Episode 64…Frances Prado and Hanging Secrets
Frances Prado is the Award Winning Inventor of Hanging Secrets, the world’s first and only patented bra and lingerie organizer. Its design both protects and showcases your intimate apparel (bras, panties and prosthetics) in a convenient and practical way. The unique bra-shaped window cavities allow bras to be stored by color and style while maintaining their intended form.
You may have watched Frances on the Home Shopping Network or read about her in Forbes and the Huffingtion Post. She has been profiled with Ms.Shae Wilbur Pop Culture Expert for HLN’s the Daily Show on her fashion blog, Body Magazine by Fashion Market Magazine Group New York City,Fox5 San Diego, Channel 6 San Diego, San Diego Union Tribune Newspaper highlighted on the cover of the business section, The San Diego Reader Newspaper, The Inventors Digest, Professional Women’s Business Network Newsletter, Latinas in Business USA Magazine, Hera Herald Business Magazine for National Women Inventors’ Month, Hispanic Lifestyle Magazine, UBER newsroom corporate blog Women Taking the Wheel in San Diego.
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Frances has also been featured on My Cool Invention National Radio Show, Daily Business Report for San Diego Metro Magazine, Star 94.1 iHeart Radio profiled on Delana Dish’s Blog the Morning Co-Host in San Diego ,The Times of San Diego Magazine, American Dreams Latin Soul with award winning host and author Mr. Daniel Ortiz, San Diego Women of Influence Awards by Connected Women of Influence and Elisabeth Dale’s The Breast Life Blog for Women.
We come in contact with many people in our lives and most are forgettable. Not so with Frances Prado. I will remember her the for the rest of my life.
Growing Up
Frances Prado is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. who began their lives in the United States in 1963 as field workers. Her parents were equipped with courage, determination, and the desire to provide a better life for their family. Frances worked in the fields picking produce in Bakersfield alongside her family. And at the time, Frances did not realize the great impact working in dirt with my parents would have on her.
Frances Prado credits her family’s values that drove her through her life, and those values enabled her to begin my Costco career as a supervisor. She feels fortunate to have earn multiple positions throughout my 22 years at Costco. One that Frances is particularly proud of, Assistant General Manager of CWI packaging, the first woman to hold that position.
Results-Oriented
Frances Prado is result-oriented. She excels at increasing productivity, cutting costs, and adopting lean manufacturing. Frances has also proven her ability to work creatively and analytically in problem solving and negotiating, relying on those 22 years of learning.
These experiences have greatly influenced the person who she is today. They have helped provide her with the necessary skills for success as an entrepreneur/inventor.
Frances Prado, U.S. Patent Holder
Frances Prado is a U.S. Patent-holder. And that may not seem note-worthy, to date, only 7% of U.S. Patents are issued to sole female inventors in the United States. Only 0.3% of those are Latinas. I want to be clear, that is 3 out of every 1000 patents issued.
When I learned of these statistics I was shocked. We were invited by Frances to connect on Linkedin and happy to do so. We at InventionStories.com believes everyone from every walk of life should have the ability to invent. 3 out of every 1000 is like finding a needle in a haystack. She is a wife, mother, and an fantastic role model. It is our privilege to interview Frances and share her story.
Episode 64 of the Invention Stories Podcast
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Work Experience
Beautiful Clever Creations
CEO and Inventor of Hanging Secrets
Jan 2015 – Present
Costco Wholesale
Production Manager
Oct 1994 – Present
General Manager
Jul 2008 – Jan 2011
San Diego, CA
Frances Prado was the first women to hold this position for the Costco Ancillary Division.
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