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Core Fusion Exercise DVD Stars Elisabeth Halfpapp and Fred DeVito Open A New Exhale Spa in Atlanta

May 26, 2010 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Core Fusion Exercise DVD Stars Elisabeth Halfpapp and Fred DeVito Open A New Exhale Spa in Atlanta

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On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy opened with Elisabeth Halfpapp one of the founders of Exhale Spa and the star of the Core Fusion exercise dvd series. Elisabeth gave us a behind the scenes sneak peek of their new 22,000 sq ft spa with 15 therapy rooms and 8,000 sq ft fitness center that will be in the Loew’s Hotel in Midtown Atlanta. The fitness center will feature their signature Core Fusion group exercise and yoga classes. These workouts regularly win best group exercise class in every market they are located in. Elisabeth also talked about the new Core Fusion Lean and Tone exercise dvd that has just been released. If you live in Atlanta or come to Atlanta for business you have to check out this spa and fitness center – it redefines the meaning of luxury. To learn more please go to www.exhalespa.com

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Nuts Can Lower Your Cholesterol

May 25, 2010 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Nuts Can Lower Your Cholesterol

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain how nuts can help lower your cholesterol. Nuts, while they have a lot of calories have been shown to lower your total and bad cholesterol. So the recommended amount is about 2 ounces of nuts a day – and we recommend walnuts or almonds – not chocolate covered peanuts. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6

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New Book on China Sourcing & Manufacturing by Edie Tolchin, Don Debelak & Eric Debelak

May 25, 2010 by angishields

The Launch Hour

New Book on China Sourcing & Manufacturing by Edie Tolchin, Don Debelak & Eric Debelak

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In today’s episode, “The Sourcing Lady” Edie Tolchin of EGT Global Trading and Don Debelak of One Stop Invention Shop, discuss their new book: “Sourcing Smarts: Keeping It Simple & Safe with China Sourcing & Manufacturing.

This 2nd edition includes vital information on the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) that EVERY Inventor needs to know!

Tune in to hear Edie discuss how this act impacts inventors and the in’s & out’s of China manufacturing & importing, while Don shares with our listeners the importance of Marketing Assessments and taking the correct steps in the right order on the invention journey.

Don Debelak has been working with new products & inventions for over 25 years and is the author of 13 inventor/small business books, four of which are the best-known invention books of the last 15 years. Don was the author of Entrepreneur Magazines Bright Idea column on inventions for over seven years. Don has spent his career marketing products for new & small businesses, writing numerous business plans for raising money, both from investors & banks. Don also runs a Catalog Marketing Program at selltocatalogs.com, helping inventors & new product entrepreneurs launch their product sales in catalogs.

Edie’s EGT Global Trading specializes in offshore manufacturing services for inventions of textiles and sewn-items, bags, baby and fashion accessories, unique arts & crafts items, and household inventions. Edie is published regularly in Inventors Digest.

Recap: Lisa Glauber Shippel – Estate Planning-Where Do you Start?

May 25, 2010 by angishields

Sunset Family Business Radio

Recap: Lisa Glauber Shippel – Estate Planning-Where Do you Start?

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On May 20th, Family Business Radio host Pat Romboletti flew solo (co-host Meredith Moore was out of town) and welcomed lawyer Lisa Glauber Shippel , Rolader & Shippel, P.C., who has a large part of her practice devoted to estate planning of all sizes. In addition to being a certified mediator in the State of Georgia, Lisa grew up in a family business and is now the sibling not involved in that family business.

Lisa’s family has a business operating camps in the NY area, but Lisa opted out and chose the path to a law career instead.

Lisa and Pat began the discussion on estate planning by talking about the pitfalls to not having a proper plan in place. For instance, it complicates banking relationships and the loan process which the current recession has already complicated. It makes it hard on the heir in the business because it distracts them from taking over the reins. And, something Lisa knows about first-hand from her own family situation, if you have some children working in business and some not—how do you equably leave the estate to your children? What if the non-involved heir wants to get into the business now? If you want to leave the business to the child working in the business, how do make a fair distribution to your children not in the business? As you can see, the issues are varied and very thorny.

So–where to start estate planning process?

