Lori Turk's guest appearances

Lori Turk

Elaine's Kitchen Table | Create Better Family, Health, Business, Self

The Productpreneur Podcast

Julie Cole

Tonia Jahshan

Christy Whitman

Brian Dixon

Warren Buffett

Charlene Li

Kevin O'Leary

Greg McKeown

KJ Blattenbauer

Patricia Lohan

Vanessa Shaw

Shannon Cox

Charlotte Smith

Kim Vopni

Dave Sanderson

OwlTail

Christine Kizik

Inventors Lori (founder of Safe Grate) and Christine (founder of Sola Skin Care), both went a very smart route when creating their products. They discovered a need in their life, did the research, and fulfilled the need themselves! Listen in as these ladies have a candid conversation about: Patents - Yay? Nay? What type? What type of research to do - and when to stop researching and get moving Using your own needs as impetus to create products others like you will want Their own founder stories Going for it, making mistakes, making changes, and setting boundaries What you start with is not what you end with And much more!  Show notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/098 Connect with Lori: Website: https://www.safegrate.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/april.ideas/ Email: lori@april-ideas.com  Connect with Christine: Website: https://solaskincare.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sola.skincare/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solaskincare  Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com Instagram: @elainetancomeau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine  Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/ This episode sponsored by Coast Capital Savings. Would you like to have a dedicated small-business relationship manager who knows you and your business? I have banked with Coast Capital the whole time I have had my business, Easy Daysies, and they are member-owned, which means my business is their business! Call 1-888-517-7000 opt. 3 for latest small-biz promotions! https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/

Inventors Lori (founder of Safe Grate) and Christine (founder of Sola Skin Care), both went a very smart route when creating their products. They discovered a need in their life, did the research, and fulfilled the need themselves! Listen in as these ladies have a candid conversation about: <ul><li>Patents - Yay? Nay? What type?</li> <li>What type of research to do - and when to stop researching and get moving</li> <li>Using your own needs as impetus to create products others like you will want</li> <li>Their own founder stories</li> <li>Going for it, making mistakes, making changes, and setting boundaries</li> <li>What you start with is not what you end with</li> <li>And much more!</li> </ul> Show notes: <a href="http://www.elaineskitchentable.com/098" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.elaineskitchentable.com/098</a> Connect with Lori: <ul><li>Website: <a href="https://www.safegrate.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.safegrate.ca/</a></li> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/april.ideas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/april.ideas/</a></li> <li>Email: lori@april<a href="http://-ideas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">-ideas.com</a></li> </ul> Connect with Christine: <ul><li>Website: <a href="https://solaskincare.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://solaskincare.com/</a></li> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danashorttgourmet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sola.skincare/</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/solaskincare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/solaskincare</a></li> </ul> Connect with Elaine: <ul><li>Website: <a href="https://elaineskitchentable.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://elaineskitchentable.com</a></li> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/elainetancomeau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@elainetancomeau</a></li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine</a></li> </ul> Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: <a href="https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/</a> This episode sponsored by Coast Capital Savings. Would you like to have a dedicated small-business relationship manager who knows you and your business? I have banked with Coast Capital the whole time I have had my business, Easy Daysies, and they are member-owned, which means my business is their business! Call 1-888-517-7000 opt. 3 for latest small-biz promotions! <a href="https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/</a>

