Meghan Khaitan – Founder of MyBuckleMate
I listen, admit my mistakes, and move on. I also give referrals as often as possible and thank those who have given me a hand up. Meghan Khaitan is the…
inventions
Richie Etwaru – Author of Corporate Awesome Sauce
I find reading to be like the human version of a copy-paste of a file on a computer. In many ways, you can copy from the author’s head, and paste…
Chad Soderholm – Co-Founder of Raglites
I make a “To-Day” list every day of the top five items I need to get accomplished that day. Some days I get more than five done and some days…
Erin Balogh – Inventor of Hot Iron Holster
[quote style=”boxed”]I would not be afraid to talk to people about my idea to get it started and network to find resources I needed to make it.[/quote] In the spring…
Paresh Shah – Founder and CEO of Glimpulse
[quote style=”boxed”]Playing and jumping often give me the inspiration to solve some of our biggest business challenges — something they didn’t teach me at Harvard Business School.[/quote] Paresh Shah is…
Zeke Camusio – Co-founder of Windcatcher
[quote style=”boxed”]”Don’t lose focus and go after the next shinny bubble you find along the way.”[/quote] Zeke Camusio, our head of business development, is a serial entrepreneur who started seven…
Adriaan Smit – Inventor of WavyWand
[quote style=”boxed”]”If we want to become the best in something we need to learn from the best. So pick someone who has a proven track record in the areas you…
Aly Khalifa – Founder of Gamil Design
[quote style=”boxed”]To do something big you have to start at the ground level yourself so you can appreciate what really needs to be done as things scale up.[/quote] Aly Khalifa…
Mehmet Fidanboylu – Co-founder and Director of Product at Marblar
[quote style=”boxed”]I’d learn more about coding so I could do more of it myself, but also show more restraint in anticipating problems and throwing everything but the kitchen sink to…
Meet Mehmet Fidanboylu – Co-founder and Director of Product at Marblar
Mary Couzin – Founder and President of Chicago Toy & Game Fair
After self-producing and licensing board games, Mary turned her passion for the joy of invention into DiscoverGames.com, the world’s largest co-op of board game inventors. Widely recognized among her peers…
Meet Mary Couzin – Founder and President of Chicago Toy & Game Fair
Harald Kanz – KANZ Outdoors
[quote style=”boxed”]Do your homework, do as much market research you can effort – keep the customer in mind all the time.[/quote] Award-winning designer, Harald Kanz, founded KANZ Outdoors LLC in…
Javier Colayco – Founder of Clean Cubes
[quote style=”boxed”]Keep a written list of your ideas. Jot down your ideas, no matter how crazy or unconventional they seem. Revisiting them later can yield even more insights and creative…