The Launch Network

If you invent products or have a start-up that's ready for retail, the Get Retail Ready podcast is THE place to hear stories and gain knowledge with the Get Retail Ready guy Jim DeBetta!   Jim is a renowned retail selling expert having sold over 100 million dollars worth of products to the world's leading retailers!  Knowing the ins and outs of preparing to and selling to major retailers takes knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm.   Join us each week to get the inside scoop on how to make YOUR invention a success!

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The Inventors Launchpad – Roadmap to Success Series is presented by Inventors Launchpad in beautiful Tampa Bay, FL and hosted by Carmine Denisco. Carmine is an accomplished Author, Entrepreneur, Inventor and Co-founder/Managing Partner of Inventors Launchpad.  Along with his business partner Rick Valderrama has changed the face of the invention industry and look forward to helping inventors from all over the world move their ideas forward. For more information please visit www.inventorslaunchpad.com

Josh Malone

American Inventor, Bunch O Balloons

Josh Malone quit his corporate job in 2006 to take his shot at the American (Inventor’s) Dream. Eight years later, savings depleted and orthodontics and college unfunded, he took one last swing before trudging back to the corporate world. And hit the homerun with Bunch O Balloons. His solution to the 63 year old problem of filling and tying water balloons instantly became the number one selling spring/summer toy. It was just as quickly knocked off resulting in a patent litigation now totaling 6 patents, 5 patent suits, 5 PTAB petitions/trials, 4 preliminary injunctions, and 8 appeals at the Federal Circuit. He is currently a Fellow with US Inventor working to restore the patent system.

The Inventors Launchpad – Roadmap to Success Series is presented by Inventors Launchpad in beautiful Tampa Bay, FL and hosted by Carmine Denisco. Carmine is an accomplished Author, Entrepreneur, Inventor and Co-founder/Managing Partner of Inventors Launchpad. Along with his business partner Rick Valderrama has changed the face of the invention industry and look forward to helping inventors from all over the world move their ideas forward. For more information please visit www.inventorslaunchpad.com

The Inventors Launchpad Network – Is proud to present Go Big, Go Bold, Co-Hosted by J.D. Houvener, Registered USPTO Patent Attorney of Bold IP and Carmine Denisco, Managing Partner with Inventors Launchpad. His background in business and experience as an engineer and patent attorney empowers him to clearly communicate to a broad range of inventors about their immediate and long-term needs for patenting in order to protect assets, leverage opportunities, and limit liabilities. If you have any questions on the legal side of your invention then this podcast is sure to help!

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This Podcast is brought to you by the Inventors Launchpad Network.

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Tom Gray CEO

Tom Gray is the senior product strategist for Make48 and Handy Camel. He joined Curt, Rich and Bob to launch Make48 from idea to concept. The Handy Camel was the proud sponsor of the inaugural Make48 held in April 2015. Tom is head of sponsorship and works with major brands worldwide to include them in all facets of Make48.

I am the President of EPower Corp which is a contract manufacturer. We own and manage our own production lines in China that specialize in sheet metal fabrication, plastic injection molding and final assembly. We work a lot with entrepreneurs that are revolutionizing their industry by launching an innovative product. We work to streamline the process from development to production and then scale up production, when needed. 

We find solutions to technical & manufacturing issues for companies that are disrupting their industry with innovative products. We offer contract manufacturing services that are geared towards startups and existing brands that provide the following services:

• Pre Production & Product Development Services
• In House Production & Full Assembly
• DFM (Design For Manufacturing)
• Costdown Projects
• Supply Chain Consolidation
• Production Launch
• More

If you have a product that needs engineering & technical support or manufacturing services then visit us at www.epowercorp.com or reach out at [email protected]

The Inventors Launchpad – Roadmap to Success Series is presented by Inventors Launchpad in beautiful Tampa Bay, FL and hosted by Carmine Denisco. Carmine is an accomplished Author, Entrepreneur, Inventor and Co-founder/Managing Partner of Inventors Launchpad. Along with his business partner Rick Valderrama has changed the face of the invention industry and look forward to helping inventors from all over the world move their ideas forward. For more information please visit www.inventorslaunchpad.com

 

If you invent products or have a start-up that's ready for retail, the Get Retail Ready podcast is THE place to hear stories and gain knowledge with the Get Retail Ready guy Jim DeBetta!   Jim is a renowned retail selling expert having sold over 100 million dollars worth of products to the world's leading retailers!  Knowing the ins and outs of preparing to and selling to major retailers takes knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm.   Join us each week to get the inside scoop on how to make YOUR invention a success!

www.weknowbusiness.info

The Inventors Launchpad – Roadmap to Success Series is presented by Inventors Launchpad in beautiful Tampa Bay, FL and hosted by Carmine Denisco. Carmine is an accomplished Author, Entrepreneur, Inventor and Co-founder/Managing Partner of Inventors Launchpad.  Along with his business partner Rick Valderrama has changed the face of the invention industry and look forward to helping inventors from all over the world move their ideas forward. For more information please visit www.inventorslaunchpad.com

 

Jon LaClare has a passion for the work he does for his clients. Through Harvest Growth, the company Jon founded in 2006, he has been able to utilize the brand management skills he acquired at Kraft Foods and OxiClean for up and coming products. Harvest Growth has over a decade of experience launching new products and rollouts for companies like OxiClean, Kaboom, Orange Glo, Nabisco, Planters Nuts, Sonic Scrubber and Bona. These products are now household names, and Harvest Growth uses the same marketing principles to help startups as well as high-growth companies optimize their potential in direct-response television, online marketing, social media and retail.

