Jeannine Designs and Invents Consumer Products
Yes, I AM here...Black Woman Product Developer and Inventor Striving to Compete in the Product Licensing Space with Well Funded Men.
Project Description
Hello, thank you for supporting women who are founders, community leaders, way-makers and visionary creatives. The purpose of this campaign is to raise funds for a manufacturing run of my product, the Style-N-Stash, which is a toiletries and beauty products organizer.
What I Do...
I'm a passionate inventor and product designer who is struggling to compete with my well funded male counterparts in the product licensing space. What is 'product licensing'? I'm glad you asked! It's when an inventor grants a company or individual the rights to manufacturer, market and sell their invention in exchange for a negotiated percentage of every sale.
Even though I am WICKED GOOD at this, funding and partnership opportunities are ever elusive for women of color in this space. I design consumer products and solutions from household furnishings to beauty appliances. Below is one of my industry acclaimed inventions, the Scroll Screen, which is an outdoor privacy screen, and the intro video for this campaign showcases the personal styling vanity I designed, which I discuss a little more in the next section.
Historic Collaboration with Industry Leader...
I've developed three products to make self care and beauty routines more efficient and enjoyable. First, my flat iron, the HotBody Flat Iron, a patent pending flat iron that has one of a kind features was designed to offer better handling, a smooth finish and address fizzy roots. Many women don't know this, but hair appliance design and manufacturing is predominately white males, including appliances and tools marketed to women of color. In October my flat iron was licensed by the InStyler corporation, making me the first black female inventor to license a hair tool to a major corporation. Even though women of color spend about 9 times more on hair care products, there were no companies seeking our input in the design of appliances and technology. I'm hoping to inspired and be inspired by more WOC who will get in on the technology and tool side personal appliance design.
See the interview with InStyler at www.concepzhuredesign.com
My other products include the StyleStand (shown as my campaign image/video) which is a personal vanity/mirror that holds hair accessories and makeup. Like many of my solutions, the StyleStand is a direct result of a personal frustration. I wanted to braid my hair and need a mirror that I could use to see the back of my head while parting my hair! It's a beautiful patent pending design, with technology and features not currently available on the market. To see the StyleStand, please view the portfolio page on
Not Just Pretty...
Quality, Functionality and Consumer Delight are Strategic Metrics For My Design Solutions.
The Bottom Line...
I'm seeking funding to complete a small manufacturing run of the Style-N-Stash organizer; with a goal to debut the product on a home shopping segment by September.
The product is an organizer that holds your 'beat', which the collection of all the items of your daily beauty routine. It's like a toiletries travel-roll, but designed to keep all your swag in one place so that you can pull it out, get your glam on and then stash it away. It also has a built-in power source to plug in hair tools and a USB port. The Style-N-Stash will initially be heavily marketed to women, however the design will enable me to position it as an organizer for grooming/shaving items as well.
Take this journey with me and you WILL NOT be disappointed. I have a passion for products that deliver functionality, quality - and delight to hard working consumers who enjoy being early adopters. www.concepzhuredesig.com
Updates
The Campaign FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Are you a retail or online store?
- No, I'm a product developer which means I design and invent cool solutions to everyday problems and then partner with consumer products company's to get my inventions licensed.
Five hours of free services. I will provide strategic review of your new product or partner with your in house product development staff and provide them with support. This reward can also develop focus group capital for your project by understanding your product or service and building a campaign designed to elicit actionable information and data from your target consumer or audience.
Please see my website for a sample of my portfolio, www.concepzhuredesign.com
You're now an Official Partner of Concepzhure Design. This is a GOOD thing, our journey will be exciting, rewarding and challenging. I have a catalog of super cool inventions and designs that will be launched and licensed in the next couple of years that will bring us the thrill of breaking barriers, being awarded patents and partnering with some of the most admired brands on the planet!
I pledge to keep you up to date and informed, and like any good partnership I will also support you and your brand in the most fierce way in return.
Peace and Love,
Jeannine Leak
This is a wonderful opportunity for us to roll up our sleeves and partner on uplifting the upcoming generation of bold, beautiful women. No red tape or hoops for them to jump through, just Big Sister and Mentor Love in a one on one way that will be laser focused on their individuality.
