On this week's broadcast of HomeTalk, host Michael King welcomes Tyler Hortin, President of Lion Energy, to discuss SmartEnergy solutions that will help you optimize the way you store and use energy, delivering high-quality energy storage products for home, work, or play.

For HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host Rita Crompton discuss "Recipe for a Prototype" with Craig Bush, inventor of RepUp, Jim & Dave Schuelke, inventors of Rodent Stoppers, & joined by our industry expert, John Thompson, Co- Founder & Chief Product Officer of Fruition Labs.

And for HomeTalkUSA's "Made in America" segment, Michael King and co-host Greg Owens welcome Roger Simmermaker, author & professional speaker. Mr. Simmermaker has given over 100 speeches and been featured on more that 100 radio and TV talk shows concerning Buy American and trade policy issues.

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalk with Michael King.

"HomeTalk with Michael King" radio program airs on King's Broadcasting Network ("KBN") Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT, and is streamed LIVE by Phoenix Broadcasting Network in over 100 countries. "HomeTalk with Michael King" TV program airs on BizTV Saturdays at 11am EST, and on TUFF TV Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10:30am ET and Sundays at 9am ET. Stream and download radio broadcasts and TV episodes of "HomeTalk with Michael King" at https://hometalk.info.

HomeTalk with Michael King Broadcast #1142

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HomeTalk Broadcast #1142 (06-07-2025)

On this week's HomeTalkUSA "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host America's Inventor Lady Rita Crompton discuss "Recipe for a Prototype" with Craig Bush, inventor of RepUp, Jim & Dave Schuelke, inventors of Rodent Stoppers, & joined by our industry expert, John Thompson, Co- Founder & Chief Product Officer of Fruition Labs.

Rita Crompton, known as "America's Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "America's Inventor Lady".

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalkUSA.

Listen to HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment every week on KBN (King's Broadcasting Network) Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT. Stream and download "Invent America" broadcasts at https://hometalk.info.

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Topic: Recipe for a Prototype | Feat.: Craig Bush, Jim & Dave Schuelke, & John Thompson

On this week's HomeTalkUSA "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host America's Inventor Lady Rita Crompton welcome Craig Bush, inventor of RepUp, to discuss "Recipe for a Prototype". RepUp is the world's first smart agility cone. To learn more, please visit: https://www.cb3elite.com. 

About:
With over 25 years in the athletic performance training industry, Craig is a Pro skills basketball trainer, ISSA Certified Personal trainer, entrepreneur, and founder of multiple basketball academies. Craig’s athletic highlights include: playing basketball for Team USA’S junior’s squad in Australia, and collegiate play at the University Of West Florida where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Business Management. 

Rita Crompton, known as "America;s Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "America's Inventor Lady". 

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalkUSA.

Listen to HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment every week on KBN (King's Broadcasting Network) Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT. Stream and download "Invent America" broadcasts at http://hometalk.info.

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Guest: Craig Bush | Topic: Recipe for a Prototype

On this week's HomeTalkUSA "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host America's Inventor Lady Rita Crompton welcome Jim & Dave Schuelke, Inventors of Rodent Stoppers, to discuss "Recipe for a Prototype". Backed by over 60 years of combined experience in plumbing, mold, water damage, and leak detection – Jim & Dave Schuelke bring a level of precision and expertise the pest control industry had never seen before. Now, with Rodent Stoppers, they’re bringing their proven methods and field-tested tools directly to you. To learn more, please visit: https://shoprodentstoppers.com.

Rita Crompton, known as "America's Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "America's Inventor Lady".

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalkUSA.

Listen to HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment every week on KBN (King's Broadcasting Network) Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT. Stream and download "Invent America" broadcasts at http://hometalk.info.

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Guests: Jim & Dave Schuelke | Topic: Recipe for a Prototype

On this week's HomeTalkUSA "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host America's Inventor Lady Rita Crompton discuss "Recipe for a Prototype" with our industry expert, John Thompson, Co- Founder & Chief Product Officer of Fruition Labs, providing a full array of services to take you from idea to success. Fruition Labs was founded to simplify product creation, sourcing, and manufacturing for companies around the world. To learn more, please visit: https://www.fruition-labs.com.

About:
John Thompson co-founded and co-invented the AeroGarden line of indoor gardens more than 20 years ago, creating the half-billion-dollar indoor garden category from scratch and built AeroGarden to more than $125 million in annual sales. In 2021 AeroGarden was sold the brand to Scotts Miracle-Gro, but along the way, Thompson developed amazing partnerships in product development and manufacturing around the world. At Fruition Labs, Thompson is dedicated to bringing his extensive expertise to companies who want to develop novel products - faster, at lower costs, and with more manufacturing options globally than ever before.