First, sit down with a team of experts—attorneys, wealth managers, and CPAs. With their help, you will want to customize a plan based on your individual needs. “No form, no cookie cutter plan, will work,” Lisa said. “Every family-owned business has different assets and different goals. Your experts need to understand all the nuances of your business.” By the way, Lisa also pointed out that you need to have a sense of security that you can say anything to these people, without fear that you will be judged or information will be leaked. Honesty is the best policy when putting together a workable estate plan.
Before the first meeting, gather a list of assets with their valuations. Also have in mind who your beneficiaries are. An end vision is nice to have, too.
Be prepared to discuss succession planning as regards the management of the business. It is a complex process that professionals who know what they’re doing can make easier for you.
There also needs to be a discussion about the way you want the business valued. That is, how to get it appraised—whether to go for the highest or lowest valuation—to reduce the in-fighting once you’ve passed.
And the point at which to do all this? “Do it right away,” Lisa advised. No matter the size of your company, it’s always better—actually, cheaper—to have something in place.
Finally, understand that much is out of your control. The estate plan is not a permanent document—it changes with laws, as your family circumstance change, as the economy changes.

In the end, it is a gift, a wonderful legacy, that you can give your children upon your death to have thought through estate planning issues. Don’t be daunted. While unfortunately there are no black and white rules on how to set up an estate plan, you can organize a team of trusted advisors to help get you there.

Listen to all of Lisa’s excellent insights by downloading the full broadcast here.

Lisa Glauber Shippel, Attorney at Law/Licensed Mediator, Rolader & Shippel, P.C., 11660 Alpharetta Hwy. Suite 630, Roswell, GA – Telephone: 770-442-0330. lisa@roladerandshippel.com

The Running Nutritionist Lisa Dorfman on The Reunion Diet

May 25, 2010 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

The Running Nutritionist Lisa Dorfman on The Reunion Diet

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On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Lisa Dorfman, author of the new book The Reunion Diet joined us to talk about her book. Lisa says that life is a series of reunions so you should be creating events to train form throughout your life. Lisa is called the Running Nutritionist because she has run numerous marathons, triathlons and other amazing races. Her books gives you tips to get into reunion shape for all the reunion like events in your life. Some tips are: don’t bring your spouse to your reunion; create a different plan for the different time frames you have until your reunion; add 5 colors to your diet each day and chocolate brown can’t be one of them; wear something age appropriate; do some exercise in order to burn some calories and remember her 3 Fs food, fitness and faith. To learn more please go to www.thereuniondiet.com

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Elizabeth Gordon interviews Dave Savage, Inventors Association of GA President, Sue Watson,Â IP attorney, from SC Watson Law Firm and Inventor Donna Difloe, a Furniture Industry veteranÂ and book author of How to buy furniture on The Chic Perspectives Show

May 25, 2010 by angishields

Chic Perspectives

Elizabeth Gordon interviews Dave Savage, Inventors Association of GA President, Sue Watson,Â IP attorney, from SC Watson Law Firm and Inventor Donna Difloe, a Furniture Industry veteranÂ and book author of How to buy furniture on The Chic Perspectives Show

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Today on the Chic Perspectives Â show I had on the Inventors Association of Georgia

Joining me in the studio to talk about all things inventive were:

Dave Savage, Inventors Association of GA President (dave@davesavage.com & http://gainventors.org/)

Sue Watson,Â IP attorney, from SC Watson Law Firm (Scwatsonlawfirm.com )

and Inventor Donna Difloe, a Furniture Industry veteranÂ and book author of How to buy furniture.

Dave Savage is the president of Pres. of the Inventors Assoc. of GA, an organization thatâ€™s been in existence for 30 years.Â In addition Dave also provides Inventors Advisory Service, family history & story video recording, Microsoft Word shortcuts trainer

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Dave talked about how he teaches inventors to talk about their ideas without disclosing material details and how to get feedback, advice and find the best plan of action to move forward.Â There is a lot to learn and be aware of as an inventor and surrounding yourself with those who can give advice, feedback and suggestions is very important in minimizing your losses and maximizing your returns.

Sue Watson of SC Watson Law Firm shared her expertise on Patents, Trademarks, Service MarksÂ and Trade Dress as well as Copyrights, Patent Clearance Analysis, PatentÂ Portfolio Evaluations, Patent Intelligence.

Sueâ€™s firm has extensive experienceÂ assistingÂ start-up companies, universities, research foundations, and large, global corporations in achieving significant intellectual property protection.

We discussed the strategic reasons why having a patent portfolio is more powerful and puts you in a better negotiating position than just a single patent.

Sue talked about business model entrepreneurs can use to capitalize on their idea, what to do first and how to avoid rookie mistakes.

