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EMPOWERED BUSINESS WOMAN, SHEILA STEWART LAUNCHES NATIONAL TOUR WITH PAULA ABDUL

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Serial entrepreneur has access to over $300 Million (*) in Capital to be offered to empowered business women in addition to a platform to pitch great new ideas to Kevin Harrington.
 
Denver, Colorado – July 22 2010: Women entrepreneurs have expressed their frustration and continued desire to find one organization that provides the business mentoring, coaching, financing, growth tools, skill education and business resources and provides access to specific aspects that affect women entrepreneurs such as start-up and operating capital.
 
Sheila Stewart, successful entrepreneur, created Empower 180, Inc. and the Stiletto Club after speaking to and working with thousands of women all over the world. She learned that women purchase two or three professional memberships and yet still feel they are not well equipped with the resources and tools to start, build and grow a profitable business. 
 
“We are taking a stand with the Stiletto Club and busting through the old notion of what it takes to build a business as a woman. Bottom line, we are our own economic stimulus program and giving women the opportunity to step up, show up and move up. We have access to sources of potential capital, infomercial gurus and a full day program designed to provide education, empowerment and entertainment. Women can achieve mental fitness, business knowledge and then learn how to make their outside match the inside with personal branding. We are excited to be launching our initiatives through 20-city national tour,” says Stewart. 
 
The statistics of women business owners and financial impact is staggering. (*) $300 million in capital sources through Empower180.com
 
·         10 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. and only 2.48% generate more than $1 million per year.
·         Women are starting businesses at a rate of almost 3:1 compared to men.
·         There are over 500,000 new businesses started each month in the U.S.
·         Women are nearly 3x more likely to seek advice in their business than men.
·         Majority of women business owners are under the age of 50.
·         Women control over $14 trillion in wealth in the U.S, and 62% of working women earn half of their family’s income.
 
To see a full report click here Women's Business Statistics .
 
Based upon the understanding of the need and strong desire for these services, Stewart has built a company that provides empowerment and support for the entire woman so that she can be mentally fit, have access to proven business tools & resources, create the ultimate in health & wellness, be inspired each day, remain motivated no matter what the situation, enhance her personal brand & image as well as gain access to capital and have the opportunity to pitch a great idea to a panel of business gurus. 
 
Sheila Stewart has assembled an impressive line-up of speakers for the Empower 180 national tour including Paula Abdul, Bill Phillips, Kevin Harrington, Phil Town, Christine Comaford, Les Brown, Chris Howard, Garrett Gunderson, Jim Kwik and Dr. Barbara deAngelis to name a few. Each expert is committed to the Empower 180 mission and understands the need to create the ultimate empowering program for women globally. These well-known individuals have walked in the shoes of an entrepreneur, faced the challenges of defeat, overcome financial hardship, balanced personal and business issues, built an empire & lost an empire in many cases, and found the true secrets that are going to be shared with the Empower 180 participants. To see the full line up of speakers to date visit: www.empower180.com.
 
The 20-city tour will take place beginning August 31 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will offer attendees access to information from the best of the best in the country. As participants join and attend the event in their city, they will spend a day of learning, laughing, loving the innovative ideas and connections they will gain from the experts.     
 
In addition, if you have an innovative business or product idea, this is your opportunity to pitch your product to Kevin Harrington (ABC Shark Tank star) and his team of infomercial gurus. Think you have the next "it" product? Get your tickets for the event now before they sell out.
 
“Napkin Millionaires, that’s the American dream and I am thrilled that we can help make dreams come true for some of the thousands of women who are going to show up with their product concept, prototype or napkin drawing by empowering them with the information they will need to try to successfully complete this journey. Come and take the first step with us… Entrepreneurs just need a break and we’re here to give it to them. I am proud to be able to share my expertise and be part of this national empowerment program to bring women these much needed resources.” Kevin Harrington, Chairman and Founder IBC and star of ABC’s hit show Shark Tank.
 
Besides getting tips from infomercial gurus, we will also make some other capital market experts available to attendees. If you need capital for your business, this program will allow you to pitch your business to these other capital market experts and potentially gain access to part of the nearly $300 million in private capital. It’s time to invest in yourself and the future of your business. Visit www.empower180.com to learn more and to get your tickets today while they last.
 
