Laresa Tapia's guest appearances

Laresa Tapia

Power Kid Podcast

Own Your Career Own Your Life 

Carolyn Izzo

Justin Moore

Ricky Shetty

Cliff Ravenscraft

Hal Elrod

Roger Whitney

Jon Vroman

Honorée Corder

Michael Bungay Stanier

Pete Mockaitis

Dan Miller

Matt Aitchison

Ryan Michler

John Ruhlin

Dominick Quartuccio

OwlTail

I come from a family full of wonderful teachers and education professionals and I find that they are some of the most creative and passionate people on the planet. My guests this week are no exception.  Laresa Tapia and Carolyn Izzo are on a mission to bring inclusiveness and fun together with a simple and elegant new product - PolyBlox. Patented, researched, certified and available worldwide, Polyblox are "ABC blocks, reimagined. Join us as we discuss the origin of the idea, the challenges of marketing and manufacture and why it is important to find a balance of talents when working on a team. We also dive into their experience of getting picked up by TRU and uncover some of the misconceptions surrounding mass distribution. You will enjoy hearing their story and the heart behind this product! www.thepolyblox.com

I come from a family full of wonderful teachers and education professionals and I find that they are some of the most creative and passionate people on the planet. My guests this week are no exception.  Laresa Tapia and Carolyn Izzo are on a mission to bring inclusiveness and fun together with a simple and elegant new product - PolyBlox. Patented, researched, certified and available worldwide, Polyblox are "ABC blocks, reimagined. Join us as we discuss the origin of the idea, the challenges of marketing and manufacture and why it is important to find a balance of talents when working on a team. We also dive into their experience of getting picked up by TRU and uncover some of the misconceptions surrounding mass distribution. You will enjoy hearing their story and the heart behind this product! <a href="http://www.thepolyblox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thepolyblox.com</a>

Polyblox with Laresa Tapia & Carolyn Izzo

This is a really fun interview with Carolyn Izzo and Laresa Tapia, who are partners of the startup, Polyblox Totems, an educational toy for children to learn to spell and read faster. This was also my first interview with two partners at once and it was fantastic. Some highlights:  Carolyn met her husband at work after he took Laresa’s entrepreneurship class How Carolyn and Laresa came together through a shared garage sale Taking a love to monetize passion and turn into a business The importance of doing research and studying the competition Competition is great - it’s healthy! You can have the greatest product in the world, but if you don’t have a good way to get the product out to customers, it is worthless Started with going to trade shows and conferences Getting into distributors and scaling sales online How Laresa used LinkedIn to get in front of retailers and distributors How to approach partnerships - treat them like a marriage “Carolyn is the perfect counterbalance to my crazy” You have to have grace. Prioritize and let the rest go  Links:  Polyblox Totems website Polyblox Facebook group www.Entrepreneurhotseat.com Andy Storch Coaching  If you are interested in coaching or have feedback or questions on the podcast, feel free to send me an email: andy@andystorch.com

This is a really fun interview with Carolyn Izzo and Laresa Tapia, who are partners of the startup, Polyblox Totems, an educational toy for children to learn to spell and read faster. This was also my first interview with two partners at once and it was fantastic. Some highlights: <ul> <li>Carolyn met her husband at work after he took Laresa’s entrepreneurship class</li> <li>How Carolyn and Laresa came together through a shared garage sale</li> <li>Taking a love to monetize passion and turn into a business</li> <li>The importance of doing research and studying the competition</li> <li>Competition is great - it’s healthy!</li> <li>You can have the greatest product in the world, but if you don’t have a good way to get the product out to customers, it is worthless</li> <li>Started with going to trade shows and conferences</li> <li>Getting into distributors and scaling sales online</li> <li>How Laresa used LinkedIn to get in front of retailers and distributors</li> <li>How to approach partnerships - treat them like a marriage</li> <li>“Carolyn is the perfect counterbalance to my crazy”</li> <li>You have to have grace. Prioritize and let the rest go</li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.thepolyblox.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Polyblox Totems website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thepolyblox/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Polyblox Facebook group</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.entrepreneurhotseat.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Entrepreneurhotseat.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.andystorch.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andy Storch Coaching</a></li> </ul> If you are interested in coaching or have feedback or questions on the podcast, feel free to send me an email: andy@andystorch.com

052: The Perfect Partnership Formula with Carolyn Izzo and Laresa Tapia of Polyblox Totems