Joelle Flynn came up with the idea for FUNKKOFF at a wine tasting. She goes to a lot of wine tastings and used to carry a toothbrush and toothpaste to get the red wine stains off her teeth between stops. She wanted a lipstick-sized tool that would do the same thing, so she called up […]

Friends and pest control business owners Aaron and Tony Gonzales (no relation) created The Slick Barrier to keep scorpions out of their homes. The Slick Barrier is a patented coating you apply to the base of your house and when it dries, it’s a plastic-like, clear barrier. Scorpions can’t climb it. Neither can rats and […]

Laura Lady invented Fry Away because she loves fried food but hates the mess. Frying, while it may not be the healthiest way to cook, makes for delicious food. Fried chicken and fried fish are very popular. The problem is, what do you do with all the leftover frying oil? You don’t want to pour […]

The Copy Keyboard is a two key “keyboard” with just a “copy” and a “paste” key. It’s aimed at people who do a lot of copying and pasting on their computers. While there are copy/paste shortcuts in Windows and Mac operating systems, this just makes it a tad easier. Simply plug The Copy Keyboard into […]

Any Tongs is one of those inventions you look at and say “why didn’t I think of that?” Well Tog Samphel did think of it. Actually, he got the idea from his mother. When he was a kid, she’d tape forks to a clothespin to make tongs. He simply refined that idea and made a […]

Husband and wife team Alicia Long and Dane Turk invented the Nutr Milk machine to solve a problem. One was Alicia is lactose intolerant. The other is they believe the dairy industry is ruining the planet. Dairy cattle are responsible for over 83 metric tons of CO2 annually. Like a lot of people, Alicia and […]

Sandra Velasquez created her Nopalera Soap and skincare products after two things happened: she took a soap making class and she went home to her mother’s house and was served eggs and nopal cactus for breakfast. The nopal cactus, or prickly pear cactus, is a big part of Mexican culture. It grows wild all over […]

Juan Stewart started making his Frescos Naturale drinks in early 2021. It’s a carbonated version of a drink he grew up on called aguas frescas which is made from fresh fruit, lime juice, water, a sweetener and, sometimes, fresh herbs. His son likes them too and suggested Juan “bottle this stuff.” After testing the market […]

Aaron Gailmor named his company Brass Roots Food as a nod to his New Orleans heritage. His dad was a music teacher for years in New Orleans and believed his role was not to just teach music but to empower the kids he taught. Aaron feels the same way about his business and he gives […]

Russell Gong and Achal Patel started Cabinet to combat the single use plastics problem in the pharmaceutical industry. 90% of plastic prescription bottles end up NOT getting recycled and they break down into microplastics. The average human being consumes 5 grams of microplastics per week. That’s like eating a credit card! Yuck! Their solution is […]

Nichole Powell created Kin Field because she was concerned about DEET. DEET or N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is a chemical found in most mosquito repellents. She wanted no part of putting that on her body because overusing it can have serious side effects. As an outdoorswoman, she needed a good mosquito repellent, so she set out to make […]

MT Strickland, Braxton Davis and Ecleamus Ricks invented The Metric Mate to provide an easier way for people to have accountability for their workouts. Whether you’re doing cardio or lifting weights, if you’re serious about working out, you keep a log of your activity. The Metric Mate will change that. It’s an app that, when […]

Rosa Li created Wild Wonder, her line of pre and pro biotic sparkling beverages, from recipes she learned from her grandmother. It seems grandma was always brewing up tonics when Rosa was a kid and they helped her with her gut health. Unlike many pre biotic drinks, WildWonder contains no apple cider vinegar. She actually […]

Husband and wife entrepreneurs and wine lovers Lisa and Randall Pawlik invented the VoChill because they didn’t like it when their wine got warm. Since they live in Texas, that was a regular occurrence, until now. Their product actually chills the glass from the outside with the wine in it rather than putting something inside […]

Sam Taylor created Long Table Pancakes to hand down a better world to his children. The Shakespearean actor believes the modern food system is broken. Refined grains make up most of the grains consumed in the USA and Taylor doesn’t think it’s a healthy option. He uses heirloom grains like sorghum flour, blue corn flour […]

Kudos Diapers creator Amrit Saigal is a big proponent of “elegant sustainability,” a concept that revolves around sustainable products being more functional than their non-sustainable counterparts. She did a three year stint at Proctor and Gamble in a variety of roles – that’s important to know down the road a bit – after graduating MIT […]

Jica Foods entrepreneurs Xin and Melissa Wang were introduced to Jicama, otherwise know as the Mexican turnip or Mexican potato, on a trip to Mexico back in 2015. They were served the root vegetables sliced into sticks with cilantro and lime and they loved it. They returned home and Melissa began experimenting with different ways […]

Zip String entrepreneurs Stephen Fazio and Austin Hillam barely knew each other when they went into business together. The two were introduced over dinner with some missionaries and their bishop during a break from their respective colleges. After dinner, Fazio showed Hillam his invention and they started collaborating on perfecting it. They moved into Hillam’s […]

Kristina Barnes and Elizabeth Voelker practically invented Ready Festive by accident. Both women were “taking a step back” from the corporate world to raise their kids. The two mothers of three both subscribed to a variety of subscription box services like Blue Apron and Kiwi Crate.  One day after shopping for Christmas decorations with her […]

Garage Celebration creator Bill Webster Jr. is one of those people who likes decorating for the holidays. He enjoyed it when his kids were little and he wanted to carry on once they were grown and gone. One day after pondering about this and looking at his garage door, he has an epiphany of sorts. […]

Jeff Wigh first got the idea for Chess Up while playing his daughter. He was torn between “crushing” her and teaching her the game. That’s when he thought about creating a smart chess board that would do a variety of things, most importantly teach the game. He got Justin Farrell and Adam Roush, co- workers […]

Mark Lin started making slime as a teenager and started Slimey Honey when videos of his slime went viral on Tik Tok. His is no ordinary slime, it’s filled with glitter and small plastic bauble toys. He even adds aromatherapy scents to his slime. There are themed slimes for each season, slime that looks like […]

Shred Skinz creator Kalaii Griffin II keeps himself in very good shape. He played football for the University of Texas at El Paso and, when he wasn’t drafted into the NFL, he decided to start a business. He always used sauna suits to help him work out harder, but he didn’t like what was available […]

John Creed invented The Humm Viewer because he’s fascinated by humming birds and has been since childhood. On his Facebook page, he says “Hummingbirds are simply magnificent creatures. Their abilities are unmatched in nature.” They can fly forward, backward and even upside-down. Most hummingbirds beat their wings several dozen times a second and some of […]