INVENTORS FORUM |
The Inventors Forum is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization of Inventors helping Inventors for over 30 years. We are based in Orange County, CA.
Join us online Friday night November 11 at 7:00 pm (PDT) for the “Licensing Success Stories” seminar featuring Courtney Laschkewitsch and Madeleine Key, where they will showcase stories of inventors who are successful at licensing and venturing, and provide clear takeaways and advice about what helped them “crack the code”! See Zoom link info below.
Courtney Laschkewitsch Coach, inventRight, LLC BIO: Courtney is an award-winning entrepreneur and successful inventor who has seven licensed products. As a child, she remembers making paper models of amusement parks and ski resorts that took up a whole room. She started her first business as a teenager while attending college. Selling online and at several events throughout the year, she learned the basics of starting and growing her own small business. She’s also an experienced educator. For nearly a decade, she taught classes to youth about robotics, animation, and design through an educational non-profit. “Each of our classes consisted of teaching the students how to be life-long learners and how to be creative thinkers at a young age,” she explained. She has been recognized for her achievements, including being the inaugural youth division winner of the Nexties Awards for Entrepreneurship, as well as the Bay Area winner for the National Center for Women & Information Technology. Before she knew its official name, Courtney was sold on the concept of licensing. With so many ideas, why start a business for each one when you can license them, she thought. “Licensing is deeply ingrained in who I am,” she said. “I can come up with all these ideas and focus my energy on creativity and innovation every single day; I’m so enthralled by this industry”. As an inventRight coach, she enjoys helping her students learn the licensing process in this ever-changing exciting industry. “Inventors are dedicated movers and shakers who are constantly pushing their ideas forward. It is such an honor to be a part of the inventing community— it’s really inspiring.” In addition to being a zealous advocate for inventors and the inventing community, and developing product ideas for companies, Courtney is a martial artist (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, and MMA), ukulelist and latin dancer. She also enjoys golfing, photojournalism, and dipping her feet into new and invigorating activities. Courtney Laschkewitsch Coach, inventRight, LLC (800) 701-7993 | (650) 793-1477 courtneylaschkewitsch@inventright.com www.inventright.com
Madeleine Key Senior Strategist at Key Media, Inc., Columnist BIO: Madeleine Key uses storytelling to reveal how ideas are turned into new products and services. She has been writing about intellectual property, invention commercialization, and the innovation ecosystem for more than 15 years. As a ghostwriter, her work has appeared in The New York Times, TIME, Fast Company, Business Insider, CNBC, Fox News, Yahoo Finance, and many more. Currently, she is a contributor to Inc. and IPWatchdog. Together, she and inventor Stephen Key have published more than 1,000 articles about entrepreneurship, inventing, and the licensing business model for Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, and other publications online since 2007. She has been responsible for growing inventRight’s brand using social media since 2014.
Madeleine Key Senior Strategist at Key Media, Inc., Columnist (209) 606-8732 madeleine@stephenkeymedia.comZoom link info: Mark Schnose is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Mark Schnose's Zoom Meeting Time: Nov 11, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting Meeting ID: 826 9231 8577 Passcode: 253043 One tap mobile +16699006833,,82692318577#,,,,*253043# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82692318577#,,,,*253043# US
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