Ep# 103: The Value of Having an Idea and Taking It Through to Success with Shari Hammond
Today I am chatting with Shari Hammond. Shari is an inventor and entrepreneur and the CEO/founder of Inspired Product Development Group, a company that she and her father founded where they invent and make products for the home that make daily tasks and life easier.
Being raised in an entrepreneurial family and helping her parents with their businesses when she was young, Shari takes us on her journey behind starting Inspired Product Development Group and her “hello” moment that helped the business take off!
She chats with us about the value of having an idea and making it successful and shares with us the very first step that you must take in order to create a product.
Shari even shares some tips to get started and where to begin with your marketing – local trade shows.
Be sure to tune in to today’s episode if you are thinking about developing a product!
IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:
Shari’s entrepreneurial journey and idea behind Inspired Product Development Group
The value of having an idea and making it successful
First step you must take in order to create a product
Tips to get stated and where to begin with your marketing
RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
o Cabinet Caddy provides an opportunity to reclaim cluttered spaces. Perfect for spices, medicine cabinet, bathroom vanity, workbench hardware and more, Cabinet Caddy fits stand cabinets and looks great on countertops as well. Each Cabinet Caddy holds 30% larger bottles than competitors. Just pull and rotate the device for easy access to organized items. Cabinet Caddy was engineered to fit and function neatly side-by-side to create a “library” of organized materials. Complete with stick-on labels and foam stability inserts to keep smaller bottles from tipping. No assembly required.
o To combat the ongoing problem and frustration of hanging pictures perfectly, Go Hang It is the perfect solution. With no tape measurers or rulers necessary, Go Hang It is an all-in-one tool that works with sawtooth and wire hanging hardware, features a unique nail-marking system and also includes a built-in, removable level to help hang pictures straight. Go Hang It includes premium picture-hanging hardware including the V-Tooth Hanger; a reengineered, fool-proof sawtooth hanger.
MORE ABOUT SHARI:
Shari Hammond is Founder/CEO of Inspired Product Development Group (www.InspiredPDG.com) and the inventor behind Cabinet Caddy and Go Hang It.
A single mother of a 13-year-old son, she is a woman of faith, an entrepreneur, a product developer, graphic designer, lacrosse/basketball mom, 9Round kickboxer and dog lover. Her company, now called Inspired Product Design Group, first started as a hobby between Shari and her father, Ron Hunt, while he was an engineer for IBM. Ron enjoyed designing products made of wood that were functional; LP holders, bookends, calendars. Having success at local trade shows, the two decided when Shari was 8 years old to open a kiosk store in Highland Mall in Austin, TX. It was a big hit. Shari recalls late nights decorating and stocking the kiosk, taking naps in the car and working weekends at the mall.
About 10 years later, her dad took early retirement from IBM and together they launched CD3 Storage Systems, Inc. with the design of our Discgear compact disc holders. At the age of 19, Shari had her first patent. Next came Perfect Petzzz, lifelike breathing puppies and kittens, followed by a break when Shari went on to handle marketing for Ronco.
In 2018, Shari and her father went back to their roots — — developing products. Through Inspired Product Design Group, products include Cabinet Caddy, a modular organizer for kitchen cabinets/cupboards and Go Hang It, an all-in-one picture hanging and leveling kit.
WHERE TO CONNECT WITH SHARI:
Website: www.inspiredpdg.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredPDG/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredpdg/
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