Jon started his career as a CPA with Ernst & Young in Boston and then earned his MBA at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in order to transition into a product marketing career. He managed the $450 million Planters Cans & Jars business and the $40 million Kaboom brand, which gave him deep experience in growing existing brands. Additionally, Jon managed new product launches for OxiClean and Nabisco by employing direct-response television and online marketing tactics. Since founding Harvest Growth, he has had the pleasure of helping over 200 companies successfully launch their products on TV, online and into retail.

Today, Harvest Growth is a leading product marketing consulting firm helping products and brands to profitably grow with TV infomercials, paid social media marketing, HSN and in retail. Whether your company is a startup with a brand new product or an established brand looking for help managing your growth, Jon LaClare and Harvest Growth can help you succeed.

The Inventors Launchpad Network – Is proud to present Go Big, Go Bold, Co-Hosted by J.D. Houvener, Registered USPTO Patent Attorney of Bold IP and Carmine Denisco, Managing Partner with Inventors Launchpad. His background in business and experience as an engineer and patent attorney empowers him to clearly communicate to a broad range of inventors about their immediate and long-term needs for patenting in order to protect assets, leverage opportunities, and limit liabilities. If you have any questions on the legal side of your invention then this podcast is sure to help!

www.boldip.com

This Podcast is brought to you by the Inventors Launchpad Network.

www.inventorslaunchpad.com     

Inventor Brian Fried is an author, radio host and consultant with many successful inventions reaching mass retail markets. He is the author of Inventing Secrets Revealed, You & Your Big Ideas and Invention Playbook for Inventors with Big Ideas. He has been featured in respected media outlets including the New York Times; Inc. Magazine; Newsday; Inventors Digest; CBS News; the Food Network; and WPIX11.

Brian’s inventions are currently marketed through As Seen On TV, home shopping channels, catalogs and online retailers through licensing and manufacturing agreements. As the host of Got Invention Radio, he has interviewed over 150 high profile guests, including Lori Greiner of ABC's Shark Tank and representatives from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. He is the Founder and President of Long Island Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club representing Nassau and Suffolk counties through the SBDC (Small Business Development Center), a division of the SBA (Small Business Administration).

 

Brian Fried has served as a trusted mentor to inventors including celebrities for over 15 years. Through his Inventor Smart consultancy, he offers one-on-one support at all stages of the invention process. Brian provides feedback, product development, licensing representation and turnkey solutions to make invention ideas a reality. He is considered an authority and advocate for inventors within the invention community, and he is invited as a guest speaker on innovation and invention topics at major trade shows, government agencies, schools and libraries across the nation. He recently received the Innovator of the Year Award on Long Island and several Proclamations for his contribution to the encouragement of innovation in the region from the County Executive.

    Howie Busch is a seasoned Inventor, Entrepreneur, Advisor & Attorney who has experienced success in a number of related businesses.    Mr. Busch designs and develops innovative consumer products, which he typically licenses to leaders in the appropriate industry.   Inventions Include: 

- DudeRobe - Re-designed & re-engineered the bathrobe into something guys today will actually want to wear. Ran successful Kickstarter campaign that was nearly 300% funded & is now appearing on Shark Tank. 

- On-Hand Pillow & World's Smallest Travel Pillow, sold in airports around the world.

- Ugly Christmas Blankets...the perfect holiday gift for that hard to shop for person in your life. 

- Wall Wobblers, the bobblehead for your wall coming to stores starting Q3 2016. 

Before becoming an Inventor, some other Cool Stuff I’ve done:

- One of the "godfathers" of the bathroom advertising industry, Mr. Busch sold his interest in his indoor advertising company to attend law school. 

- By the time his second year of law school rolled around, he was negotiating NFL contracts for players like 1st Round Draft Pick Tim Green. 

- Negotiated UNDER ARMOUR’S first pro sports license with the NFL. 

- Helped little known NFL player Bill Goldberg get into professional wrestling, where he became GOLDBERG, one of the most successful and highly compensated wrestlers of all time. 

- Negotiated multiple World Series of Poker deals with ESPN.

- Represented numerous sports broadcasters, producers and production companies, negotiating deals with ESPN, NBC, CBS, ABC, Turner, etc.