 
Empower 180 is an innovative new twist on a professional women’s organization created by founder and award winning serial entrepreneur Sheila Stewart who also created Empower Marketing and wrote a series of 24-books as well as authored Backwards in High Heels – A Woman’s Guide to Succeeding in Business.. The books have been packaged into the Power-Injected™ Marketing Toolkit.
 
Stewart has over 20 years experience in advertising and marketing while having built an international award winning ad agency with only $5,000 in the bank. Sheila worked with companies such as Warner Bros., Hard Rock Café, Doubletree Hotels and Ernst & Young. Six years into it, she went through her COD (crap out date) and chose to sell off her company. Sheila believes it was the best thing that could have happened because she now owns nine companies, is a published author, international speaker and lives on the Fun Bus of Life™ each day. Sheila knows what it is like to walk backwards in high heels, which is why she is focused on sharing her passion for empowering women by providing the tools and resources to help them succeed while avoiding a COD.
 
Empower 180 was built to provide support for the entire woman so that she can be mentally fit, have access to proven business tools & resources, create the ultimate in health & wellness, be inspired each day, remain motivated no matter what the situation, enhance her personal brand & image as well as gain access to capital and have the opportunity to pitch a great idea to a panel of infomercial gurus. 
 
To learn more about Empower 180 visit www.empower180.com or to schedule an interview with Sheila Stewart or one of the tour celebrities contact Chief Publicist Caren Lancona at 949-307-3617.
 
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The Secrets To Invention

Posted by Shark Tank TV Show in Entrepreneur Interviews on Mar 8th, 2010 | No Comments

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John R Hobbs author of The Secrets of Successful Inventors describing different invention and products. He explains why they are successful or becoming successful with the help of CEO Space www.ceospace.net and www.TSoSI.com .

Products discussed in this video are Inner Compass www.gotthesecret.com, Green Glider www.buygreenglider.com , Gymathtics www.exploramania.com, Zens Purple Garden www.zenspurplegarden.com, Free Form Hide Away Gym www.freeformgym.com, CreaClip www.creaclip.com, Thin Gloss www.expresseffects.com, and Water Wait (pictured but not talked about) www.athletesoasis.com.

 

Harvey Mackay Knows About Swimming With The Sharks!

Posted by Shark Tank TV Show in Entrepreneur Interviews on Feb 21st, 2010 | No Comments

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I recently spent time with Harvey Mackay, #1 New York Times Best Selling Author and he’s just come out with a new book about job search and career advancement titled:
 
"Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You"

He thinks it’s his best work in two decades since Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive, a lifetime business classic…and I agree!

Harvey’s pragmatic, yet humorous style shows you that getting a job is a job. He has penned the definitive A-Z career resource with time-tested, easy-to-apply methods to:

  • Use state-of-the art researching skills and networking strategiesHavey Mackay
  • Create a daily “recovery” program and job search plan
  • Learn the best questions to ask in interviews and how to get the job.

Buy the book by February 26, 2010 and gain access to additional tips and ideas only available to friends of Harvey Mackay:

  • FREE, $12.95 value Rolodex Networking Book Download (includes 20 pages of his Harvard MBA speech summarized in the Harvard Business Review)
  • 3 interactive templates, classic Harvey Mackay handouts and an exclusive Job Secrets toolbar to make the most of your time
  • 6-month money back guarantee on finding a job!

A recent review by the prestigious Library Journal Review says:

“….this is a very useful book…Highly recommended for job seekers and career changers at all experience levels.”

I think you’ll personally enjoy Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door and hope you’ll pass this offer along to a friend who needs a dose of Harvey Mackay’s clever wisdom and secrets to jumpstart their career in this grueling economy.

Buy the book at your local bookstore or find online retailers at: http://www.HarveyMackay.com/jobsecrets

ABC Shark Tank Kevin Harrington Shares His Wisdom

Posted by Shark Tank TV Show in Angel Investors, Entrepreneur Interviews on Feb 5th, 2010 | 8 Comments

I spent a few days in Miami at the Pro Athletes Business Summit and I actually was voted to pitch my deal, Children's Educational Network,  to a few sharks including Kevin Harrington.  One of the Shark investors on ABC's Shark Tank TV Show and he loved my pitch and agreed to give me an interview and share some of his wisdom.

