Executive Team

Michael Corradini - CEO

Mike is a highly sought-after startup mentor and business consultant. He is also a 4th generation entrepreneur and for the past 25+ years Mike has dedicated his life to the art of entrepreneurship. He has launched numerous eight figure businesses, achieved two business exits, and has helped over 2,300 inventors and entrepreneurs develop, fund, or grow their businesses.

Mike has launched a multitude of successful business ventures in product development, business consulting, financial lead generation, real estate investing, international seminars, and a nationally recognized brokerage. He actively managed over 270 product and app startups so his methods and strategies are based on experience, not theory. Much of his success can be attributed to having mentors throughout his life to show him what works and what to avoid.

Mike loves to travel internationally, believes bitcoin is the future, and is an avid snowboarder. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, where he also minored in economics and graduated from the prestigious Lloyd Greif School of Entrepreneurship.

Mike developed and exited a private company that achieved 4x Inc. 500 status.

Mike co-authored the best selling book, "The Comeback Code" with Kevin Harrington, an original shark from Shark Tank🦈.

As a former director at the Los Angeles World Trade Center, Mike helped entrepreneurs source raw materials globally for their products.

Mike earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, where he also minored in economics and graduated from the prestigious Lloyd Greif School of Entrepreneurship.

Stephen Ritch, President of ProductMentor

Stephen J. Ritch - President

Stephen started his education at Boston University Questrom School of Business as an Accounting major. He was mentored by some of the leading retailers in the USA and worked directly for Michael Gould (CEO at Bloomingdales), Bob Mettler (CEO at Sear’s), Mike Steinberg (CEO Macy’s San Francisco), and Hank Kaminstein (CEO at Brookstone & Filene’s). Stephen learned from these strategic corporate entrepreneurs how to develop his instincts to be a passionate, innovative merchant in Retail & Wholesale.

His retail & wholesale background with Brookstone, Office Depot, Frontgate, and Jobar has advanced his skills in product development, global sourcing, marketing, and financial budgeting. Stephen’s products have become ASOTV \ DRTV products through Telebrands (BulbHead) and Emson (Bell & Howell) and sold in key retailers nationwide.

Stephen’s new personal passion in life is to mentor inventors and entrepreneurs to help develop, launch, and market new innovative products with a training process and global connections gained from his vast experience.

Products Developed, Launched, or Merchandised

Phillips Sonicare Toothbrush · Tempur-Pedic Pillows & Mattress Topper · Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville Blender · Tanita Body Fat Scale · Panasonic Wet/Dry Nose Hair Trimmer · Thermoscan Instant Ear Thermometer · Color Coded Blood Pressure Monitor · Stackable Non-Spill Ice Cube Tray · Pizza Heating Tray · Air Popcorn Container · FaceLyft Wrinkle Pillow · Sound Soother White Noise Machines · Wireless Indoor-Outdoor Thermometer · AeroBed Instant Mattress · Eggsercizer Hand Exerciser · Thumper 1st Percussion Massager · Anti-Ant Pet bowl · Non-Pulling Dog Leash · Fabric Chair Protective Booties · 1st Shiatsu Massager · Relaxor Massing Seat Cushion · Sky Lite Laser Light · Star Shower Xmas Laser Home Lights · Readrest Magnetic Eyeglass Holder · Skagen Watches · Sasquatch Pet bed · Kool-Down Evaporative Fan

Chuck Hannon - Startup Mentor

Chuck is a successful entrepreneur and innovator of proprietary, patented Consumer Products and Electronics, including TWISSTOP®, TWISSTOP®Handset, and TWISSTOP®Handset Cord. Chuck sold these products direct-to-consumer and B2B, then with sales under his belt, he secured lucrative licensing and distribution deals.

Chuck is eager to share his professional array of proven IP Business Expertise - by providing critical 1-1 guidance to entrepreneurs, startups, and those who are seriously exploring making their unique product idea a reality. Developing a comprehensive road map for success and then helping execute it is the ultimate goal and deliverable for all his clients.

Chuck is a licensed real estate associate and received his MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Finance and Accounting.

Proven Business Expertise

All Stages of Product Development, Manufacturing, and Commercialization - Deep Grasp from Idea to Market - Combined with IP Considerations - Business Startup Formulations - Implementation of Successful Sales and Marketing Programs - Development of Revenue Driven, Multi-Level Product Distribution Channels - Income Generation with IP Licensing and Distribution Agreements.

