American Inventor Takes the Stage; ISB Exclusive Speaker Doug Hall Set to Judge ABC's New Hit Show, American Inventor

Business Wire, March 16, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- Inventor and entrepreneur Doug Hall will once again be helping entrepreneurs turn their dreams into realities when he and the rest of a star panel of judges help America pick a winning invention on the new ABC television show, "American Inventor." Doug Hall and his fellow judges will narrow down the initial entries to a group of finalists, chosen from all over the U.S., who will each be given $50,000 to develop their product, refine it and take it to the next level. This is a show that will make the American dream come true for one person -- taking his/her idea, vision and creativity and helping to turn it into a mass produced product that will be in every American home.

For some of the less driven among us that have only 24 hours in our day, it would be enough to be an inventor, bestselling author and radio host, as well as the founder and CEO of Eureka! Ranch, an "invention & research think tank" that specializes in igniting bold thinking on new products and services for corporate clients such as American Express, Ford, Nike and Walt Disney. Here is Doug Hall's short list. He's one of the country's top speakers on innovation and is the author of four books on creativity and marketing. His book, Jump Start Your Business Brain, was a No. 1 national bestseller and named to the prestigious Independent Bookseller's Book Sense 76(R) list of America's greatest books. He's also a columnist for Business Week SmallBiz, hosts the Jump Start Your Brain daily advice feature on 400 radio stations and co-hosts Brain Brew Radio, distributed by PRI, where he helps American dreamers and doers win more, lose less and make more money.

That's just his warm-up. Somehow, Hall makes time to do it all and then some more, and makes it look like fun in the doing. Dateline NBC described Hall as "an eccentric entrepreneur who just might have what we've all been looking for...the happy secret to success." His signature dress includes bold shirts, blue jeans and bare feet. But under the carefree clothes and playful attitude is one of the world's leading experts on how to measurably increase your odds of success with ideas, innovations and inventions. He's a one-of-a-kind straight shooter who helps people reach beyond their comfort zones to achieve more than they dreamed possible.

American Inventor, is an ABC television series from Simon Cowell and the producers of American Idol. It premieres with a two-hour special, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ET, and moves to 9:00 p.m., ET on Thursdays thereafter.

Doug Hall is represented exclusively and is available for lectures worldwide through INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS BUREAU.

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