Cardboard Helicopter is a product design firm that Tim started in his hometown of Lakewood, Ohio, which is a suburb of Cleveland. They provide inventors and companies with innovative product development, from initial concept to final product. Their goal is to create beautiful, manufacture-ready products, and our process allows us to do this at a fraction of the cost of larger product design firms. They recently launched the first invention that they took from concept to store shelves. It's a wellness device called the Splash Infuser. They have signed many licensing deals last year and this year, and plan to have over 30 products licensed this year.

Meet Tim Hayes...

Tim was born and raised in the Cleveland area, and has been creating things for as long as he can remember. His passion for design led him to attend the internationally acclaimed Cleveland Institute of Art with a focus in Industrial Design. After working at companies like Fisher-Price and MTD among others, he decided he wanted to be in control of his own destiny, so he founded Cardboard Helicopter after licensing his first product, the Quirky Sliders. 

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Listen to our interview with  Tim Hayes LIVE on May 19, 2015 at 11:00 AM CST, or download the podcast at your convenience.