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Inventors Helping Inventors
by Alan Beckley
Welcome to a podcast for inventors and innovators where each Monday we interview successful inventors and ask them the questions you want to know. You'll learn the tools, tips, and tactics expert inventors use to achieve success - so you can get your invention out of the tank and into the bank!
Episodes
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#659 - Attitude of Gratitude - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan describes how developing an Attitude of Gratitude for all the events in our lives can make a big difference. If you approach your daily events with gratitude, feel thankful for your many blessings - more good things...
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#658 - There's Nothing Like It Out There - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan discusses 2 key observations he has when inventors tell him, "there's nothing like it out there," regarding their invention. The first thought is that it's not true - they just haven't looked very thoroughly. Tune in for the details of the second...
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#657 - Risk Versus Reward - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan describes a common inventor error - not realizing that companies are most focused on the risks versus rewards when considering a new product. Your product must offer clear benefits to consumers (rewards) at a...
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#656 – Airline worker invents a multifaceted shaving razor – Samar Anjum
Alan interviews Samar Anjum. Samar Anjum got his first aha idea when he saw triangular plates on airlines. He decided to invent a better shaving razor. Today, his Freedom Razor allows men and women to use one handle for up to 45 different blades. Now, clients can change razors without having a...
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#655 - Commitment - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan describes 2 types of commitment that inventors make to their businesses. You'll learn why committing yourself to do the best you can - and to see how it works out - is not enough. This is because, for a long time - it...
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#654 - Colorado engineer helps inventors convert their ideas to designs suitable for manufacturing - Lauren Gwin
Alan interviews Lauren Gwin. Lauren Gwin is an engineer who loves turning ideas into designs - that can be manufacturable products. As a designer, she brings her ideas, expertise and creativity to help inventors. She helps inventors at every stage of the design process, focusing on their goals…
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#653 - Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan describes 3 inventors who've been guests on the podcast: ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Inventors are unheralded heroes - who simply build better products to make life easier for everyone. Listen in to...
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#652 – British entrepreneur creates the Tri-Creaser – to easily fold commercial paper – Graham Harris
Alan interviews Graham Harris - the British inventor of the Tri-Creaser. Graham rose from obscurity as a lowly factory floor worker to become a successful serial inventor with 81 patents to his name. His invention - the Tri-Creaser has sold in over 100 countries. Make sure to subscribe to the...
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#651 - Give Your Brain a Creativity Upgrade - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan describes that our brains haven't changed much in 2 million years. It's time for a creativity upgrade. Today, most of us have a negative bias - that author Martha Beck calls the Anxiety Spiral. Alan shares tips to...
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#650 - Let's Fix Your Marketing - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan discusses 2 key points that are foundational to improving the impact of your marketing. The first is key to any presentation - speak to the audience about what they care about - not what you care about. Alan shares that marketing is a learnable…
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#649 - Ready to Hire an Employee to Help You for Free - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan describes how you can hire an employee for free. You're right. You can't hire an employee for free - unless it is a powerful AI agent - to do work in 10 minutes that could take you 10 weeks. Find out how at the…
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#648 – Shower Shirt inventor's new autobiography inspires breast cancer patients – Lisa Crites
Alan interviews Lisa Crites. When Lisa Crites got breast cancer - she knew her life would be forever changed. Her doctor told her - to shower after surgery - she must wear a trash bag to keep her surgical drains clean. Lisa invented a much better solution: a waterproof Shower Shirt - used by…
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#647 - 3 Keys to Effective Emails
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan discusses 3 keys to creating effective emails. Today, we must sift through hundreds of emails, to separate the few which are important - from the many that are trivial. Alan shares 3 keys to make your emails more…
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#646 - Canadian software AI guru invents a foldable welding screen - Greg Fredin
Alan interviews Greg Fredin. Greg Fredin's father was a mining executive, so the family traveled all over Canada. Greg became a software developer who worked previously as a welder. At that time, he invented an innovative foldable welding screen. He innovates in high-tech while considering…
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#645 - 3 Reframes to Help You - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan discusses 3 different cognitive reframes that can help you. Buddhism holds that all suffering arises from resisting what is. Yet that is what most of us do - we deny what is. Alan shares 3 reframes that helped him…
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#644 - 3 Types of Inventors - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan discusses the 3 different types of inventors. It turns out that some "inventors" really shouldn't be called inventors as they are just hoping to sell an "idea" to a company with minimal effort - wannabe inventors. Other types of inventors are more...
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#643 - The Big R - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan reviews excerpts from Steven Pressfield's book, The War of Art. Alan reviews 3 aspects of The Big R - Resistance - described in the book. He discusses self-doubt, fear, and friends - who try to sabotage your work.…
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#642 – Slick Barrier inventor shares his Shark Tank story – Tony Gonzales
Alan interviews Tony Gonzales. Tony Gonzales is an attorney who has also built a business using an innovative coating that keeps scorpions, rodents, and other pests out of people's homes. Now he is taking his product - Slick Barrier - nationwide and soon internationally as part of the future of...
