| Show Summary:
Wouldn"t you love to turn a bad hair day into a business that made you wealthy? Well Tomima Edmark did just that. She had always struggled with styling her long locks so she invented the Topsy Tail, a hair styling contraption that
flips ponytails inside out and makes intricate hair designs.
Tomima Edmark marketed it herself, it became wildly popular with teenage girls, and generated revenues of $150 million for Ms. Edmark. She relates how she grew her kitchen table business and wise lessons learned - valuable for any
inventor that wants to make money from their idea.
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Where did she get the idea?
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Unusual source of funds for
the original topsy tail mold.
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How did she succeed without
experience and know how? Tomima says "don't underestimate
the value of being........"
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What was the "lucky
break" that generated $100,000.00 in orders in three weeks.
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The infomercial business.
What Tomima did that was different that enabled her to keep a
lot more money than most.
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Her advice to inventors who
want to collect royalties.
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Her advice as to what to do
if you think you have a viable idea for an invention or product.
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Her key qualities for a
successful entrepreneur.
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