Get your product showcased on Good Day Sacramento!

Once again, The Women Inventorz Network has a very exciting media opportunity! Dhana Cohen and Melinda Knight will be featuring their “W.I.N. Certified”/top product picks on Good Day Sacramento in the beginning part of June. Click here to learn more about this highly regarded show and their amazing team.

Julissa Ortiz will be interviewing W.I.N.

Obviously, being featured on a very popular talk show is wonderful, but what makes this even more special is that we have more time in our segment to really tell the story about each product.  The Good Day Sacramento program has a very fun and uplifting environment that’s a perfect fit for our network.  The massive viewership is exactly our target demographic who would purchase the products Dhana and Melinda will be promoting.  Their Facebook following alone is well over 72,000, which is more than most talk shows. This doesn't include our own network’s massive online reach! 

Media Highlights
The Good Day Sacramento team would really like us to showcase a wide array of products, so the theme is fun, unique and innovative.  Because of this it really opens things up for our network!  They understand the talents of our ladies, and don’t want to pigeon hole the segment’s creativity!

Deadline to be considered for this opportunity is
Wednesday, May 22nd.  
To apply simply leave a comment below with a link to more information.  We will contact you if your product appears to be a fit with more details.  Please no emails unless you have a question specifically about the program.  Even though we have a much longer segment, we still have a limit to the number
of products. 

The cost if your product is selected for this amazing opportunity is $350. 
Only submit your product if you’re willing to pay
this minimal fee. 

The lucky inventors who are selected for this segment
will receive:
• Having their product featured on a well-regarded talk show with a large viewership
• Media clip that their able to use for their own marketing
• Aggressive promotion online through the Women Inventorz Network
       -Showcasing segment on our homepage reaching over 200,000 pageviews
        per month
       -Social media promotion to well over 500,000 fans and followers through Twitter        
         and Facebook through our popular tweet campaigns.
        -Permanent blog posting featuring each product that was showcased on the
         segment and where to purchase it.  This will bring SEO to your websites long
         after the segment has taken place.  This is worth the fee alone!!!

We were recently featured on Good Day Chicago, which ended up being syndicated in 9 major stations across the Nation!!!  The media loves our network and the concept of the latest women invented products coming to market!

What does it mean to be W.I.N. Certified?
Even though our network is an equal opportunity platform to promote your product, the products Dhana and Melinda showcase have received their stamp of approval.  They have a very detailed qualifications process that means that they stand behind the inventor and their invention and recommend viewers purchase their product. 

We do need to see the product in person, so it’s possible your product may not receive the “W.I.N. Certification” due to quality.  If this is the case, we will discretely inform you and reimburse the fee.  

If your product isn't selected for this segment doesn't necessarily mean we wouldn't use it for future media opportunities, so please don’t be disappointed.  Even though the theme is broad, we will want the products to flow well from product to product.

Another Reason to LOVE Fergie and Josh Duhamel

The businesses who participated in our gifting to Fergie and Josh Duhamel recently received a gift of their own...an awesome, Fergalicious Thank You note from Fergie herself!!! She loved the new mommy products!!!

This was such a sweet gesture by the couple that greatly benefits the small businesses and talented ladies who can use this new marketing tool to further promote their products.

Click Here to check out the amazing products gifted to the couple.

Click Here to learn more about our gifting services.

The Women Inventorz Network Segment on Fox 32 Good Day Chicago Gets Syndicated

Chicago News and Weather | FOX 32 News

The power of our network and women coming together with awesome products is strong!!!  Our segment on Fox 32 Good Day Chicago went so well, and was so well liked that it was syndicated in 9 major stations across the nation.  The products that were showcased were literally promoted to millions of viewers.  There will be many of these opportunities coming our way, so stay tuned. 

myfoxny.com (New York City, Market #1)

http://www.myfoxny.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

KTTV/FOX 11 (Los Angeles, Market #2)

http://www.myfoxla.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

FOX 32's "Good Day Chicago" (Chicago, Market #3)

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

WPWR/My 50 Chicago (Chicago, Market #3)

http://www.my50chicago.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

WTXF-TV (Philadelphia, Market #4)

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

KDFW/FOX 4 (Dallas, Market #5)

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

WRBW Orlando (Orlando, Market #19)

http://www.my65orlando.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

WJBK-TV/Fox 2 (Detroit, Market #11)

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

KSAZ/FOX 10 (Phoenix, Market #13)

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

WTVT/FOX 13 (Tampa, Market #14)

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

KMSP-TV (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Market #15)

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

WHBQ-TV (Memphis, Market #49)

http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/video?clipId=8852155&autostart=true

Warren Buffet Says Women are the Key to American Prosperity, Women Inventorz Network believes it too!

