Meet the Inner Circle

All our experts are frequently asked similar questions from numerous clients and members. We take the most common questions and list them here for easy reference. Find the topic you're interested in and see what each expert has to say!

Jim DeBetta

Founder of the Academy for Entrepreneurs

Jim DeBetta's experience has massed millions of dollars within the retail selling world. Jim's experience has reached far and wide working with various products, retailers, manufactures, and factories. He knew it was time to help those that had a product in mind or ready for production and founded the Academy for Entrepreneurs.

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Ron Reardon

Patent Agent

Ron helps you to understand the importance of a good patent search. This could potentially save you from money as well as protect you from possible patent infringement.

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Jeff Haugen

Marketing Research Expert

He has consulted to businesses in a wide range of industries from inventors to Fortune 100 companies. His work is based on thorough market research consisting of investigative research, secondary research, surveys and focus groups.

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Joe McVoy

Retail Sales Expert

Joe McVoy has been a successful entrepreneur who has started, built and sold businesses for 29 years. He invented and marketed $45 Million of his own products to major retail chains like Wal-Mart and Target.

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JoAnn Hines

Packaging Expert

A packaging consultant with more than 30 years of global packaging experience and expertise, she has a comprehensive command of the power of branding, design and merchandising through packaging and how it can influence the consumer.

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Bradley Crose

Patent & Trademark Attorney

Brad Crose primarily practices in patent and trademark prosecution. He has prosecuted patent applications in a number of fields including computer vision, interactive imaging, optical networking, critically-timed video applications, timing recovery, colorless multiplexing, clock and data recovery circuits, mechanical devices, and much more.

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T.J. DoVale

Patent & Trademark Attorney / Entrepreneur

T.J. is a partner at the law firm of FSB Legal Counsel. He is also an inventor with two patents of his own. T.J.’s focus is helping companies and inventors navigate the maze of patents and trademarks.

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Joyce Bone

Millionaire Moms

Joyce has built a business which helps entrepreneurial women master the art of raising a business and a family at the same time. Her goal is to help as many women as possible create their ideal lives!

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Todd Brabender

Public Relations Expert

Todd Brabender is the President of Spread The News Public Relations, Inc. His business specializes in generating widespread media exposure for innovative products and services all over North America.

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Steve Greenberg

Product Expert

Steve Greenberg is an invention groupie and author of the best-selling book "Gadget Nation." With an ongoing career talking about new inventions on national TV, Steve is an expert in all things Gadget!

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Tony Erwin

Alternative Financing Expert

Tony is the owner and President of Skyrocket Financial Solutions LLC. and provides business finance consulting to customers to Skyrocket their business through access to capital, cash flow solutions and equipment financing.

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Roger Brown

Invention Expert

Roger has invented a number of products ranging from toys to tools and has built a career on helping people better develop their products as well as avoiding mistakes he learned the hard way.

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Trevor Lambert

Licensing Expert

Trevor is a part of Lambert & Lambert and has been key in a number of products getting high quality licensing deals from companies all over the country.

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Kim Babjak

"The QVC Girl"

Kim Babjak, and her team at KimCo LLC, are a multi-faceted product development company that offers a wide range of consulting in the areas of "Mind 2 Market" product & business development.

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Brian Gates

Industrial Design Expert

Brian Gates is the founder and lead designer of Design My Idea LLC, a leading product development company. He combines the design process of an industrial designer with the critical thinking of an engineer.

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Jay Johnson

Branding & Advertising Expert

Founder of Five Minute Productions, Jay has been helping small companies build brands from identity creation to e-Commerce website development for over a decade.

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Karen Rands

Funding Expert

Founder of (LaunchFN) Karen Rands has been helping people connect with funding allowing them to build the business of their dreams.

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Edie Tolchin

Sourcing, Manufacturing and Import Expert

Edith G. Tolchin, “The Sourcing Lady” (SM), “invented” EGT Global Trading in 1997, with a goal to link U.S. inventors with Asian manufacturers, to provide an exclusive import service for sourcing, quality control, production testing and safety issues, manufacturing, international financing, air/ocean shipping, customs clearance arrangements, and dock-to-door delivery.

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