Don Skaggs

Don Skaggs is an inventor, entrepreneur, speaker, author, and consultant to a wide range of businesses. His experience includes bootstrapping startup companies from initial idea to successful exit, developing products, creating & implementing new marketing strategies, helping small companies move forward, and successfully launching new products. Don is president of Empowered Inventing, providing specialized courses, consulting and more to inventors, entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses, and includes the Empowered Inventing TV YouTube Channel. Don is also president of the Inventors Network KY, a nonprofit that helps inventors through education and support services. In his 20+ years of experience, he has bootstrapped companies from startup to exit, negotiated with multinational companies, developed product lines, orchestrated product launches, negotiated company acquisitions, introduced new technologies to untapped markets, and has created and launched national conferences and events. In 1991, he co-founded US Biotex Corporation, successfully developing and introducing many new innovations into the pathology laboratory market. In 2001 he founded 3Gen Scientific, a specialty product developer for the life-science industry. He holds a CBA at Gatton College of Business and Economics, along with several patents and patents pending.

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