Kody Knighton - COO

Kody's spark for entrepreneurship began in his childhood. His parents led by example, starting many different ventures for Kody to gain valuable experience through. The ventures were varied, covering everything from Entertainment, Restaurants, Real Estate, Automotive, and Investment & Consumer Loans.

Over the span of the last 20+ years, Kody has specialized in various types of Business Consulting. From real estate investing with Dean Street, to real estate flipping with Roger Neal, Kody has transacted tens of millions of dollars in business and has enjoyed providing entrepreneurs the support and guidance to realize their goals. Kody enjoys helping startups as well as experienced entrepreneurs to take the critical steps necessary to advance their businesses and careers. He consistently ranks at the top in regards to helpfulness and dedication to his craft of helping others.

Kody enjoys many artistic areas like writing, producing, recording, performing music, drawing, and painting. He also loves Corvettes, Snowmobiling, Snowboarding, Boating, Scuba Diving, and ATVs. Kody is convinced that the real gift of charity is to the one who gives and helps others with no expectation of return.

Eshan Cheema - CTO

Eshan has worked with 300+ app startups, helping with everything from idea refinement, wireframing, branding, prototyping, UI/UX, graphic design, database and ecommerce development, crowdfunding, iOS app development, Android app development, AR/VR technologies, wearables, web development, and digital marketing.

His specialty is creating and managing high performance best-in-class software products by leading and guiding large development teams in India. Eshan is well versed in planning, managing, and executing innovations and new technologies. He programs in RubyMotion, Swift, Objective-C, JavaScript, Scala, C#, Kotlin, TypeScript, C++, PHP, Python, C, and Java.

Eshan's passion for app design and development can be seen in the perfection of his work. His mission is to aim high, work harder, and achieve more.

Apps Developed or Launched:

BeyondMenu · Kindara · Bullet Journal · Sharalike · Mobile Wash App · Readwhere · Happego · Skout · Toymail · Sendayo · Zen Hotels · DroneDeploy · Shutterfly · BetterMe · Lifity · and many more!

Eshan is also well versed at the following development frameworks: React.js, React Native, jQuery, NativeScript, Cordova, Amazon Web Services, Firebase, Native, Xamarin, Angular, PhoneGap, Spring, Retrofit, Kendo UI, Sencha Touch, Ionic Framework, Corona, Dagger, Kivy, Appcelerator Titanium, AGL, Framework7, ButterKnife, Cleanse, Onsen UI, Objection, TheAppBuilder, Elixir, Flutter, Intel XDK, Typhoon, AngularJS, Appium, ARCore, Google Analytics, GraphQL, JFrog Artifactory, JUnit, Mockito, Node.js, and RESTful.

Angela DiCarlo - Director of Marketing

Angela has helped grow many businesses over the years, taught hundreds of workshops, hosted radio shows, worked in TV for many years, and managed ten dollar and multi-million dollar marketing programs with highly successful ROI. She received her MBA at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and excelled at marketing and entrepreneurship.

As co-founder of Life Enhancer kid's fitness programs in 2004, she helped thousands of children learn to exercise, meditate and thrive. Co-founding a gluten-free organic health food line, Angela learned a lot about the trials and tribulations of start-ups in an unknown market.

At Southwestern Consulting, she led Marketing and PR efforts to gain notoriety for Sales Training Company selected for Nashville Business Journal Small Business of Year. At SWC, they practice what they preach and help others achieve personal and professional goals.

Specialties:

Pro$perity Magnification, Sales Training, Motivational Training, Workshops, Time Management, Sales Follow Up, Closing Techniques, Author, Marketing, Social Media, Creating solid ROI, Business Coach, Hypnosis, Reiki, Yoga, Consultant, Nutrition, youth education, vision boards.

Sue Corder - Director of Business Development

Sue has assisted in the launching and running of several businesses, including her own massage therapy and esthetician business. She understands what it takes to start something from scratch and build it into a consistent revenue stream.

Sue has also served as a coach and worked her way up to President of an athletic association of over 1,500 members. She is not only diligent and detail oriented, she has the people skills to match. She received an Associate's Degree with a Paralegal emphasis from Western Wyoming Community College.

Sue has over 20 years experience in billing and collections, from emergency room, to pediatrics, ophthalmology, and physical therapy. She has also worked in medical coding, account management, and insurance billing. Sue's enjoys animals (cats, dogs, hedgehogs), the outdoors (camping, hiking), karate, helping other, and community service.