Chris Hawker is an inventor, entrepreneur and life coach. He is the President and Founder of Trident Design in Columbus, Ohio, where he and his team develop and commercialize product inventions of their own, help other inventors do the same, and perform industrial design services for corporations.
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Resource Mentioned:
- Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!
Success Quote
- ‘What is to give light must endure burning.’ – Viktor E. Frankl
Business Failure
- Chris was making $30k a month PASSIVE on an invention, and he thought it would continue forever. Then, out of nowhere the product was cancelled, throwing him into the FIRE of DOOM! Or so he thought…
Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment
- No breakthroughs are possible without breakdowns. Period.
Current Business
- Chris shares some amazing inventions that are CRUSHING it on IndieGoGo!
Small Business Resource
- Indiegogo: Global Crowdfunding Engine to Fundraise Online
Best Business Book
- Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
Interview Links
- Trident Design: An award winning product design and commercialization firm based in sunny Columbus, Ohio. Trident works with inventors, startups, and Entrepreneurs! (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2015. This resource is no longer available.)
- Inventor’s Mind with Chris Hawker
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