A leader's perspective: Steve Lee, AbsolutelyNew Manufacturing’s Director of Catalog and Online Retail Sales
Each month, we interview a different expert for their unique insider's perspective on innovation. This month: Steve Lee, AbsolutelyNew Manufacturing’s Director of Catalog and Online Retail Sales. Steve has over 30 years of experience in the design, development and manufacturing of consumer products for the global market. His specialty has been early-stage product and business development and product branding. Over the years, Steve has negotiated and secured product licensing and product supplying agreements for many worldwide sporting events, including the Olympics. He’s also developed and sold numerous sporting goods and other consumer products to over 80 countries worldwide. He’s also served as an Executive Officer and on the Board of Directors of numerous U.S. companies and civic organizations.
Q: What inspired you to join the team at AbsolutelyNew Manufacturing?
Steve: I was totally excited about the opportunity of working with AbsolutelyNew’s creative minds, industry leaders, pioneers and developers of some of America’s greatest icon companies and products. Each person I spoke with at AbsolutelyNew revealed and showed a love, drive and passion for creating great products and bringing them to the world marketplace. To be able to work with such creative, positive and energetic individuals is what every inventor/entrepreneur dreams about. This is a very exciting opportunity.
Q: You come with a wealth of knowledge and experience regarding consumer goods. How did you get started?
June 2010
In this issue
- A leader’s perspective: Steve Lee, AbsolutelyNew Manufacturing’s Director of Catalog and Online Retail Sales
- Invention community tries to solve Gulf oil leak
- USPTO expands green technology pilot program
- FYI: Upcoming tradeshows for new inventions
- More headlines from AbsolutelyNew
- Invention quote of the month
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Invention community tries to solve Gulf oil leak
While most inventors focus on solving problems in their everyday lives, the blown oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has compelled many to apply their ingenuity in new ways. As of last week, BP had received 22,000 calls from inventors offering solutions to the oil leak.* Oil-eating bacteria, bombs and an umbrella-style plug are just some of the ideas that have been presented.
USPTO expands green technology pilot program
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently revised its Green Technology Pilot Program by opening the program to more categories of green technology. Created in December 2009, the program was designed to encourage more inventors to submit applications relating to green technology, and those applications would receive special status and an expedited review. The previous admission process was limited by a narrow classification of green technology. According to the patent office, this classification requirement is now considered unnecessary.
FYI: Upcoming tradeshows for new inventions
Tradeshows are great for showcasing inventions and/or making contacts with industry leaders. The key is to plan ahead, to get the most out of each show you attend. Here’s a list of U.S. tradeshows happening in the June to August window.
More headlines from AbsolutelyNew
• AbsolutelyNew Licenses Innovative Self-Weighing Suitcase
• ABC-TV “Shark Tank” Pro Joins AbsolutelyNew’s Advisory Board
• AbsolutelyNew VP Elected to United Inventors Association Board
• ORB™ Wireless Earpiece Finger Ring Wins CES 2010 Top Honor
Invention quote of the month
"Every organization—not just business—needs one core competence: innovation."
- Peter Drucker, renowned American economist