098 - Mom Makers - Mothers of Invention, With Lori Turk and Christine Kizik

Let me ask you a question - Have you or someone you know cut themselves in the kitchen recently grating or slicing food?  In this episode, Lori Turk, Owner of April Ideas &amp; Inventor of the SAFEGRATE™ kitchen gadget, shares with us her journey to developing and launching her product.  SAFEGRATE™ is a kitchen tool that protects your fingers when grating food so that food preparation is SAFE for the whole family. In this episode, you’ll learn about:  The steps Lori took to bring her product to the market The patent process and what options you have How testing your prototype in every way is vital to do before launching Ways she has gained distribution including launching on Amazon and hiring a distributor The key behaviour you must have as an entrepreneur   About Lori Turk: Lori is the inventor of the SAFEGRATE™ kitchen gadget and founder of the April Ideas company she created to support this consumer product. Laid off after 26+ years as a Specialist Sales/Rare Disease Medicine Representative in the Pharmaceutical Industry, it was the chance event in her kitchen of cutting her thumbnail painfully while grating a potato that inspired her to invent a solution to the problem she seemed to experience often in her kitchen.  She was sure she wasn’t the only kitchen klutz and her research confirmed this.  Like most entrepreneurs, she does virtually everything in the company as a start-up and after her product was on the market for only 3 months, she was nominated for a “Start Up of the Year” award with the Mompreneurs (now RevolutionHer™) Canada-wide organization.  Lori has parlayed that sales background with optimistic persistence resulting in having a sales agency take on her SAFEGRATE in Canada within 6 months of launch. Her hope is that most households in the world who have a grater will think of pulling a SAFEGRATE™ out of their drawer to use with it so they won’t cut themselves like she did.   Links mentioned on the show: Website: www.safegrate.ca  Amazon: www.amzn.to/31EOUqe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/april.ideas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/safegrate/ Lori Greiner’s book: Invent it, Sell it, Bank it Jude’s Miracle Cloth   Connect with Nicole de Larzac Website: https://nicoledelarzac.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoledelarzac/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicoledelarzac/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolemarketer/

Let me ask you a question - Have you or someone you know cut themselves in the kitchen recently grating or slicing food?  In this episode, Lori Turk, Owner of April Ideas &amp; Inventor of the SAFEGRATE™ kitchen gadget, shares with us her journey to developing and launching her product.  SAFEGRATE™ is a kitchen tool that protects your fingers when grating food so that food preparation is SAFE for the whole family. In this episode, you’ll learn about: <ul> <li>The steps Lori took to bring her product to the market</li> <li>The patent process and what options you have</li> <li>How testing your prototype in every way is vital to do before launching</li> <li>Ways she has gained distribution including launching on Amazon and hiring a distributor</li> <li>The key behaviour you must have as an entrepreneur </li> </ul> About Lori Turk: Lori is the inventor of the SAFEGRATE™ kitchen gadget and founder of the April Ideas company she created to support this consumer product. Laid off after 26+ years as a Specialist Sales/Rare Disease Medicine Representative in the Pharmaceutical Industry, it was the chance event in her kitchen of cutting her thumbnail painfully while grating a potato that inspired her to invent a solution to the problem she seemed to experience often in her kitchen.  She was sure she wasn’t the only kitchen klutz and her research confirmed this.  Like most entrepreneurs, she does virtually everything in the company as a start-up and after her product was on the market for only 3 months, she was nominated for a “Start Up of the Year” award with the Mompreneurs (now RevolutionHer™) Canada-wide organization.  Lori has parlayed that sales background with optimistic persistence resulting in having a sales agency take on her SAFEGRATE in Canada within 6 months of launch. Her hope is that most households in the world who have a grater will think of pulling a SAFEGRATE™ out of their drawer to use with it so they won’t cut themselves like she did. Links mentioned on the show: Website: <a href="http://www.safegrate.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.safegrate.ca</a> Amazon: <a href="http://www.amzn.to/31EOUqe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.amzn.to/31EOUqe</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/april.ideas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/april.ideas/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/safegrate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/safegrate/</a> Lori Greiner’s book: <a href="http://www.lorigreiner.com/book.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Invent it, Sell it, Bank it</a> <a href="https://judesmiraclecloth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude’s Miracle Cloth</a> Connect with Nicole de Larzac Website: <a href="https://nicoledelarzac.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nicoledelarzac.com/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nicoledelarzac/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/nicoledelarzac/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nicoledelarzac/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/nicoledelarzac/</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolemarketer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolemarketer/</a>

Inventing a Safer Way to Grate: Lori Turk