Awesome inventors meeting next week 8/14/13 7-9pm

Hello TBIC inventors,

we have a special treat for you at the next TBIC meeting on August 14th.  The Tampa Bay Inventors Council will have two amazing guests to share their stories and knowledge.  First we have the Editor of the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Alexis Muellner talk about what makes a great news story and how the press is still the most influential medium in generating a positive image.  Most anyone can pay for an advertisement to raise their profile but a legitimate news story has the effect of elevating the subject with creditability.  If you have some news to share with the business community in Tampa Bay, Alexis would like to know about it!  He will discuss what it is that reporters look for in a story and what it takes to get in the news.

Next we welcome a legend in the direct response / infomercial industry.  Recently named one of the top ten speakers in North America, we are thrilled to welcome Forbes Riley.  Forbes divides her time between Tampa Bay and Los Angeles and has appeared on TV too many times to count.  She came to global fame selling juicers with Jack Lalanne.  The daughter of an inventor, Forbes was named Miss Teenage New York at age 16, and her TV debut was with Bob Hope on NBC in the Miss Teenage America pageant.  She graduated from the University of Rochester in three years with two degrees, the first in Political Science with a minor in History, and the second in Film Studies with a minor in Communication.   A regular on and HSN, Forbes is selling her own line of branded lifestyle product, the SpinGym®.  She will share her story of the SpinGym and the starts and stops leading to her success selling it.  She has all the right connections in the industry and still had to walk away from a deal.  Learn what it takes to control your innovation and the passion it takes to be successful.

This will be a great meeting and I hope that you will do all you can to not miss it!  Join us from 7-9pm on 8/14/13 at 7887 Bryan Dairy Road in Largo, suite 220 for the opportunity to learn from the top of the game!