Noah McNeely and Steven Julian

Product Genius: Inventions, Inventors, and Startups

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Product Genius is the down-to-earth podcast for Inventors and Entrepreneurs. Together, we explore important topics about inventing and launching new products to help you become a Product Genius. If you want to be a successful inventor-entrepreneur, then Product Genius is the podcast for you!

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Noah McNeely and Steven Julian

Episodes

Provisional Patent AI Tool is a Game Changer with Brock Kolls 10.05.2026 42:15

Episode 196 - Brock Kolls shares a new tool on his website for provisional patent applications. Brock Kolls: https://gr8bigideas.com/ Discount Code - jumpstart Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith h...

Should Product Inventors and Developers Do Networking? 29.04.2026 39:00

Episode 195 - Online and in person networking for product developers. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/

The 4 (or 5) People to Avoid at Networking Events 10.04.2026 39:24

Episode 194 - Was it four or was it five? Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/

Inventor Beware: Red Flags of Scams | Flash of Genius mini-episode 17.03.2026 7:37

Episode 193 - Watch out for these signs of a product development scam. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/

You don't have to wear a suit or have an entourage | Flash of Genius mini-episode 10.03.2026 6:25

Episode 192 - Be honest. Be authentic. It's in the best interest of all involved. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/

Why Noah does NOT want you to spend money with him... 13.02.2026 37:35

Episode 191 - He would do anything for Inventors, but he won't do that . Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/

A New Product from an Old Technology for Laryngectomy Patients with Meryl Kaufman 30.01.2026 41:14

Episode 190 - Meryl Kaufman is a speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of clinical practice specializing in speech and swallowing rehabilitation for patients with head and neck cancer. She has worked in multidisciplinary academic medical centers throughout the Southeast, including the Medical College of Georgia, the Medical University of South Carolina, the University of Alabama at Birmin...

Superhero Special: Lisa Ascolese, "the Inventress", talks with "Recovering Engineer Man" Noah McNeely 14.11.2025 44:13

Episode 189 - Inventor Spotlight TV, host Lisa Ascolese—the Inventress and CEO of Inventing A to Z Lisa Ascolese, the Inventress: https://inventorsspotlighttv.com/ Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://ww...

Evil Noah? The dark side of inventor "helpers" 17.10.2025 36:01

Episode 188 - Has Noah turned on us? Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/

Proof of Concept OR Piece of Crap? | Flash of Genius mini-episode 26.09.2025 8:12

Episode 187 - Noah explains it all. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/

The Wait Calculation in Product Development 12.09.2025 41:01

Episode 186 - Should I wait or should I go? Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/

Soft Goods Design & Manufacturing with Mark Thibadeau of Black Thread Creative 29.08.2025 38:23

Episode 185 - "BLACK THREAD CREATIVE is a soft-goods focused industrial design firm based in Atlanta, USA. We merge cut and sewn textiles with modern manufacturing techniques to bring a performance and function-first approach to textile based product design." Black Thread Creative: Mark Thibadeau https://www.blackthreadcreative.com/ Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.c...

Tariffs - What the actual F? 07.08.2025 43:59

Episode 184 - How tariffs affect product development and manufacturing. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/ Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com/

The "One Sku" Problem | Flash of Genius mini-episode 25.07.2025 6:18

Episode 183 - Something to consider when you have one sku. https://www.cardboardhelicopter.com/ Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/

How Teamwork Created the iLevel 11.07.2025 52:20

Episode 182 - We talk to 4 people who played a role in the product development process. https://intellitoolbox.com/ https://www.cardboardhelicopter.com/ Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinityw...

We Interviewed 3 AI Platforms. Here's what they told us... 20.06.2025 43:24

Episode 181 - We posed the same questions to 3 different AI platforms. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian https://www.infinitywmg.com/

The Producer Speaks | Flash of Genius mini-episode 06.06.2025 8:08

Episode 180 - We had an extra microphone lying around this week. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com

Inventor of The Caulking Finger: Daniel Stephenson 13.05.2025 41:22

Episode 179 - Daniel Stephenson shares his story of idea to product to market. https://thecaulkingfinger.com/ Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com

Go-to-Market Strategies with Laurier Mandin of Graphos Product 21.03.2025 42:09

Episode 178 - Laurier Mandin https://www.lmandin.com/ https://graphosproduct.com/ Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com

Don't Re-Invent the Wet Wipe - Private Label Solutions | Flash of Genius mini-episode 07.03.2025 7:02

Episode 177 - How using existing private label products could be the solution to your product development problem. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com

Hope for products that might never have been - Pronto Launch 15.02.2025 41:19

Episode 176 - Acquisitions and Advisory with Mike Ryan of Pronto Launch. https://prontolaunch.com/ https://magicpick.com/ Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmit...

Molded Fiber Products with Charlie Langston of Tanbark 17.01.2025 38:46

Episode 175 - Charlie Langston tells us how he is "providing access to planet-friendly, purpose-driven products by pushing the limits of molded fiber design". Tanbark Molded Fiber Products: Charlie Langston https://www.tanbarkmfp.com/about Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https:...

The Importance of Relationships in Product Development | Flash of Genius mini-episode 31.12.2024 4:37

Episode 174 - Noah shares a story that illustrates the importance of relationships. ZLabs3D: https://www.zlabs3d.com/ Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian

Healthy Personal and Business Habits for Inventors and Entrepreneurs 06.12.2024 36:58

Episode 173 - Is this a goal setting episode? Cultural references abound. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host: Steven Julian Podcast Producer: Jodey Smith https://www.jodeysmith.com Special Thanks to: ZLabs3D https://www.zlab...

How to kill big problems with small solutions 06.11.2024 37:08

Ep. 172 - Talk about the project Noah is working on now (in general terms). It's a daunting task, with a large team, and the team had trouble getting started because the task was just too big. Product QuickStart: Noah McNeely https://productquickstart.com 'opu probiotics by Tiffany Krumins: https://www.opuprobiotics.com Podcast Website: https://productgeniuspod.com Slightly Annoying Co-Host...