Sue shared about the importance of intellectual property protection in order to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced world. Â It’s crucial to rapidly protect your intellectual property in order to enhanceÂ your business growth and secure your business success.

She explained how a step-by-step, cost-effective plan in critical for a company to achieve optimum intellectual property protection of their technology.

Donna Difloe shared her success story or how she turned an idea for an innovative and versatile furniture into a flourishing business.

Donna started her own company, Design Dynamic, which became the “umbrella” for product design and development, intellectual property, marketing and speaking and training engagements.

BeforeÂ going out on her own Donna wasÂ the first Exec. Dir. of the Interior Design Society, and also in Chicago, the Product Manager for Kroehler Furniture.

Donna wanted the comfort and fashion of living room furniture for her outdoor patio. So she created and patented drainable, upholstered seating – an industry first.The furniture wears and washes well. It is mildew resistant and it looks as if it would fit in perfectly with a well-decorated living room.

Lane/Venture of Conover, N.C., incorporated Difloe’s drain system into the cushions of a group of wicker furniture called WeatherMaster. Donnaâ€™s patented furniture system has been licensed to Laneventure for 20 years.Â Love seats and soft wing chairs as well as wicker with cushions in various patterns are available.

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Got Ideas??

Check out the Inventors Association of Georgia, sign up for the free newsletter and find out more about upcoming meetings and the resources offered – membership privledges provide lotâ€™s of value all for a very affordable price. Â http://gainventors.org/

Thanks so much to my fabulous guests Donna Difloe of Design Dynamic, Sue Watson of SC Watson Law Firm and Dave Savage of Inventors Association of Georgia.

Until next time… wishing you all Chic Success,

Elizabeth

Mary Ellroy of Gamebird LLC: How to invent a game and get it on the market

May 24, 2010 by angishields

The Launch Hour

Mary Ellroy of Gamebird LLC: How to invent a game and get it on the market

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The toy industry is one with easier entry for inventors than many other industries. Because the industry is so idea-centric, it’s often possible to show ideas without a patent requirement. Board, mechanical/electronic, and card games are relatively simple to prototype and present. Mary Ellroy of Gamebird LLC shares with our listeners the basics of game inventing. what is industry is looking for, how to create a prototype, and how to approach the toy industry.

Mary Ellroy, in the toy business since 1990, is an inventor of toys and games and an agent for toy and game inventors.. She comes to toy invention with a corporate marketing background. She received an MBA from the Boston College School of Management (now the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.) Her creative accomplishments in consumer marketing inspired her to turn that creativity to toys and games.

Her games have won multiple awards. Although a prolific speculative inventor, her marketing background places her high on the list as a “games-on-demand” contract inventor for various licenses and theme-specific concepts. As well, she has a commercial understanding of markets and products which takes her beyond the “fun” of toys to the “business” of toys.

Mary serves on the Board of the Yankee Invention Expo, an international forum for inventors. She is President Emeritus of the Inventors Association of Connecticut, one of the oldest and largest inventor organizations in the country, and she has served on the board of Women in Toys.

Unusual Sandwich Recipes

May 24, 2010 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Unusual Sandwich Recipes

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy share their favorite sandwich recipes. Have you ever ate a sandwich that used romaine lettuce instead of bread – Dr Fitness has. What about melting a square of dark chocolate in the middle of your next peanut butter sandwich – another Dr Fitness fave. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6

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Roy S Johnson Take Us Through The New Men’s Fitness Issue with Thomas Jane from Hung on the Cover

May 24, 2010 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Roy S Johnson Take Us Through The New Men’s Fitness Issue with Thomas Jane from Hung on the Cover

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On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy closed the show with our good friend Roy S Johnson, editor in chief of Men’s Fitness magazine. Roy shared some of his favorite Summer outdoor workout tips and ideas like: how to get out of the gym and mix up your workout on a playground; how to find a compatible workout buddy; how to fit a bike ride and a run on the beach into your cardio program. Roy told us that Thomas Jane from the HBO series Hung is the on the cover and he shares his super secret kettlebell workout. Their are also tips from Lance Armstrong’s trainer Chris Carmichael like: the importance of interval training; how to safely and effectively challenge your body and how to create active recovery into your workouts. Plus you’ll also get healthy eating and grilling tips from Mario Lopez. Try recipes with salmon and shish kabobs. To learn more and to subscribe to the best men’s fitness magazine out there please go to www.mensfitness.com