‘the big idea’

“Girls Nite In”pt 4!

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

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Ok you guys Im just now waking up because I had the most amazing time last nite! It left me exhausted plus its alot of work in producing a great show.. ha! Well yesterday I invited 5 random women out to tape a “Girls Nite In” show for my new season of Talking With Tami! My new season starts today and Im airing on Comcast channel 25 Mondays at 6pm in Atlanta because this means so much to me! I’m so excited because its been a long road you guys, but Im still at it and wont give up! Im very teary eyed right now!img 71111 200x300 Girls Nite Inpt 4!

Well I had some wonderful guests on the show! Jayda Cabbell of www.divvadishes stopped by to talk about her tv show and event planning company. She also catered the food which was soo yummy! We had a chocolate bar and I almost lost my mind lol. Thanks Jayda Boo that was a huge hit! Next up we had Felicia Joy(www.msceoshow.com)  who has a radio show and magazine called Ms.CEO catered to business women. She talked about that and landing a radio spot on a local radio station here in Atlanta,great job! You may remember me talking about Felicai in an earlier post about her power shoot she had with Derek Blanks.www.dblanks.com) Then we chatted with Cathy Shaub of www.mysmartypantsonline.com she invented a Pant Hem tape so that your pants dont get caught in your shoe! You go girl! We then talked to Vicki Stern Brown owner and creator of www.promomcouture.com she has the cutest shirts in the world, and I wore one on the show. Her tees have great sayings for moms! This hip mom was also featured on my Pink spotlight section, check her out. img 7238 300x200 Girls Nite Inpt 4!

Last but not least we talked to Shannon Newton owner of www.damesaflame.com and www.kingsized.net . She brought two Dames with her,” Shockaboom”(really thats her name)and Stephanie which is also the costume designer for the Dames of Flame. The business ladies had no idea that they would be learning how to dance like the Burlesque girls and learn glove pulls and stances. They were pleasantly surprised lol. The Dames dressed us up in hats and boas(mine was pink).I was in girly heaven! We toasted with our new Lolita Wine Glasses(www.designsbylolita.com)  that said “Princess”with rhinestones. The girls left with some great goody bags filled with great items to say, Job Well Done! We had too much fun and this episode will be coming soon. I want to thank all my sponsors and supporters who made the show possible. I also want to thank Blak(www.djblakmagic.com) and Micheal Reed(Agape Vision Productions)for filming the show and photography. They were skinnin and grinnin so I know they had a nice time as well lmao!img 7212 300x200 Girls Nite Inpt 4!

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Pink Spotlight Interview:isABelt!

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

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TalkingWithTami: Hello what a cute idea! isABelt is a hit I see, tell us about your product?elle with circles1 300x285 Pink Spotlight Interview:isABelt!

isABelt was founded in May of 2007 by three 40+ sisters who are moms of 15 kids collectively. They started their business by consigning the isABelt locally and are now in more than 400 retailers across the US, Canada, Caribbean and Europe. 

The isABelt is a clear and virtually invisible fashion fix-it accessory product. The isABelt is made of a strong and durable elasticized TPU that virtually disappears when the wearer puts it on.  Because of the patent pending design and adjustment of the isABelt it lies discreetly under your clothes or even under a fashion belt to let you know that all is secure. The isABelt is perfectly flat all the way around. isABelt available in Sm. Med. Lrg. and Plus.

TalkingWithTami:Would you consider yourself inventors now? Do you plan on making any other cool products?

We are three sister/partners.  Leslie Wilkins-Gaudio, came up with the idea while shopping for some new low-rise jeans. As cute as the pants were, they would not stay up and the thong would not stay in. She found herself having to wear a belt even when she didn’t want to, or even when her outfit didn’t call for a belt. Leslie saw that her friends and women all over had the same problem: belt bulge or peep show. Leslie saw it as her responsibility to create a solution to this problem.  We are coming out with three expansions to our product line in March and another in May… Stay tuned….  isabelt20image202 300x115 Pink Spotlight Interview:isABelt!

TalkingWithTami:When you decided to market your product, what target audience were you looking for?

We decided to market our product as soon as our stores that were carrying it started to reorder.  Our target audience is for all women no matter what age or size as this is a problem we all experience across the board. 

 

TalkingwithTami:Should have, could have hmmm? Tell us some things you wish you would have known in the beginning stages of isABelt?

We have experienced such success with the isABelt.  We wish we had a little more wholesale business experience but learning as you go is fun and makes you become more savvy with each passing month. 

 

TalkingWithTami.com: If your married with kids, tell us how your balancing a business, travel & family life? If your single, how do you find balance when trying to run your business and socializing?

We ( the three sisters Lori, Elise and Leslie have 15 kids between us ranging in age from 9-25.  It has been a huge challenge to have the work life balance but our priority is to get our product and company branded and build a legacy for our children. 

For further info please visit: www.isabelt.com

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