Daniel Stelmach and Nick Skrzyniarz hope their ChangEd app will help solve the student debt crisis. With over $1.3 TRILLION in student debt, many economists think student loans will be the next financial bubble. For students carrying debt, the crisis is real. It often takes twenty years to pay off college loans and it affects […]

David Yusuf, Sal Aziz and Alex Amidi want to reinvent gifting with The Bouquet Bar. Now, instead of just flowers, candy or some other gift, now you can customize a gift box with this new service. All gifts come in an elegant, orange and white box. With the “design your own” option, just pick your […]

Doddle and Company’s Pop Pacifier is the result of an intercontinental entrepreneurial partnership. Nicki Radzely and Janna Badger developed the product – a pacifier with a “disappearing nipple,” while Radzely was in the New York area and Badger was in Korea. Badger actually came up with the idea while working in design in San Francisco. Her […]

Pat Hughes invented the Wing Man life-preserver after a tragic drowning occurred in his very first triathlon. He realized the need for a light-weight life-preserver that didn’t inhibit movement while participating in water sports. He, along with Hyde Sportswear partner Mike Fox designed a low-bulk, sleek, inflatable life vest that anyone could wear comfortably. Traditional […]

Disha Shidham, creator of the Savy App, is an intelligent young woman. She created her “comparative shopping” app for millenials who want high fashion, but don’t want to pay high prices. Nearly a quarter of the US population are millennials and tapping into their purchasing power is critical for the survival of many brands and […]

Body shaping undergarments aren’t new, but Rounder Bum creator Jonathan Diersing wants to sell them to men. Women have had all sorts of body shaping/enhancing under garments for years (think “push-up bra”), but men were woefully under represented in that category. In 2015, Diersing launched his company with undies to give men some lift and support […]

The Guzzle Buddy was “invented” because of a TV show. Creators Jennifer Jo Sullivan and Randy Rothfus were watching an episode of Cougar Town that featured a product called “Guzzle Buddy.” The product was fictitious, as Jennifer found out while looking for it online. When she didn’t find it, she went out and trademarked the […]

Kevin Williams and Glenn Archer, the guys who invented The Brush Hero, believe the devil is in the details. The two avid bicyclists and car lovers wanted a good way to “bust the muck” that gets on their beloved machines, but there wasn’t a cleaning tool good enough for them on the market. So they […]