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Trevor Prentice has had a life-long fascination with all things learning, fun and entrepreneurial.  Today he uses his passion for the benefit of others - both in securing and optimizing intellectual property assets of business clients and in sharing stimulating parenting ideas for raising future bright minds.  

As intellectual property strategist at The IP Link Trevor assists his clients to refine their intellectual property strategy, register optimally targeted patents, and to maximize their licensing revenue.  His service fills the gap between the business inventors and the lawyers, translating the language of developers and executives into patentable legalese that protects the core assets.

He comments that there are arguments both for and against securing intellectual property for proprietary use.  What is the correct approach in business and for society?  Trevor amplifies ….

Tune in to hear about

• The eight types of value IP may create or unlock for a company. 
• Why companies consider patents or other methods of securing IP, and when? (Hint: When is it too late to commence a thorough review for prior art?)
• How can spending on intellectual property service create cash for the business?  How can the invention fund its own further development and commercialization?
• Some of the pros and cons of patenting intellectual property: is there value in open source, how can academic discoveries be developed (instead of remain journal articles), returning benefits to society. 
• And more.

Mentioned in this episode
The IP Link
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Wendy Giuffre and her team are a valuable part of their small to midsized business clients’ teams.  Their practical whole service model, and recently added subscription model for start-ups and small business, offer professional care of clients’ most valuable resources, remove complexity in optimizing their people management, and deliver a trusted advisor in challenging circumstances.

Wendy suggests that, having embarked during the COVID-19 pandemic on a new version of “the work day”, there is excitement from an HR perspective in the opportunity ahead.  Flexibility, autonomy, enhanced self-motivation, a hybrid workforce ….. we discuss these and a lot more.

Tune in to hear about

• Post pandemic concerns, gratitude and opportunities for exceptional organizations.
• The overarching importance of people as individuals and collectively, employees and management, network contacts, teams, change agents, and for healthy relationships.
• Physical and mental considerations in work location, accommodations, a hybrid model of work-location, and changing boundaries.
• The value derived from soliciting the right assistance and resources in order to enhance business growth.
• And more.

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Wendy Ellen Inc.   

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Shelley Kuipers is building the world she wants to live in. As an activist in business, entrepreneurship and investment, Shelley is hell-bent on taking the status quo and transforming it with more equitable, feminist, corporately sound and ecologically sustainable options.  

Believing that engaging with existing venture investment funds would not alone be adequate to change the status quo, Shelley co-founded The51 to activate women’s capital and invest in more women’s business.  An accomplished entrepreneur and investor herself, through crowd-sourcing company Chaordix, software development and marketing firm Stormworks, consumer participation company IOVIA, family office Adventure Capital, and Harris Kuipers a direct to consumer 100% sustainable clothing line, Shelley has significant influence and impact.

Tune in to hear about

• The need for and realization of a fund for women to change the statistics and build the economy.
• A different perspective toward the investing thesis.
• The three mandatory types of capital to build in successful companies; it is not just financial. 
• Three characteristics that enable or prevent unlocking business growth.
• And more.

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The51 Financial Feminist™ platform 
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The Unlocking Business Growth podcast brings together successful executives, entrepreneurs, experts and their advisors within interesting and emerging companies and industries to share their achievements, challenges, and what makes them successful.

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