Fortune Magazine article 2013

Warren Buffett with the late Katharine Graham of the Washington Post at his 50th-birthday party in 1980

(Fortune)

In an exclusive essay the Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA, Fortune 500)chairman and CEO explains why women are key to America's prosperity.

In the flood of words written recently about women and work, one related and hugely significant point seems to me to have been neglected. It has to do with America's future, about which -- here's a familiar opinion from me -- I'm an unqualified optimist. Now entertain another opinion of mine: Women are a major reason we will do so well.Start with the fact that our country's progress since 1776 has been mind-blowing, like nothing the world has ever seen. Our secret sauce has been a political and economic system that unleashes human potential to an extraordinary degree. As a result Americans today enjoy an abundance of goods and services that no one could have dreamed of just a few centuries ago.

But that's not the half of it -- or, rather, it's just about the half of it. America has forged this success while utilizing, in large part, only half of the country's talent. For most of our history, women -- whatever their abilities -- have been relegated to the sidelines. Only in recent years have we begun to correct that problem.

Despite the inspiring "all men are created equal" assertion in the Declaration of Independence, male supremacy quickly became enshrined in the Constitution. In Article II, dealing with the presidency, the 39 delegates who signed the document -- all men, naturally -- repeatedly used male pronouns. In poker, they call that a "tell."

Finally, 133 years later, in 1920, the U.S. softened its discrimination against women via the 19th Amendment, which gave them the right to vote. But that law scarcely budged attitudes and behaviors. In its wake, 33 men rose to the Supreme Court before Sandra Day O'Connor made the grade -- 61 years after the amendment was ratified. For those of you who like numbers, the odds against that procession of males occurring by chance are more than 8 billion to one.

Watch an interview with Warren Buffett on women, work, and other wisdom

When people questioned the absence of female appointees, the standard reply over those 61 years was simply "no qualified candidates." The electorate took a similar stance. When my dad was elected to Congress in 1942, only eight of his 434 colleagues were women. One lonely woman, Maine's Margaret Chase Smith, sat in the Senate.

Resistance among the powerful is natural when change clashes with their self-interest. Business, politics, and, yes, religions provide many examples of such defensive behavior. After all, who wants to double the number of competitors for top positions?

But an even greater enemy of change may well be the ingrained attitudes of those who simply can't imagine a world different from the one they've lived in. What happened in my own family provides an example. I have two sisters. The three of us were regarded, by our parents and teachers alike, as having roughly equal intelligence -- and IQ tests in fact confirmed our equality. For a long time, to boot, my sisters had far greater "social" IQ than I. (No, we weren't tested for that -- but, believe me, the evidence was overwhelming.)

The moment I emerged from my mother's womb, however, my possibilities dwarfed those of my siblings, for I was a boy! And my brainy, personable, and good-looking siblings were not. My parents would love us equally, and our teachers would give us similar grades. But at every turn my sisters would be told -- more through signals than words -- that success for them would be "marrying well." I was meanwhile hearing that the world's opportunities were there for me to seize.

So my floor became my sisters' ceiling -- and nobody thought much about ripping up that pattern until a few decades ago. Now, thank heavens, the structural barriers for women are falling.

MORE: How Gen-Y women can close the pay gap

Still an obstacle remains: Too many women continue to impose limitations on themselves, talking themselves out of achieving their potential. Here, too, I have had some firsthand experience.

Among the scores of brilliant and interesting women I've known is the late Katharine Graham, long the controlling shareholder and CEO of the Washington Post Co. (WPO)Kay knew she was intelligent. But she had been brainwashed -- I don't like that word, but it's appropriate -- by her mother, husband, and who knows who else to believe that men were superior, particularly at business.

When her husband died, it was in the self-interest of some of the men around Kay to convince her that her feelings of inadequacy were justified. The pressures they put on her were torturing. Fortunately, Kay, in addition to being smart, had an inner strength. Calling on it, she managed to ignore the baritone voices urging her to turn over her heritage to them.