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#641 - The Few, the Proud, the Inventors - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan reviews a small sample of the over 300 amazing inventors who've been on the podcast. Inventors don't crave the spotlight, they just want to change the world with better products. Learn about inventors and their…
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#640 – Arizona attorney invents an innovative coating that keeps pests out of your house – Tony Gonzales
Episode Description Alan interviews Tony Gonzales. Tony Gonzales is an attorney who has also built a business using an innovative coating that keeps scorpions, rodents, and other pests out of people's homes. Now he is taking his product - Slick Barrier - nationwide and soon internationally as…
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#639 - Freebie Friday - Q&As with Alan - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan offers help for podcast listeners to get together as a group - for Q&As with Alan - Freebie Friday. Join with other inventors in a Mastermind on Freebie Friday. Get answers to your most vexing questions for free on...
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#638 - Free 30-Minute Consult with Alan - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan is now offering podcast listeners something special - a Free 30-minute consult. Alan is focusing this summer on reaching out and helping more inventors to pursue a proven path for success. He can help you decide what to do next - or if you are on…
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#637 - But They Signed a Contract - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan describes why inventors rarely prevail in court against invention marketing scammers. Alan shares how deceptive, positive-sounding phrases in contracts often bind the company to nothing in court and the one word that…
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#636- Canadian inventor creates improved icing detection for aircraft surfaces - Cole Rosentreter
Alan interviews Cole Rosentreter. Canadian Cole Rosentreter's company, FlyPegasus.ai, provides real-time icing detection systems applied directly to aircraft surfaces. MIDAS technology shows where ice is forming, how thick it is, and how fast it is building, so pilots can accurately assess risk....
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#635 - 3 Perils of "Trust No One" - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan describes - 3 perils of trusting no one. Scam artists prey on unsuspecting inventors every day. But Alan shares that trusting no one - will never serve you. You cannot do it all yourself. Learn what you should do...
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#634 - New York stockbroker invents tasty gluten-free cookies and flours - Carolyn Haeler
Alan interviews Carolyn Haeler. After discovering she had celiac disease - Carolyn Haeler searched for tasty gluten-free cookies. Unfortunately, most gluten-free snacks tasted terrible, almost inedible. So, she invented the solution - Mightylicious cookies. Today her cookies and flours are sold…
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#633 - What Makes This Podcast Different - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan shares what makes this podcast different. When Alan started the podcast, he wanted every episode to be a good listener experience. Each episode follows the journey of an inventor - their successes, their challenges…
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#632 - Restaurant manager manufactures the solution for bussing tables - Rich Richardson
Episode Description Alan interviews Rich Richardson. As a restaurant manager, Rich was frustrated by the inefficient ways that employees cleaned or bussed tables. Rich invented the solution to the mess: an innovative table bussing tool called the Bus It N Catch It. Thanks to Rich, now bussers can...
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#631 - Relax and Enjoy - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan gives simple advice - relax and enjoy. But how can you relax and enjoy when things aren't going well? Alan shares that no matter your current circumstances - how you feel about it is your choice. Learn how to reframe...
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#630 - Extreme sports athlete adds innovative brake system to skateboards – Charlie Cannon
Alan interviews Charlie Cannon. Charlie Cannon loved riding his skateboard down long hills but hated using his shoes as brakes. So, he invented VibeRide - an innovative brake system for skateboards - providing a safe and enjoyable skateboarding experience. Now skateboarders everywhere use…
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#629 - More Valuable Than Your IP - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan discusses something more valuable than your IP - your time. Have only a few hours each week for inventing? Agentic AI can leverage your time - shrinking intricate tasks from weeks - to minutes. Attend the Tap the…
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#628 - Twister game inventor - has a new dice game - 15 Minutes Fun and Done - Reyn Guyer
Alan interviews Reyn Guyer. Reyn Guyer has been a game inventor all his life, beginning with Twister in 1967. Now he's invented a fun, engaging 3-game combo called 15 Minutes Fun and Done - that players love. Players love how his fun, exciting, engaging games only take 15 minutes to play. Make…
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#627 - Mission Impossible - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought, Alan shares 3 reasons why being an inventor is little like Mission Impossible. As an inventor, you've chosen an arena where 95 don't profit - and the marketplace is brutal. But success comes from staying in the game and...
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#626 - 7 Years of Podcasting - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan shares a few thoughts and epiphanies from recording a podcast for over 7 years. He shares something unique he does in editing that most podcasters don't do - that improves the listener's experience. He also encourages you to spread the word - share...
