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Gridiron Football (GIF) is a venture of two PhDs from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Our goal was to develop a game that calls for strategy, is fun to play and gives realistic results. With no experience in the toy industry we managed to navigate through the manufacturing process with a representative ready to bring it to market. Our representative went AWOL and things went south.
Along Came Innovators Warehouse (IW).
We displayed our game at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair where we met Kenny Durham of IW and Associates. A few weeks later Kenny published a review of GIF on his web site. They also put together a proposal that met our needs and budget. IW came highly recommended and we signed a contract with them to prepare a marketing plan and conduct a search for a distributor and/or licensee for our game. We found IW as experts in their field. They proceeded in a diligent way seeking quality results to meet our interests. After an extensive effort they introduced us to a toy company willing to add our game to their catalog with the potential of licensing. Thanks IW.
– Wayne Bancroft
Statogame Inc.
www.statogame.com
Kenny Durham
President
About 20 years ago I took a good long look at myself and I really tried to evaluate my future career path. On the short list of jobs I was interested in were race car driver, brain surgeon, pro athlete, double not spy, international playboy and the forgotten heir to the throne of a small, very rich country. The majority of these were crossed off the list after a thorough evaluation of my talents and the fact that a couple guys had already snuck in and stolen the jobs. When I dug deeper I realized my greatest talent was effectively communicating. I was great at getting my point across, could win almost any argument and wasn’t afraid of rejection. I was always looking for a new challenge.
I began my career as a sales associate and was promoted in a matter of months to a regional manager position of a multibillion dollar switch manufacturer, (C&K Switch), who at the time was the largest company of its kind, distributing switches to every continent on the planet. I was managing a six state territory with annual sales over four million dollars, dealing directly with small business owners, distributers, and multiple national accounts including Honeywell, ADT, Brinks, and many others. The territory was growing rapidly and so were the travel demands and I found myself on the road three weeks out of the month. When my wife and I decided to start a family, I knew I needed to be home more and began to search for a new challenge that would keep me in my own bed at night. I began a new chapter as General Manager of a Van Tuyle company where I was directly responsible for sales increases of more than 100 percent in fewer than three years. I was quickly recognized as one of the top 10 managers in the country out of a group of 3,000, and was able to keep this distinction for several years, recognized as a leader in every measurable category. Sounds great right? It was, but when our second bundle of joy arrived, just sleeping at home wasn’t good enough anymore. My baby boy was getting ready for his first soccer game and I had to work. There had to be something better. I wanted to be at every game, every play, and every special event that only happens once, so the search began…..and I stumbled across the world of Intellectual Property.
This is when I realized that I had left a dream job off the list. Brokering IP has become a passion. I love being around creative people and watching an idea transform into reality right in front of my eyes. I have been involved in many IP transactions. I have sold it, licensed it, built companies around IP and have even helped raised venture capital for the same cause. I have attended seminars, watched it on T.V., participated in contests, seen IP break bank accounts and spirits, and have seen patents make people rich. In short, I have brokered IP in about every way imaginable.
The beauty of IP is that there is no limit to it, what you have is new and unique and is a brand new opportunity just waiting to be discovered. I also realize that the creation of IP is only the first baby step in commercializing it, and I’m ready to hold your idea’s hand during this process. I’ll be at your idea’s first soccer game.
I have hand-picked a star-studded crew to help me and I hope you will let us give your idea a chance. Give us the opportunity to make the most out of this new adventure, to make your dream a reality while we do the same with ours.
Welcome to the Warehouse
Zach Mandelstein
Zach Mandelstein, Trailblazer
15 years ago Zach began cutting his teeth in the world of brand building and licensing when he became a sponsored team rider for Europe’s oldest and largest snowboard manufacture, Nidecker Snowboards. At Nidecker Zach gained inside knowledge as to what it takes to build and sustain a high quality brand that has lasted a century. In 1999 Zach was an original member of LRG clothing which was honored to be on Forbes Fastest growing companies list in 2008. In 2006 and 2007 Zach created his own brands which were sold into Target nationwide as well as Target Australia through an international licensing agreement. Zach’s brands have been featured in Urban Outfitters, True, Pac Sun, Fred Segal as well as showcased on celebrities in People Magazine and US Weekly. Zach brings a wealth of knowledge in both domestic and international Licensing and brand building. He currently works diligently placing products at major retailers such as Costco and Target. Zach brings a wealth of experience and inside contacts both domestically and internationally. Zach has a passion for all products which positively affect the environment, especially anything related to Solar Energy. Zach will place your brand in front of the world’s leading manufacturers and retailers.
Jeff Potts
Creative Director
Jeff is the creative shift supervisor for Innovators Warehouse. With nearly 15 years of design experience working for small and large advertising and design agencies, he has handled the demanding visual and creative needs of various Fortune 500 companies as well as those of startup entrepreneurs. Jeff was also creative director of one of the largest healthcare companies in the U.S., heading the corporate creative team. Client accounts he’s worked on include Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, Chase Bank, Sotheby’s, Comcast and Creative Age Publications. Cool, huh?
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Kenny,
I would like to take a moment and thank you and your company for the services that you have provided for me and my EasyClean duster product.
When you first create a product as an inventor and are looking for someone to help take it to market you are bombarded by companies promising many things. It can be very confusing and I have appreciated your honest approach as an individual and also Innovators Warehouse business model to introduce products into the market place the most effective and economical way. I think its every inventors fear to be taken for thousands of dollars and get nowhere and you have the inventor in mind.
As a result of working with IW, I am currently working with a company which has access to 50,000 retail stores and I am very excited about the possibility of getting my product in stores. I would recommend your services to any new inventor with a product or idea to use your services there at Innovators Warehouse.
Best Regards,
Brett Thomas
Inventor-EasyClean Duster
“The best blind and shutter duster on the planet”
