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LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT (Part 5 of 5): Building a Website on a Budget and Working with Retailers

June 23, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT (Part 5 of 5): Building a Website on a Budget and Working with Retailers

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Shark Tank winner Tiffany Krumins and co-host Steven Julian discuss how to build a website on a budget and how to work with retailers.

TIFFANY KRUMINS

Tiffany Krumins, the first Shark Tank winner, is an Atlanta native and the inventor of Ava the Elephant, a child friendly dispenser that takes the fear out of taking medicine. Called a modern day Mary Poppins, Tiffany has gone from nanny to entrepreneur, and has seen her passion to help children grow into a business that is now known and loved all over the world.

Tiffany’s success story began when she was a nanny to a little boy with Down’s syndrome who was terrified of “medicine time”. To help alleviate his fear, she constructed an animal made of fabric, sponges, a store bought medicine dropper, and a recordable sound chip from a greeting card – and Ava the Elephant was born. Knowing that she would need to find a way to produce her invention, Tiffany began searching the internet and found a casting call on Craigslist that said: “Do you have the next million dollar idea but don’t have the funding to make it happen?” She immediately applied for the casting and was invited to be on the first ever episode of Shark Tank.

Her story has been a roller coaster ride as she went from being on a national TV show and receiving $50,000 to start her company, to learning just months later that she had thyroid cancer. While working from a hospital bed, she struggled through the growing pains of building a business and fighting cancer.

Tiffany’s appearance on Shark Tank and the success following continues to provide countless opportunities for her and her brand. Her story has received unparalleled exposure. Some of her more notable appearances and acknowledgements:

Follow-up appearances on Shark Tank on four separate occasions
Sharing her story and her product on the Dr. Oz Show to a national audience of millions of viewers
Nominated for the Top 50 Mompreneurs by Babble.com
Keynote speaker for Disney Social Media Mom’s
Her story has been featured on Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, TVGuide.com, YoungEntrepreneur.com, MomInventors.com and many other online and print publications

Frida’s Mexican Restaurant knocked it out of the park with today’s lunch!

Darcie McNamara with Priority1 POS, Bob Farris with Commodore Corporate and Cecil Powell with The Firm Answer

June 22, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Darcie McNamara with Priority1 POS, Bob Farris with Commodore Corporate and Cecil Powell with The Firm Answer

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Cecil Powell, Darcie McNamara, Bob Farris

Darcie McNamara/Priority1 POS

Priority1 POS started over six years ago and is located in downtown Buford in a 4,000 square foot facility where all set-up, training and implementation is done locally with “feet on the street”. They not only specialize in Point of Sale (POS) solutions, but also merchant processing so you are calling one person for all your cash management solutions.

Bob Farris/Commodore Corporate

Commodore Corporate specializes in identifying a client’s particular needs to provide funding for business transactions and growth. They locate and secure the necessary sources to meet funding needs so their clients can pursue long term growth objectives. They are a low overhead operation with access to contacts in various financial markets, equity, debt, hybrid vehicles, mezzanine, leasing, sale/lease back, asset based loans and more. They match their client’s need to the right type of funding. Commodore Corporate partners with you to provide financial and strategic relationship services to promote long term growth whether you need short or long term funding for commercial transactions.

Cecil Powell/The Firm Answer

The Firm Answer is a finder of funds for people who have need of funds for a business reason. They are a low overhead operation with contacts in various money markets, equity, debt, hybrid vehicles, mezzanine, leasing, sale/lease back, ABL, and more. They match the need to the type of funding.

MASTERMIND YOUR LAUNCH: James Oliver with WeMontage

June 20, 2017 by Mike

Mastermind Your Launch

MASTERMIND YOUR LAUNCH: James Oliver with WeMontage

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James Oliver/WeMontage

James Oliver, Jr. is Co-Founder of the world’s cutest twins, Thaddeus and Zoe, and CEO and Founder of WeMontage.com, the world’s only website that lets you turn your digital images into a custom collage on removable wallpaper. James is author of the book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN Be a Successful Parentpreneur. James has been featured in Money Magazine, Forbes.com, and on CNBC’s reality TV show, West Texas Investors Club. James has an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill, and a B.S. in Accounting from Morehouse College, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude.

Stefanie Diaz/Mastermind Your Launch

Stefanie Diaz has always had a keen ability for developing marketing strategies for entrepreneurs, but it’s her ability to position startups for accelerated momentum through personal branding and content marketing that has become the cornerstone to her professional success. Her background includes being a strategic adviser to CEO’s spanning startup phase to over $100 million in annual revenue. She has led strategic partnerships with global retailers and Fortune 500 companies, as well as facilitated multi-million dollar government contracts. There is something magnetic about the energy of startup founders that draws Stefanie in. They’re hungry, driven, and committed to making positive change for themselves and the greater community. Learn more at MastermindYourLaunch.com.

Ed Brown with DataScan and Rick Folea with AutomationDirect.com

June 20, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Ed Brown with DataScan and Rick Folea with AutomationDirect.com

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Ed Brown/DataScan

DataScan provides clarity to wholesale loan accounting and manages risk with a holistic auditing solution. As a global leader, DataScan offers comprehensive solutions to banks, independent finance companies, and captive financial institutions.

