Product Genius: Inventions, Inventors, and Startups

Episode 193 - Watch out for these signs of a product development scam. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 192 - Be honest. Be authentic. It's in the best interest of all involved. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 191 - He would do anything for Inventors, but he won't do that. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 190 - Meryl Kaufman is a speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of clinical practice specializing in speech and swallowing rehabilitation for patients with head and neck cancer. She has worked in multidisciplinary academic medical centers throughout the Southeast, including the Medical College of Georgia, the Medical University of South Carolina, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Emory University. She is also a co-founder and former long-term board member of the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to prevention, early detection, and awareness of head and neck cancer.  In 2018, she founded Georgia Speech and Swallowing, LLC, a company focused on national advocacy, outreach, education, and product development for individuals who have undergone laryngectomy surgery (removal of the voice box/larynx). She has recently developed, patented, and licensed an alternative method of voice production, offering a low-cost and accessible voice rehabilitation option for laryngectomy patients worldwide. She collaborated with Noah McNeely at Product QuickStart in developing the CAD designs and prototypes to support the product launch. https://www.headandneck.org/team/meryl-kaufman-med-ccc-slp-bcs-s/   https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.PA2.19092014.30 Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 189 - Inventor Spotlight TV, host Lisa Ascolese—the Inventress and CEO of Inventing A to Z Lisa Ascolese, the Inventress: https://inventorsspotlighttv.com/  Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 188 - Has Noah turned on us? Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 187 - Noah explains it all. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 186 - Should I wait or should I go? Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 185 - "BLACK THREAD CREATIVE is a soft-goods focused industrial design firm based in Atlanta, USA. We merge cut and sewn textiles with modern manufacturing techniques to bring a performance and function-first approach to textile based product design." Black Thread Creative: Mark Thibadeau https://www.blackthreadcreative.com/  Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 184 - How tariffs affect product development and manufacturing.  Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/  Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/ 

Episode 183 - Something to consider when you have one sku. https://www.cardboardhelicopter.com/  Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ 

Episode 182 - We talk to 4 people who played a role in the product development process. https://intellitoolbox.com/ https://www.cardboardhelicopter.com/  Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ 

Episode 181 - We posed the same questions to 3 different AI platforms. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ 

Episode 180 - We had an extra microphone lying around this week. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com

Episode 179 -  Daniel Stephenson shares his story of idea to product to market. https://thecaulkingfinger.com/  Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com

Episode 178 -  Laurier Mandin https://www.lmandin.com/ https://graphosproduct.com/  Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com

Episode 177 - How using existing private label products could be the solution to your product development problem. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com

Episode 176 - Acquisitions and Advisory with Mike Ryan of Pronto Launch. https://prontolaunch.com/  https://magicpick.com/ Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com

Episode 175 - Charlie Langston tells us how he is "providing access to planet-friendly, purpose-driven products by pushing the limits of molded fiber design". Tanbark Molded Fiber Products: Charlie Langston https://www.tanbarkmfp.com/about  Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com

Episode 174 - Noah shares a story that illustrates the importance of relationships. ZLabs3D: https://www.zlabs3d.com/   Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian