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Product Development & Innovation Expert
Louis Foreman is founder and Chief Executive of Enventys, an integrated product design and engineering firm with offices in Charlotte, NC and Taiwan. Louis graduated from The University of Illinois with a Bachelors of Science degree in Economics. His interest in starting businesses and developing innovative products began while a sophomore with his first company founded in his fraternity room.Over the past 20 years, Louis has created 5 successful start-ups and has been directly responsible for the creation of over 10 others. A prolific inventor, he is the inventor of 9 registered US Patents, and his firm is responsible for the development and filing of well over 150 more. The recipient of numerous awards for entrepreneurial achievement, his passion for small business extends beyond his own companies. Louis volunteers his time teaching small business classes at Central Piedmont Community College, and was just recently awarded the 2007 Instructor Achievement Award. He is a frequent lecturer and radio / TV guest on the topics of small business creation and product development. In addition to being an inventor, Louis is also committed to educating others on the topic of intellectual property. Louis is the creator, executive producer and lead judge of the Emmy® award-winning national PBS reality show, Everyday Edisons. In 2007, Louis became the publisher of Inventors Digest, a 20-year-old publication devoted to the topic of American Innovation. Louis was a founding member of The Inventors Network of the Carolinas, a non-profit organization that empowers inventors through education, support, and networking opportunities. Louis currently serves as a board member for the University of North Carolina Charlotte Technology Commercialization Committee, The Entrepreneurial Leadership Council at Queens University, and the Central Piedmont Community College Small Business Advisory Board. In December of 2007, he was appointed by United States Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez to serve for a 3-year term on the nine-person Patent Public Advisory Committee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. News Highlights Charlotte's Uptown Magazine features Louis Foreman The Mecklenburg Times: Power Players Louis Foreman's advice in Money magazine Startup Story Radio: Inventing and Product Development Everyday Edisons receives television's most prestigious award Chicago SunTimes: Invention Convention Alexandria Innovation in Technology Awards: Innovation speaking invitation CNNMoney.com/Fortune Small Business: Bringing a killer new product to market Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Names Louis Foreman to Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committee Reader’s Digest: Got a $1M Idea? Charlotte Business Journal: Entrepreneurs talk about what they do and why they do it ... |
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