to schools and to colleagues – that they often have nothing left for themselves. We created ImpactADHD® for those parents who tend to put themselves last, but who vitally need support, solutions, and coaching. Empowering yourself is the best way to empower your children. This is for you.

As we sought answers and ways to understand and manage our ADHD kids, we turned to what we knew best: coaching. In our professional practices, we each helped guide clients to greater clarity and helped them remove obstacles to success and satisfaction. Coaching empowered them to do the same thing in their parenting approach. It made a world of difference, and we wanted it to make a difference in the world.

After the 2010 CHADD conference in Atlanta, we decided to help other parents of kids with ADD/ADHD benefit from coaching and community. Just months later, we founded ImpactADHD® to give parents the strategies, skills, and expert guidance you need to manage the reality of ADD/ADHD. With coaching, you can learn to set realistic, attainable goals, communicate more effectively, and start on a path of happier, more effective parenting.

ImpactADHD® is a community of parents with similar circumstances who come together to support each other and learn how to take a coach-approach to raising your kids. Being part of a community that includes compassionate coaches helps us all stay the course, set limits, try new things, find acceptance, change our habits, laugh instead of cry, understand instead of yell. Thrive instead of just survive.

Our unique programs are designed to give you the support you need in a way that works for you. Coaching radically improves the way you manage the roller coaster of raising ADD/ADHD kids – and allows you to enjoy the ride!

To learn more visit www.impactadhd.com

To learn more about their "Amp it Down Webinar" visit: AmpItDown.com

Find Your Inner Peace - The Inner Peace Diet

We are really looking forward to interviwing Aileen McCabe-Maucher who will inspire listeners to make all of their dreams come true!

Aileen McCabe is the author of the book “The Inner Peace Diet” which was published by Penguin Books and released in December 2008.

Aileen is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist who has helped many people find inner peace and discover their unique life purpose. Aileen has worked for over fifteen years as a licensed psychotherapist and registered nurse providing individual and group counseling to a diverse client population.

She is a graduate of West Chester University, Widener University, University of Delaware, and The Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia at Bryn Mawr College.

Aileen completed her yoga teacher’s training course at Leela Mata’s Peaceful Valley Ashram and is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. She is currently pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania and writing her third book.

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