I met Kay in 1973 and quickly saw that she was a person of unusual ability and character. But the gender-related self-doubt was certainly there too. Her brain knew better, but she could never quite still the voice inside her that said, "Men know more about running a business than you ever will."

I told Kay that she had to discard the fun-house mirror that others had set before her and instead view herself in a mirror that reflected reality. "Then," I said, "you will see a woman who is a match for anyone, male or female."

I wish I could claim I was successful in that campaign. Proof was certainly on my side: Washington Post stock went up more than 4,000% -- that's 40 for 1 -- during Kay's 18 years as boss. After retiring, she won a Pulitzer Prize for her superb autobiography. But her self-doubt remained, a testament to how deeply a message of unworthiness can be implanted in even a brilliant mind.

MORE: Warren Buffett may be souring on stocks

I'm happy to say that funhouse mirrors are becoming less common among the women I meet. Try putting one in front of my daughter. She'll just laugh and smash it. Women should never forget that it is common for powerful and seemingly self-assured males to have more than a bit of the Wizard of Oz in them. Pull the curtain aside, and you'll often discover they are not supermen after all. (Just ask their wives!)

So, my fellow males, what's in this for us? Why should we care whether the remaining barriers facing women are dismantled and the fun-house mirrors junked? Never mind that I believe the ethical case in itself is compelling. Let's look instead to your self-interest.

No manager operates his or her plants at 80% efficiency when steps could be taken that would increase output. And no CEO wants male employees to be underutilized when improved training or working conditions would boost productivity. So take it one step further: If obvious benefits flow from helping the male component of the workforce achieve its potential, why in the world wouldn't you want to include its counterpart?

Fellow males, get onboard. The closer that America comes to fully employing the talents of all its citizens, the greater its output of goods and services will be. We've seen what can be accomplished when we use 50% of our human capacity. If you visualize what 100% can do, you'll join me as an unbridled optimist about America's future.

This story is from the May 20, 2013 issue of Fortune. 

The American Women Inventorz Award Submissions are Featured in Inventors Digest

If you didn't already need another reason to get your video submission into the American Women Inventorz Award....now some of the monthly winners AND select applicants are being featured in Inventors Digest!!!  We can't feature everyone, but you have nothing to lose by submitting your invention...mainly because its FREE!!!!

Click Here to apply to the
American Women Inventorz Award!

Click Here to visit Inventors Digest online!

The Women Inventorz Network proudly supports the American Women Inventorz, NFP!!!

Fergie & Josh Duhamel Receive a Bundle of Joy

 

All of the products were safely contained in this beautiful trunk.
Purple is Fergie's favorite color!

We had so much fun creating a Fergalicious gifting for Fergie and Josh Duhamel to congratulate them on soon becoming new parents!   This is a special time for anyone having their first baby, and our network of amazing women inventors with fabulous products is a perfect way to celebrate!

Below are the amazing products sent to Fergie and Josh that are sure to bring even more excitement to impending parenthood!  

Just click "Visit Website" to purchase these items for yourself!!!

TheSphinx Personal Lounger™ by Castle & Bay

There are few products on the market that will allow a person to be able to relax, read, or sunbathe while lying in the prone position or versatile enough to also be used face up, as a chair or meditation cushion, a table tray or as a kickboard  or float in the water. The multi-functional Sphinx™ media holder has a strap that holds book pages open or secures a Kindle, has a cup holder and is also a small cooler for snacks or a storage place that can be used for your keys, sunglasses and cell phone. The Sphinx™ bridges the gap between inflatables and hard chairs by enhancing any lounging experience both outdoors and in home through ergonomics and comfort. The 2-piece Sphinx Personal Lounger™ only weighs 2lbs, takes about 12 breaths to inflate and deflates to the size of a loaf of bread; you can travel with it anywhere!

Good Karmal

The “Sweet Baby” Caramel Gift Basket comes with all-natural Good Karmal caramels in melt-in-your-mouth flavors like Sea Salt and Caramel Apple.  Each caramel is sweetly wrapped in a “fortune” featuring baby footprints and quotes about babies and parenting. 

TZBurpz!

