Julie Austin is an award-winning writer, inventor and multiple business owner. Her patented product, Swiggies (wrist water bottles), have been a NASDAQ product of the year semi-finalist and are currently sold in 24 countries. She has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX News, along with dozens of TV shows,…
In 2005, working mother Sari Crevin created the very first prototype of SippiGrip in San Ramon, California. She was becoming frustrated when her one-year-old son, Jake, would throw his sippy cup to the floor from his high chair, stroller and car seat. Sari was constantly picking up the cups that…
Tangela Walker-Craft is a wife and mother. She is the patented inventor of the GoPillow! She markets and sells the GoPillow! through her Simply Necessary, Incorporated website ). She is currently the Lakeland Parenting Examiner for Examiner.com, an online news outlet. She draws from her experiences as a homeschooling mother and former…
Tom Stewart is a young entrepreneur and product designer currently based in Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated in 2009 from Columbia University with a B.A. in architecture. During that time, he spent six months living abroad in Rome, Italy, furthering his studies in Italian language and architecture. Following college, he traveled…
Kathy Pickus is the co-founder of Dot Girl Products, a fast-growing personal care products company on a mission to make puberty for young girls a whole lot better and more joyful. The Dot Girl First Period Kit is a fashionably packaged kit filled to abundance with every item a girl…
Maretta Johnson grew up in Pelham, Ga. (population approximately 4,400). She attributes her creativity and work ethic to her upbringing. Maretta is a college graduate and has been a certified paralegal for 18 years. She has been married to her husband, Jacques, for 23 years. They have two sons, Jacques…
Brian always has had a passion for coming up with new ideas. To date, he holds four patented inventions and has an additional three that are patent pending under his company, Think Up Designs. Brian’s inventions were brought to market through manufacturing, as he has appeared on QVC and also…