Louis Foreman is the founder and Chief Executive of Enventys www.Enventys.com, an integrated product design and engineering firm with offices in Charlotte, N.C. and Taiwan. Louis graduated from The University of Illinois with a Bachelors of Science in Economics. His interest in starting businesses and developing innovative products began while a sophomore with his first company founded in his fraternity room. During the past 20 years, Louis has created nine successful start-ups and has been directly responsible for the creation of more than 20 others. A prolific inventor, he is the listed inventor of 10 registered U.S. patents, and his firm is responsible for the development and filing of well over 400 more.

The recipient of numerous awards for entrepreneurial achievement, his passion for small business extends beyond his own companies. Louis volunteers his time teaching small business classes at various colleges and universities. He received the 2007 Instructor Achievement Award for his teaching at Central Piedmont Community College, and in 2009 was recognized by the National Museum of Education for his Distinguished Contributions to Education. In 2009, Louis was named Entrepreneur in Residence at The McColl School of Business at Queens University. He is a frequent lecturer and radio / TV guest on the topics of small business creation and innovation, and is frequently invited by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and national trade associations to be the featured speaker on the topic of innovation.

In addition to being an inventor, Louis is also committed to inspiring others to be innovative. Louis is the creator of the Emmy® Award-winning public television series, Everyday Edisons and serves as the executive producer and lead judge. The show is in its third season and appears nationally on public television affiliates. In 2007, Louis became the publisher of Inventors Digest, a 25-year-old publication devoted to the topic of America Innovation. In 2009, his first book, The Independent Inventor's Handbook, was published by Workman Publishing.

Louis was a founding member of The Inventors Network of the Carolinas, a non-profit organization that empowers inventors through education. In 2010, he was elected to the board of the United Inventors Association (UIA), a national inventor's organization established in 1990. He also serves as a board member for the Entrepreneurial Leadership Council at Queens University, and the Central Piedmont Community College Small Business Advisory Board.

In 2008, Louis was appointed by United States Secretary of Commerce, Carlos M. Gutierrez, to serve for a three-year-term on the nine-person Patent Public Advisory Committee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Committee was created by Congress in 1999 to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on matter relating to the policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of the patent operation.

Michael Cable is one of a handful of American broadcast journalists recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in multiple disciplines of his craft. Throughout his career in local broadcast news, Michael earned more than one-hundred broadcasting awards for his work both in front of—and behind—the camera. An 11-time recipient of television's most prestigious award, the Emmy®, Michael has made a notable impact on the industry for his excellence in journalistic writing,reporting, live reporting, editing and photography. Throughout the span of his career he has been nominated for a total of 21 regional Emmy awards. Michael has also been awarded the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award, National Headliner Award and the Society of Professional Journalists Green Eye Shades Award.

Michael's versatility has allowed him to perform several roles in his work with the Everyday Edisons television show. He currently serves as both host and narrator of Everyday Edisons.