Passage to Profit Show - Road to Entrepreneurship

In this episode, hear from Ariel Garten, founder of Muse - a ground-breaking meditation technology in a brain sensing headband that is helping people relieve stress and anxiety during the COVID19 pandemic and in everyday life.  Ariel Garten is a neuroscientist, innovator, and entrepreneur whose driving purpose is to empower and help others overcome mental obstacles in order to live healthy, happy lives and reach their maximum potential. Garten is one of the Founders of InteraXon, the makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Muse is the award-winning wearable technology that assists and trains meditation and mindfulness. You can read more at: https://choosemuse.com/

Featured Presenters:

Antonia Tomao with Antonia's Promise, a spiritual line, her own rendition of the holy cross, to be a reminder for prayer. Her crosses debuted at the AOWIE conference on April 19th, 2020. Visit her at: https://www.facebook.com/antonia.tomao.9

Eric Chessen with Autism Fitness, brings effective, fun, and meaningful fitness events, tools and Adaptive PE programs to as many on the autism spectrum as possible, at https://autismfitness.com/.

Mark Lassoff with Framework TV, a streaming video network for people who want to learn coding, development and digital design, at https://www.frameworktv.com/. 

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In this episode, hear how early stage seed investments can yield big returns. Rick Genzer is the Director of Investments for Information Technology at Ben Franklin Technology Partners. For over 30 years, Ben Franklin has been the leading seed stage capital provider for Southeastern Pennsylvania's technology sectors, investing over $175 million in more than 1,750 regional technology companies, many of which have gone on to become industry leaders. Working with the Investment Group, Rick identifies, vets, and ultimately invests in seed-level high-tech companies. Currently, a veteran of five leading-edge startups, Rick’s experience, and role provide him with a unique perspective in relating to and assisting Ben-funded companies. Read more at https://www.sep.benfranklin.org/ . 

Featured Pitch Presenters:

Eric Bryant with Gnosis Media Group, offering the simplest text to donate service which is easy to use and fast to set up with no contracts or lengthy applications and works with any payment processor at https://gmg.cm/. 

Yvette Long with Platinum Minds, an educational and leadership development organization with the mission to collaborate with other community organizations to assist academically motivated boys from environmentally challenged neighborhoods with achieving their full academic potential and becoming leaders in their communities at https://platinumminds.org/. 

Kiran Karidi with CodeBot, a company which created the CodeBot - an interactive bot and computer programmers’ personal assistant. It can assist programmers in auto-generating code skeleton (scaffolding code) by understanding the specifications in natural language at http://codebotai.com/.

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Sahir Zaveri is the Co-Founder and CEO of King Children - a custom eyewear company which aims to give everyone unique, custom designs made for them, by them. Harnessing the power of 3D scanning and printing technology, in addition to augmented reality, King Children celebrates the diversity of every face by offering customized eyewear that fits your face perfectly. Maintaining no inventory, King Children creates each pair of glasses to order by utilizing 3D printing technology and their app that appears like you’re using Snapchat or Instagram sunglasses filter. Rather than a filter though, you can swap out different styles, sizes, colors and shapes to shop a pair made for you. You can visit Sahir at his website at https://www.kingchildren.com/ . 

Featured Pitch Presenters:

Matt Cristaldi and Evan Bedser, with Ribbit.io, offer an app that connects people who are food and environment conscious, to restaurants that match with their values. They do this by leveraging app users’ input on key factors, like if there are locally sourced ingredients or compostable utensils. By asking users simple questions about the restaurant they visit, they are able to spotlight those eco-friendly locations,at https://ribbit.io/. 

Bob Bonanno with Melting, Inc., is an artist who has created a unique artform of melting crayons, named the art of "Melting" which he started developing at the age of 15. Today called "Meltings", his art forms have been seen in The Star Ledger, The New York Times, News12 New Jersey, even Weird N.J. Magazine. They have also been exhibited by The Newark Arts Council, The Bergen Museum of Art and Science and The Butler Institute of American Art, at https://www.deviantart.com/themeltist. 

Bob also created the Scootus Erectus, a Human Powered Vehicle with Unpowered Wheels, for which he received US Patent 8,714,593 B2. You can see the Scootus Erectus on You Tube, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brPa3QQohas.

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In this episode, hear expert licensing advice and more from Inventor, Entrepreneur, Coach, Speaker & Attorney, Howie Busch.  In June of 2017, Howie launched a Kickstarter campaign for DudeRobe that fully funded in just 2 days. Three months later he was pitching on Shark Tank. Howie’s other successful inventions include The On-Hand Pillow/World’s Smallest Travel Pillow sold in airports nationwide, Ugly Christmas Blankets™…perfect holiday gift for any hard to shop for person in your life, and Wall Wobblers, a sports & entertainment licensed bobblehead for your wall sold in Walmart & other stores. Additionally, Howie consults for and advises numerous companies, coaches and individual inventors and has negotiated licenses for the NFL, Under Armour, ESPN and other tv networks.. You can visit Howie at his website at: https://www.duderobe.com/

Featured Presenters:

Geralyn Breig with Anytownusa.com, the first marketplace for made-in USA products. The platform evokes small town America, and every seller is offering authentic items – from home products, to clothes and beyond. Users can sell or buy one-of-a kind handmade items, custom-made by skilled craftsmen in the USA, at https://anytownusa.com/

Twanita Dozier with Boss Up Magazine, a multimedia platform that highlights emerging entrepreneurs featuring bosses, events, and more, at https://carolinaeyecandy.com/.

Nadia Ameri with The Flower Apothecary, offering flower essence therapy to manage stress & emotions like fear, anxiety & more with safe and gentle Bach flower essences in a bottle, at https://theflowerapothecary.com/

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In this episode, hear how author and filmmaker Raven Magwoood has built a career as a sought after motivational speaker and helps people discover the best versions of themselves.  She published her first book at 12 years old, and after was invited to give a keynote speech for Stedman Graham at an educational conference. Now just in her 20s, she travels the country providing individuals with the tools they need to unlock their full potential and has worked with tens of thousands of students, educators, CEOs, business leaders, youth activists, and many more! Visit her website at: https://ravenmagwood.com/

Robin Orrell is our Executive Spotlight, from Grand Summit Hotel in Summit, NJ. Grand Summit Hotel is a historic, boutique style hotel with a fully renovated lobby and guest rooms, located near the shopping and restaurants of downtown Summit and the NJ Transit. Visit the website at: https://www.grandsummit.com/

Featured Presenters:

James Peteet with CoupleUp, a relationship building card game that helps create stronger bonds between people with thought intimate questions. The game aims to educate people in various stages of relationships about one another through creative and humorous questioning, at https://coupleupgame.com/

Elizabeth Jennings with Carolina Eye Candy, a beauty and relaxation lounge offering eyelash and eyebrow services, spray tanning, waxing, makeup services and snazzy skincare, at https://carolinaeyecandy.com/.

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