This little owl is the perfect addition to your nursery as décor or a snuggly buddy.  One of the best things about him is he can take a bath in the washing machine and be dried in the dryer!!  No more spot cleaning or hand wash only just wash on delicate cycle, cold water and dry on low heat.  The owl can be any yellow and gray color combo you'd like.  Owl will be about 6 ½ inches tall and 5 inches wing to wing, made with super soft, cuddly, washable fleece, stuffed with love and polyester fiberfill.  

Tree of Life Design

Carrying a child is one of the most beautiful and rewarding experiences womanhood has to offer.  Embrace it by turning your pregnant belly into a piece of art and create a lasting memory to share with your baby. 

A unique keepsake for any expecting mother and great as live entertainment at a baby shower.  Gift certificates are available. 

Click Here to see more photos of the gifting process.  All of our giftings are customized!
Click Here to see what clients have said about working with Celeb Hoopla.

Product Liability Insurance...Really?

Article provided by Mark Reyland, Executive Director of the United Inventors Association of America. 

Most inventors have insurance on their cars, their homes, and maybe even their lives. However few inventors even think about insurance on their products.  

Product liability insurance is a fact of life if you expect to commercialize your invention. We don’t plan on things going wrong, but sometimes they do. That's why ALL major retailers require you provide Product Liability Insurance of at least One Million dollars before they will place an order.

By all appearances Spin Master is a reputable company that makes good products and has been in the toy industry for many years.  They likely didn’t intend to hurt a child – but once it happened I’m sure they were glad they had some insurance protection.

Spin Master Inc. of Los Angeles and Spin Master Ltd. of Toronto have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1.3 million over sale of a toxic toy that put children in comas, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.

The settlement resolves staff allegations that Spin Master failed to report a defect and hazard associated with its Aqua Dots craft kit, the CPSC said in a statement.

The company also "knowingly imported and sold Aqua Dots, which were toxic and a banned hazardous substance, in violation of federal law," the statement said. "In agreeing to the settlement, Spin Master denies CPSC staff allegations that it knowingly violated the law."

Aqua Dots consisted of tiny beads that stuck together when sprayed with water, allowing children to create various shapes and designs.

By mid-October 2007, Spin Master had received reports that children and a dog had been made ill and received emergency medical treatment after ingesting Aqua Dots, the statement said. The CPSC staff also alleged that in the following weeks, Spin Master received more reports about children falling ill.

The company learned on October 18, 2007, that the toy contained 1,4-butylene glycol (TMG), which, upon ingestion, metabolizes to the controlled substance gamma hydroxybutyrate, the statement said. The next day, Spin Master learned that TMG is harmful if swallowed and targets the kidneys and central nervous system.

The CPSC received two reports in November 2007 that children who had swallowed the product had fallen into comas and required hospitalization. The product was recalled that month.

Please visit the United Inventors Association's website at www.uiausa.org for all of the resources built to protect inventors!

Be Part of our Congratulatory Gifting to Fergie and Josh Duhamel

We have just lined up a fun gifting to Fergie and Josh Duhamel to congratulate them on their first pregnancy.  Products for Mommy, Daddy and baby are welcome!  By being a part of our gifting you will receive all of the benefits of being promoted on our extensive network.

This group gifting is now closed, but we are still offering private gifting opportunities.  This means you would receive all of the promotion online without being grouped with other products.

If you would like to have a private gifting to Fergie and Josh it's $425

If you need assistance with your presentation to make it celebrity worthy it's only an additional $100, with the total gifting price at $525.

Instructions will be sent once you book your space via PayPal.  

If your product isn't a fit for this opportunity either you will be reimbursed, 

or apply it to another gifting.

Get to know more about Celebrity Gifting

Have you ever wondered how other small business owners snag a thank you note, or photo, featuring a celebrity with their product? Celebrity Gifting is how!  But it's so much more than this...it's really about promoting the gifting online for ongoing exposure of your product and associating it with the celebrity. This is where Celeb Hoopla puts your wise investment to work.   We make sure your product is photographed prior to shipping, packaged beautifully with a letter of endorsement, and shipped and tracked to ensure the safe arrival to the intended recipient.

It isn't about the note back....it's about the online promotion you receive!  Our blog postings reach tens of thousands of fans and followers .  While other Gifting services charge up to $2,000 for a Gifting, we offer a number of affordable levels of giftings. We do the research for you, contact the celebrity’s management company, make certain that your product will be welcomed, go out of our way to market you, blog about your products, tweet and facebook your links and more.  The ongoing SEO will be an investment that will benefit your business long after the gifting has taken place!  