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#625 - Are You Ready to Destress - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought Alan shares 3 quick tips to destress your life - now. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - is a great book to destress. You will likely reread parts of it many times. The second tip from passages from the book. The third tip...
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#624 – Michigan inventor learns creative strategies to optimize sales on Amazon – Elliott Heinrich
Alan interviews Elliott Heinrich. Elliott Heinrich saw Amazon as a great platform to sell his Oil Udder no mess oil change invention. Initially, he spent a lot on ads, but got few sales. Then, he found a creative way to promote a totally new product on Amazon. Today, both of his products sell...
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#623 - Tap the Power of AI - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought invites you to attend a Free training workshop - Tap the Power of AI. In the workshop - you'll learn to use a powerful Agentic AI tool to find up to 30 companies to license your product. You'll get results in minutes…
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#622 - Your Summer Sale - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan is now offering podcast listeners something special - Your Summer Sale. Listen in to learn how you can snag 50% off the regular price for 1 hour of 1-on-1 coaching. Personal coaching is one of the most powerful ways that Alan helps inventors to gain...
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#621 - Help Me License My Invention - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought shares 3 key parts to licensing your invention - and how he can help you. It starts with a clear, concise, and compelling marketing message - the foundation to licensing. Then you need to find companies and contacts. Alan...
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#620 - The SA Formula - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan shares a simple two-step process to get unstuck - to get into action. It's called the SA Formula. Get away to a quiet place - and then spend 15 or 20 minutes in silence with your eyes closed. Great ideas come from being silent with your thoughts....
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#619 - Personal Growth is Painful - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought Alan shares 3 reasons why personal growth is painful. Personal growth is stressful and painful because we are doing something new - that we are not very good at. Tune in to learn why our brain pushes back on change - and...
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#618 – A self-refilling pet water bowl – that extracts clean water from the air – Cody Soodeen
Alan interviews Cody Soodeen. Cody Soodeen's parents lived in a town with contaminated well water - so they had to buy bottled water. This led him as an architect to invent a way, using desiccants, to extract pure water from dry air. Today, his company, Kara Water sells air-to-water extraction...
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#617 - Two Paths for Inventors - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought Alan shares the 2 paths inventors can take to commercialize your inventions. Choose trial-and-error - figure it out yourself; or you can get help from me. Trial-and-error takes a lot of time and money - often thousands are...
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#616 – Entertainment executive invents flotation system for bow fishing equipment – Matthew Freed
Alan interviews Matthew Freed. Matthew Freed transitioned from a music and TV guru to an inventor. Matthew's business partner, Lesley Mashburn, loved bow fishing - but hated losing expensive bows to the bottom of the lake. He and Matthew worked together to invent Delta Buoy - a flotation solution...
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#615 - Your Licensing Pitch Package - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. In today's Thursday Thought Alan shares the 3 elements that must be in your Licensing Pitch Package. You must have a clear, concise, and compelling marketing message. Also you need a curated list of companies to contact - and names, titles, and emails...
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#614 - Florida OR nurse invents device to secure patient arms and legs to the operating table - James Siedlack
Alan interviews James Siedlack. As a OR nurse and consultant, James Siedlack saw a risk: arms and legs of patients were not held securely to the operating table. He invented StopGuard - a side railing to fit easily to the table, preventing any limbs from sliding off the table. His product reduces...
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#613 - Show Them the Problem - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Today's Thursday Thought shares why inventors must clearly illustrate the problem - before they'll understand your solution. Inventors see problems everywhere - poorly designed products - so they find solutions. Most people see poor products as the...
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#612 - The Twists and Turns of Twister - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan shares the story of an interesting, successful iconic game - Twister. As a new game, Twister got off to a slow start in 1966. Some thought a game that twisted humans on a mat seemed too risque. Tune in to learn which TV show sparked a turnaround in...
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#611 - Creatives Calibrated Chaos - Alan Beckley
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Today's Thursday Thought addresses the unique life of an inventor. Alan Answers 4 questions to help you convert your chaos into calibrated chaos. It is challenging for creatives to achieve success - so Alan provides keys to stay on track and to manage...
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#610 – Product marketing and innovation guru debunks invention myths – Bill Seidel
Alan interviews Bill Seidel - product marketing innovator. Bill Seidel developed diverse products - including the first baby monitor - and trained innovation students. Today, he owns AmericaInvents.com and continues to mentor and educate inventors and marketers. He's an author for Inventors…
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Welcome to a podcast for inventors and innovators where each Monday we interview successful inventors and ask them the questions you want to know. You'll learn the tools, tips, and tactics expert inventors use to achieve success - so you can get your invention out of the tank and into the bank!
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Alan Beckley
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