He was a very nice and I am glad I got to know him.  He has been in the infomercial business for 25 years and had had over $4 billion in revenues from his infomercial!  He is looking for more products he can bring to market, so if you think you have a product that would be worthy on mass marketing on TV check out his site at www.TVGoods.com and tell him Greg Writer sent me!

I was not aware that in 1987, Kevin and a group of young entrepreneurs including Michael Dell, of Dell Computers, and Ted Leonsis, of AOL, teamed up to create the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, or EO (formerly known as the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization), and today it has grown to over 7,000 members worldwide, with 113 chapters in 38 countries with more than 924,000 members. The EO is recognized as a catalyst that enables entrepreneurs to learn and grow from each other, leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life.

So there's proof he has been an entrepreneur advocate for decades!  Thanks Kevin, we appreciate your efforts!

Here's his bio for your review.

Kevin Harrington, CEO of TVGoods.com, LLC, is widely acknowledged as the pioneer and principal architect of the “infomercial” industry. Since producing the industry’s first infomercial in the 1980s, Harrington has financed more than 500 product launches resulting in sales of more than $4 billion worldwide with 20 products reaching individual sales of over $100 million each, and creating dozens of millionaires.

Harrington got his start in direct TV marketing with his company Quantum International, which after merging with National Media in 1991 grew to over $500 Million in annual sales with distribution in over 100 countries in 20 languages. Harrington was the pioneer responsible for setting up international infrastructure worldwide which lays the groundwork for today’s infomercial industry. He had offices in: London, Tokyo, Sao Paolo, Brazil, and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

After leaving Quantum, Harrington had several other successful infomercial ventures including HSN Direct with Home Shopping Network before founding TVGoods in 2005.

He subsequently raised more than $20 million in capital from a New York hedge fund in a venture, which then acquired Tampa’s premiere film studio where TVGoods is headquartered. The studio is located in Clearwater, Florida, featuring a 33,000 square state of the art production studio on 5.4 acres.

Regarded as a tireless entrepreneur with a talent for identifying blockbuster products, Harrington’s business was a case study that was chronicled and taught for over 12 years at Harvard/MIT, called “The Rise, The Fall and The rise of Quantum International.” The case study is used as a teaching guide about what it means to be a grass-roots entrepreneur in a fiercely competitive industry.

In his latest venture, Harrington is an investor on a new ABC show called “Shark Tank”, in which budding entrepreneurs compete in pitching their potentially moneymaking ideas to business experts in hopes of securing investment financing. The show is owned by SONY Pictures and produced by Mark Burnett.

Harrington is uniquely qualified as an investor/shark because of his involvement over his career in a wide range of industries. As a young entrepreneur at the age of 19, Harrington launched and operated a successful company that reached $1 million in annual sales and employed 25 people, all while still in college. In 1979, he started Franchise America, a franchise consulting and brokerage business, through which he sold thousands of businesses, giving him insight to the inner workings of dozens of industries; from restaurants to retail to small manufacturing, etc.

Harrington’s book, ACT NOW!, explains how he innovatively turns ideas into million-dollar products. It is available through Amazon and at bookstores nationwide. Examples of popular products available through TVGoods.com currently are: Tony Little fitness, George Foreman cleaning, Jay “the Juice Daddy” Kordich Health, Flying Lure fishing, Wolfman Jack music, and the Dual Saw, marketed by the late legendary pitchman Billy Mays. One TVGoods.com product, the Air-Cutter, a precision vacuum haircutting system, will be featured in the upcoming film Father of Invention starring Kevin Spacey.

Harrington is proud to have founded two of the most important global networking associations in the marketplace, the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA).

Hells Bells Helmets Founder Marix Stone Spills His Guts!

Posted by Shark Tank TV Show in Entrepreneur Interviews on Jan 27th, 2010 | 5 Comments

Life is not always as it seems!!  I had the chance to interview Marix Stone, the founder of  Hells Bells Helmets, and in this interview he reveals what REALLY happened when he appeared on Shark Tank!

It's frickin amazing!

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