Noah McNeely / Product Quickstart
Principal / Founder
Noah McNeely is one of the founders of Product QuickStart, an innovation, product development, prototyping, and manufacturing company serving the inventor-entrepreneur and startup community. He lives and breathes innovation and new product businesses. Noah has spent his career in the trenches of real world product development, balancing tight budgets and narrow development schedules to create everything from toys to military equipment. He has spent much of his career helping to shape and guide a seemingly endless series of “good ideas” into successful product businesses.
Noah is degreed in both mechanical engineering and industrial design, and has extensive experience with prototyping and manufacturing. In his career, Mr. McNeely has innovated and developed products for some of the world’s most respected brands including: Black & Decker, the Coca Cola Company, Kimberly Clark, Proctor & Gamble, Arm & Hammer, Craftsman, Conair, Playtex, Plantronics, the Home Depot, Crock Pot, Schick, Hamilton Beach, and dozens of others. Now, Noah is exclusively focused on being a champion for, and serving the needs of, the growing start-up and inventor-entrepreneur community.
Mr. McNeely is a devoted husband, and proud father of three.
Kristi Gorinas / Kristi G / Defendables, LLC
CEO
Kristi Gorinas is an award-winning designer, inventor and manufacturer of unique and patented products that span from the juvenile industry to personal safety and wearables. Her passion is designing products and offering services that “Simplify Life” and have a meaningful impact on others.
Kristi is committed to helping other inventors and Mompreneurs get their ideas from concept to retail, and helping them land licensing opportunities.