A New Venture

everyone is under NDA for reading this

"Honey, one day I am going to have my own business." 

over the last 12 years there have been many ideas...

and I've had to make a decision to throw it all in and support one of my baby's crazy ideas....

Usually it went something like 

Book Visors?

No 

{still laughing at the prototype}

ScrubTies?

no
{but practical}

Mini Dolphins?

YES! but how?

{who wouldn't want a pack of mini dolphins in their fish tank??}

then it got interesting...

Dan has worked for a top surgical device company for 8 years

He has spent many days on his feet 

watching surgeries

Usually thinking he could do them better

and he had an idea

One that would solve a very unique problem

and make us a lot of money 

{we hope}

So back in Jan, he took some A LOT of money

Started getting up at 4:00 am

...every morning...

He made some drawings, put the idea to paper

Contracted with a designer and a developer

I did a lot of reading

and approving

and questioning

But in 6 months

voila!

Bariapps was born!

A smartphone app for Bariatrics

Dan started pitching it to local hospitals and clinics

and...

They wanted it!

and would pay for it

I made him a cake and we celebrated his first customer

We downloaded it on iTunes

and its now on my phone.

We are so proud of you Dan!

So we  he put a plan together and a strategy to launch this at Obesity Week

The largest convention for Bariatric and Medical Weight-loss professionals and Drs in the world

 He started preparing for a week in Atlanta {just last month in November}

He built a booth

He booked our tickets

He picked up another 5-6 customers

We were ready to go

With one last hurdle

his Job.

So we made the leap and 

 On Nov 1st, Dan quit his 8 year career with his company 

 He never looked back.

We left the kids with my mom and Tiffy

and flew to Atlanta to launch BARIAPPS

AND

I was impressed!

He had the "IDEA" of the conference

he was the upstart

people were jealous
Dan by far had the best booth of the vendors...

He was also the best looking guy there

because, you know...that matters ;)

Within hours we had people lined up

A famous clinic had just hosted a meeting with Bariatric coordinators and mentioned how their app

gets the 33% more leads

They all want an app!

We gave demos, we talked

2 of us was not enough

Dan ran into some Dr's that would have never spoken to him when he was with his other company

They wanted one

Watching Dan shine in his element was overwhelming and I was filled with pride

{and great for the marriage *hint*}

 I was the "cheap" booth babe

I learned more about bariatric surgery than I ever cared to

I ate a lot of protein bars

they were in a booth right next to us

We left with hundreds of leads

A possible new partnership

Lots of new feature ideas

And even better....

3 signed up on the spot

Now we are working to manage the level of new customers and interest

It's amazing to see something Dan created contribute to the family

and possibly take over BOTH our income.

So wish us luck in our new venture!