What makes us different from other gifting companies is our extensive combined network online.  An average tweet campaign can reach over nearly a million impressions.  Not only does your product get to your favorite celebrity, but the marketing we do for you online is even more powerful and something other gifting companies can't compete with.

Click Here to read what our clients have said about our celebrity gifting service!

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Verity Credit Union Launches Video Contest

Plans to give $5,000 to charity for best cartwheel

 

SEATTLE, January 7, 2013 – Verity Credit Union launched their second Cartwheel for a Cause contest today. Washington residents who are 18 years or older can submit a short video to win $5,000 for the cause of their choice and $1,000 for themself. Videos can be submitted at veritymom.com until 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 25.

The video must feature a description of the cause you think deserves a $5,000 donation, and a cartwheel, or anything representing a cartwheel.

Two runners-up will receive $1,000 donated to the causes highlighted in their respective videos and $200 for the contestant. All causes must be a designated 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization.

The general public can vote for their favorite video from 9:00 a.m. on Feb. 26 to 5:00 p.m. March 11.

Danielle Gahl, Verity’s current online spokesperson for veritymom.com, blogs and posts videos for the credit union.

“Last year we had 37 videos submitted,” said Gahl. “I can’t wait to see some amazing causes and acrobatics this year!”

For more information, contact Director of Marketing Melina Young at (206) 361-5394 or email melinay@veritycu.com <mailto:melinay@veritycu.com> .

About Verity Credit Union

Verity has been serving members of the greater Seattle area since 1933. With branches from Alderwood to Auburn, our mission is to enhance members’ lives through exceptional financial services. Anyone who lives, works or attends school in Washington state can become a member.

littlefox's Gifting Delivers Some Awesomeness to Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman

Elizabeth Banks and her husband Max Handelman recently welcomed their second son, and sisters Christine and Lauri of littlefox just sent them another adorable bundle of joy.  The above image showcases all of the amazing, eco-friendly and healthy products they received. 

What is littlefox you ask?
littlefox is a monthly online subscription service of fun, modern, sustainable, eco-friendly baby clothing and gear.  There’s nothing ordinary or boring with every pack full of awesomeness, with surprises and delight for all.  

Each product is carefully selected and screened, to ensure it’s not readily available at your local or online mass retailer.  In fact, they scour for manufacturers and brands that want to develop long-term partnerships so you never get stuck with run-of-the-mill products ever again.  littlefox provides sought after products for you and your baby plus those on your gift list!  
No mysteries. No surprises.  No gimmicks.  No samples.

What is in the Monthly Subscription Packs?

• 3-5 full-size fun, modern, eco-friendly products suitable for ages 0-2 yrs handpicked for your child.
• A hip littlefox limited edition custom gift created exclusively by littlefox artists.
• Pack products change each month to ensure you won’t receive the same item twice.
• A total retail value ranging from $50 – $70 each month.

We're sure that Elizabeth Banks is flipping over receiving her first littlefox delivery just like everyone else does!

Click Here to visit the littlefox website and subscribe to their monthly service
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You can follow this gifting on Twitter using #ElizabethBanksGifting

KatCarey Designs Sends Fred Savage and Family an Adorable Gift

We all remember Fred Savage from The Wonder Years!  This was a classic of the 80s that's still enjoyed today!  It's hard to believe that Fred is all grown up and has a family of his own with three children, two sons and a daughter with his childhood sweetheart. 

Kathleen Carey of KatCarey Designs has been a long time fan and wanted to congratulate him of the recent birth of his son with an adorable Diaper Cake.

Kathleen is a mixed media collage and acrylic abstract artist whose work is inspired by the environment. She put together a special diaper cake creation with cloth diapers and two onesies. This adorable creation was topped off with a plush green monkey and two brightly colored birds.  This makes a perfect gift for any new parent! 

Her website is a must visit to see all of her amazing creations.  Here are just some of her creations to wet your appetite.

Carnelian with Sterling Silver Chain

Surreal Emotion

Purple Mask

Click Here to visit KatCarey Designs Website
Click Here to Follow KatCarey Designs on Twitter @KatCareyDesigns
Click Here to Like KatCarey on Facebook

You can follow this gifting on Twitter using #FredSavageGifting