Rita Crompton, known as "America's Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "America's Inventor Lady".

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalkUSA.

Listen to HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment every week on KBN (King's Broadcasting Network) Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT. Stream and download "Invent America" broadcasts at https://hometalk.info.

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Guest: John Thompson | Topic: Recipe for a Prototype

On this week's broadcast of HomeTalk, host Michael King welcomes Bill Stengel, VP of Summit Responsible Solutions, to discuss eco-friendly solutions for pest problems, such as Mosquito Dunks and Mosquito Bits - the most effective mosquito control solution.

For HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host Rita Crompton discuss "What you need to know about filing a patent?" with inventors Brandon Kollar (AR Parts Holding Template) & Jeff Kutas (MB Sentinel), joined by our industry expert, Ray Burrasca, RPB Law Offices.

And for HomeTalkUSA's "Made in America" segment, Michael King and co-host Greg Owens welcome Brandon Kollar, Founder of Edge Independent Product Developers, makers of AR Parts Holding Template. And lan Osborn, Founder & CEO of Wild Ideas Light Company, makers of Night Golf Systems.

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalk with Michael King.

"HomeTalk with Michael King" radio program airs on King's Broadcasting Network ("KBN") Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT, and is streamed LIVE by Phoenix Broadcasting Network in over 100 countries. "HomeTalk with Michael King" TV program airs on BizTV Saturdays at 11am EST, and on TUFF TV Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10:30am ET and Sundays at 9am ET. Stream and download radio broadcasts and TV episodes of "HomeTalk with Michael King" at https://hometalk.info.

HomeTalk with Michael King Broadcast #1143

HomeTalk Broadcast #1143 (06-14-2025)

On this week's HomeTalkUSA "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host America's Inventor Lady Rita Crompton discuss "What you need to know about filing a patent?" with inventors Brandon Kollar (AR Parts Holding Template) & Jeff Kutas (MB Sentinel), joined by our industry expert, Ray Burrasca, RPB Law Offices.

Rita Crompton, known as "America's Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "America's Inventor Lady".

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalkUSA.

Listen to HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment every week on KBN (King's Broadcasting Network) Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT. Stream and download "Invent America" broadcasts at https://hometalk.info.

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Topic: What to Know About Filing a Patent? | Feat.: Brandon Kollar, Jeff Kutas, & Ray Burrasca

On this week's HomeTalkUSA "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host America's Inventor Lady Rita Crompton discuss "What you need to know about filing a patent?" with Jeff Kutas, inventor of MB Sentinel (anti-theft mailboxes & parcel vaults). To learn more, please visit: https://mbsentinel.com.

Rita Crompton, known as "America's Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "America's Inventor Lady".

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalkUSA.

Listen to HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment every week on KBN (King's Broadcasting Network) Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT. Stream and download "Invent America" broadcasts at https://hometalk.info.

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Guest: Jeff Kutas | Topic: What to Know About Filing a Patent?

On this week's HomeTalkUSA "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host America's Inventor Lady Rita Crompton discuss "What you need to know about filing a patent?" with Brandon Kollar, founder of Edge Independent Product Developers and inventor of AR Parts Holding Template. To learn more, please visit: www.edgeproducts.bkollar.com.

About: 
Brandon Kollar graduated with a science degree and spent years in the dental field. After student loan repayments became too high, he transitioned to a career in sales. Brandon took a deep dive into building value with the products he represented by learning about manufacturing and harnessed marketing. He spent his extra income with the help of his support system to develop prototypes. He has now sold over 400 units of his first major product now available in 52 stores.

Rita Crompton, known as "America's Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "America's Inventor Lady".

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalkUSA.

Listen to HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment every week on KBN (King's Broadcasting Network) Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT. Stream and download "Invent America" broadcasts at https://hometalk.info.

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Guest: Brandon Kollar | Topic: What to Know About Filing a Patent?

On this week's HomeTalkUSA "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host America's Inventor Lady Rita Crompton discuss "What you need to know about filing a patent?" with our industry expert Ray Burrasca, the namesake of RPB Law Offices and the Founder of Colorado Crowdfunding - the 3rd largest crowdfunding organization in America.

Rita Crompton, known as "America's Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "America's Inventor Lady".

Michael King, known as “the Cajun Contractor,” has been in the home improvement and home construction industry for nearly three decades, first by working for a home improvement company and then becoming a fully licensed general contractor owning and managing his own home improvement company. For more than a decade, however, his knowledge and expertise as a general contractor have been put to use by hosting the nationally syndicated television and radio program HomeTalkUSA.

Listen to HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment every week on KBN (King's Broadcasting Network) Saturdays from 3pm to 6pm CT. Stream and download "Invent America" broadcasts at https://hometalk.info.

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