Meet Staci, the Entrepreneur Changing the World with Inventions, Philanthropy, and Empowerment EP_149
Staci is a life long entrepreneur having had 5 businesses over the last 20 years. She joined the ranks of product & invention development as the Co-Founder of Save Phace in 2004. Since that time she has been intricately involved in launching numerous new products into the marketplace through retailers like Bass Pro Shops, Grainger, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Fastenal, MSC and numerous other retailers across the US and in several other countries. She has had an intellectual property portfolio of up to 16 US and 11 International Patents and numerous Trademarks.
In addition to being an entrepreneur, Staci is also dedicated to making the world a better place. She is the founder of a philanthropic incubator, Partnership Platform, which helps launch and scale socially minded businesses and entrepreneurs. Her mission in life is to help solve social issues with the power and sustainability of business.
Staci holds a vision for a new world - one that is kinder and where the people are more connected. Our society's trajectory of social issues is not sustainable. We are seeing mental illness in children as young as 5 years old which we have never seen before. Addiction, anxiety and depression are all on the rise. Our people are suffering and we need big change in order to correct these symptoms of an unbalanced and disconnected society.
Staci believes firmly that we can solve mental illness, addiction and anxiety disorders through connection & community, supporting all of the members of our society. It is with this vision that IP2Market was born. IP2Market's ultimate vision will include a manufacturing plant that offers an onsite daycare for the team member's children, a commercial kitchen to provide meals for all the employees, and ongoing coaching and support for each person on the team, providing relief from the unreasonable stress that our current society puts on single parents. Allowing them to put more energy into nurturing and growing healthy children.
Staci is also a business mastermind facilitator and teacher with her company CEO Essentials, a community for female entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on empowering and uplifting female business owners to reach their potential for greatness. History has shown that as women thrive, their families thrive and their communities thrive. When their families thrive, our next generation is made better exponentially. Staci is a firm believer that if you want to change the world, empower the women to thrive and the world will change organically.
In her spare time, she serves on multiple charity boards in her community, mentors at risk youth and loves to hang out with her 2 teenage daughters who keep her very busy.