Rick Folea/AutomationDirect.com

In business since 1994, AutomationDirect is a distributor of factory automation products including PLCs, operator interfaces, AC drives, motors, stepper systems, sensors, motor controls, enclosures and more. Their prices are typically well below the list price of more traditional automation companies because of their modern online business model where you just drop parts in the shopping cart and hit buy now. Most products are in stock and shipped same day via 2-day delivery. Orders over $49 get free two-day delivery; some limitations apply. For more information, contact them at 800-633-0405 or visit www.automationdirect.com.

Questions on Body Image

June 18, 2017 by Mike

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Food, Faith & Feelings

Questions on Body Image

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“Food, Faith, and Feelings” Podcast Episode from June 18, 2017

LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT (Part 4 of 5): Recapping Everything You’ve Learned So Far

June 16, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT (Part 4 of 5): Recapping Everything You've Learned So Far

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Shark Tank winner Tiffany Krumins and co-host Steven Julian return from vacation and review everything they’ve discussed so far in the different phases of launching a new product.

Follow-up appearances on Shark Tank on four separate occasions
Sharing her story and her product on the Dr. Oz Show to a national audience of millions of viewers
Nominated for the Top 50 Mompreneurs by Babble.com
Keynote speaker for Disney Social Media Mom’s
Her story has been featured on Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, TVGuide.com, YoungEntrepreneur.com, MomInventors.com and many other online and print publications

Thanks to Franco’s Best for this fantastic lunch, delivered by Choices To You.

Steve Wilkes with Signarama Buford

June 15, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Steve Wilkes with Signarama Buford

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Steve Wilkes/Signarama Buford

Custom solutions for increasing your company’s visibility, improve your branding, and make your marketing more effective. What makes Signarama Buford unique is their approach to help getting you and your business found by both current and potential customers. They can provide you a 50-foot-high monument sign, a message on your store window, graphics on your vehicle, branded wearables for you and your employees, or a pen to hand out at a trade show. Signarama works with customers to make visibility an integral part of their overall marketing program. Their 8,000-square-foot facility has the latest equipment, experienced people, and an overwhelming desire to always provide the “wow” factor to your business’s visibility.

Floyd Rembert with Open Systems and Bernadette Harris with By The Book Accounting

June 14, 2017 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Floyd Rembert with Open Systems and Bernadette Harris with By The Book Accounting

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Floyd Rembert, Bernadette Harris, Nikole Toptas

Floyd Rembert/Open Systems Inc.

Open Systems Inc. is a certified technology services company committed to delivering innovative solutions for its clients. With deep industry expertise and proven experience in consulting and outsourcing, OSI has the skills and technologies needed to deliver tangible solutions with measurable results. Open Systems Inc. has successfully completed projects for large and small companies and the state and federal government. In business since 1994, Open Systems is a certified minority owned Small Business.

Bernadette Harris/By The Book Accounting

Bernadette is a tax and forensic accountant with By The Book Accounting. Over the last 16 years, she has helped her clients do three primary things: start, run, and grow their businesses the right way; look forward to tax season; and protect their businesses from employee fraud.

She is the author of four books. Her most recent books are “Business Blueprint: A Guide To Starting & Running Your Business THE RIGHT WAY!” and “Did You Hire a Fraud: Solid Safeguards to Prevent Insider Theft”.

Janelle Fitzpatrick with the Stair Barrier, Dan Linihan with Atlanta Diamond Design, and Ashley Booth with Roswell Infiniti

June 13, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Janelle Fitzpatrick with the Stair Barrier, Dan Linihan with Atlanta Diamond Design, and Ashley Booth with Roswell Infiniti

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Mike Sammond, Janelle Fitzpatrick, Dan Linihan, Ashley Booth, John Ray

Janelle Fitzpatrick/Stair Barrier

Better Options, LLC designs, manufactures and sells patented safety gates to the baby and pet markets under The Stair Barrier® brand. The Stair Barrier provides a safe and attractive solution to keep children off stairs and pets contained to one level of the home. The product is mom-invented and made in the U.S. with sustainable materials. This innovative gate does not require two flat surfaces for installation, attaches to banisters with ease, and rolls neatly to the side when not in use.

Dan Linihan/Atlanta Diamond Design

Atlanta Diamond Design is a family owned and operated local jeweler with two locations in Georgia. The owner is Izzy Israeli, a bench jeweler himself. Izzy was trained by his father-in-law, who was a Holocaust survivor and was forced to make jewelry and counterfeit coins for Nazi officers after they killed his family. Izzy was trained over 36 years ago and has been a jeweler ever since. There is an amazing passion for jewelry and personal service that cannot be matched. Atlanta Diamond Design specializes in custom made jewelry, repairs, and appraisals.

Ashley Booth/Roswell Infiniti

As one of the nation’s original Infiniti dealers, Roswell Infiniti has witnessed the growth of their area and how today’s customers expect and demand more than ever before. Their goal is to exceed your expectations. Their satisfied customers, many of them repeat customers, come from all over Georgia and the Southeast because buying or leasing a new Infiniti from Roswell Infiniti is both a pleasant and rewarding experience.