For this reward you will select a young lady for one on one tutoring in writing and journaling, and/or a young lady from a disadvantaged background who needs assistance with understanding and navigating college admission.
You can also sponsor a young woman from a list provided by your church, sorority, non-profit or community organization or choose a recipient from entries and applications I'll collect from my groups.
Mentoring, tutoring and support will be guided by me and backed by my 'care team' of volunteers who are supporting my goals. This group of resources that will be available to the mentees includes:
A Board Certified Psychiatrist, a Christian Women's Group Counselor, an MBA and Former Army Officer, a mom-preneur and educator, a MBA and Corporate Vice President with (twin college freshman!) a former HBCU student and health and fitness expert under 30.
We will provide support to up to 75 girls between March 15th and December 15th, 2021.
Your personal or company name and a heartfelt 'thank you' from me will be printed on my first shipment of Style-N-Stash beauty organizers!
Example:
Dear Customer, thank you for choosing the Style-N-Stash! This product was created with smart, busy people like you in mind - we know you'll love your new organizer (and if you're not absolutely delighted let us know and we'll make it right). We'd also like to thank [ IFW Backer ] whose support for women entrepreneurs helped make our dream of bringing the Style-N-Stash to millions of women who work hard and slay possible.
This 'Thank You' will be included with 250 products.
Hottest new flat iron coming soon from Instyler, or new heated conditioning brush. For more on the InStyler story and brand go to www.Instyler.com.
View video about my partnership with Instyler on my site, www.concepzhuredesign.com, check out the video on my home page.
Rewards
Five hours of free services. I will provide strategic review of your new product or partner with your in house product development staff and provide them with support. This reward can also develop focus group capital for your project by understanding your product or service and building a campaign designed to elicit actionable information and data from your target consumer or audience.
Please see my website for a sample of my portfolio, www.concepzhuredesign.com
You're now an Official Partner of Concepzhure Design. This is a GOOD thing, our journey will be exciting, rewarding and challenging. I have a catalog of super cool inventions and designs that will be launched and licensed in the next couple of years that will bring us the thrill of breaking barriers, being awarded patents and partnering with some of the most admired brands on the planet!
I pledge to keep you up to date and informed, and like any good partnership I will also support you and your brand in the most fierce way in return.
Peace and Love,
Jeannine Leak
This is a wonderful opportunity for us to roll up our sleeves and partner on uplifting the upcoming generation of bold, beautiful women. No red tape or hoops for them to jump through, just Big Sister and Mentor Love in a one on one way that will be laser focused on their individuality.
For this reward you will select a young lady for one on one tutoring in writing and journaling, and/or a young lady from a disadvantaged background who needs assistance with understanding and navigating college admission.
You can also sponsor a young woman from a list provided by your church, sorority, non-profit or community organization or choose a recipient from entries and applications I'll collect from my groups.
Mentoring, tutoring and support will be guided by me and backed by my 'care team' of volunteers who are supporting my goals. This group of resources that will be available to the mentees includes:
A Board Certified Psychiatrist, a Christian Women's Group Counselor, an MBA and Former Army Officer, a mom-preneur and educator, a MBA and Corporate Vice President with (twin college freshman!) a former HBCU student and health and fitness expert under 30.
We will provide support to up to 75 girls between March 15th and December 15th, 2021.
Your personal or company name and a heartfelt 'thank you' from me will be printed on my first shipment of Style-N-Stash beauty organizers!
Example:
Dear Customer, thank you for choosing the Style-N-Stash! This product was created with smart, busy people like you in mind - we know you'll love your new organizer (and if you're not absolutely delighted let us know and we'll make it right). We'd also like to thank [ IFW Backer ] whose support for women entrepreneurs helped make our dream of bringing the Style-N-Stash to millions of women who work hard and slay possible.
This 'Thank You' will be included with 250 products.
Hottest new flat iron coming soon from Instyler, or new heated conditioning brush. For more on the InStyler story and brand go to www.Instyler.com.
View video about my partnership with Instyler on my site, www.concepzhuredesign.com, check out the video on my home page.