Episode 87…Alan Beckley, Inventor and Entrepreneur


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Alan Beckley wears many hats…husband, father, successful inventor, podcast host, and what really has me intrigued…has developed a system to help inventors license their invention for royalties.


If you’re a regular listener to the Invention Stories Podcast, you already know that I don’t believe in our patent system. In fact, I believe it is totally broken.  So if I were to act on my idea to try to turn it into a product, I would either use either a first to market strategy or try to obtain a licensing agreement.

Alan Beckley Free Webinar


Alan Beckley co-hosts a FREE webinar called – How to License Your Invention for Royalties.

It is shared live via Zoom Meeting. All you need to attend is your cell phone, your laptop or desktop computer. Just go to AlanBeckley.com/licensing to sign up now.

What will you learn in this webinar…

  • You’ll learn how you can license your invention for less than $500, that’s right less than $500
  • You’ll learn the one secret you must know to license your invention… that most inventors don’t know
  • Also, 7 keys to licensing your invention and…
  • Why licensing is more lucrative for you than DIY or venturing your invention

And what I like most…

Get all your questions answered during the Q&A. 

To get all the details and to sign up for the free webinar… just go to AlanBeckley.com/licensing


Alan Beckely- Inventors Helping Inventors Podcast Host

Inventors Helping Inventors is a podcast for inventors and innovators where each Monday Alan interview successful inventors and ask them the questions you want to know.

As a listener, you’ll learn the tools, tips, and tactics expert inventors use to achieve success. As Alan Beckley says “so you can get your invention out of the tank and into the bank!”

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Alan Beckley and the Wonder Wallet

Alan Beckely invented a thin wallet that held twice as many cards but flexed for back pocket comfort and turned it into a retail product: Savvy Caddy wallets. Well, like many inventors, Alan’s invention had humble beginnings… He sold Savvy Caddy wallets anywhere he could including fairs and festivals, military bases and VA Hospitals. His customers loved his wallets, but retailers were skeptical and manufacturers, it seemed, had little interest in licensing it. It was frustrating! Sound familiar? Click here to read more (or better yet see below and listen)

Coming Soon

Alan Beckley shares who he is, how he came to invent, manufacture and license the Wonder Wallet and more in Episode 87 of the Invention Stories Podcast…Alan Beckley, Inventor and Entrepreneur…coming soon on Invention Stories on YouTube

Alan Beckley Additional links

alanbeckley.com | Resources for inventors and entrepreneurs

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alanbeckley@msn.com (972) 989-1002. Helping inventors and entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams more quickly. Do you know how long it took for me to …

Alan Beckley – President – Novability, Inc. | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-beckleyView Alan Beckley’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Alan has 5 jobs listed on their profile. See the complete profile on LinkedIn …

Alan Beckley – Amazon.com

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About Alan Beckley. I have played many roles throughout my life: engineer, consultant, inventor, and entrepreneur. At last I am adding a new role to that list: …

Alan Beckley | Facebook

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Alan Beckley (@AlanInvents) | Twitter

https://twitter.com/alaninventsThe latest Tweets from Alan Beckley (@AlanInvents). I invented the Wonder Wallet, that sells in retailers across the US and Canada, including Walmart, Bed, …

The Wonder Wallet Invention – Alan Beckley– Ep66 The Engineering …

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Inventors Helping Inventors (podcast) – Alan Beckley | Listen Notes

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Welcome to a podcast for inventors and innovators where each Monday we interview successful inventors and ask them the questions you want to know. You’ll l.

Alan Beckley – New Invention Validation, Marketing, Licensing Expert …

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Alan Beckley Entrepreneur, inventor of the Wonder Wallet. Dallas, TX. Inventor of hit TV invention the Wonder Wallet. 15years experience, have sold on QVC, …

Inventors Helping Inventors Alan Beckley – Apple

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Alan Beckley Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications – Justia …

https://patents.justia.com/inventor/alan-beckley

USPTO patent applications submitted by and patents granted to Alan Beckley.

C-SPAN.org

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Aug 11, 2017 – Watch the C-SPAN collection of videos, access clips including recent appearances by Alan Beckley. View positions held along with a brief bio.

Inventors Network

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alanbeckley@msn.com. December 20, 2017 Meeting. Come and Learn: Alan Beckley, highly successful inventor of the Wonder Wallet will share HIS …

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Interview: Alan Beckley, Inventor of Savvy Caddy Slim Wallets on Got …

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Work Experience

(from Linkedin profile)

Novability, Inc.

President

Nov 2009 – Present

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Responsibilities include inventing, developing, marketing, and licensing new products. Provide online training and mentoring to inventors through my website, online courses, blogs, and weekly podcast. Successfully managed relations with business partners including AAFES, Allstar Products, QVC, VA Hospital and others.

Provided skills training and consulting to inventors via weekly podcast – Inventors Helping Inventors

Created bi-monthly webinar training classes – How to License Your Invention for Royalties

Developed and marketed in-depth training via an online course – Land Your License Deal

Licensed invention to Allstar Products, $30 million retail sales – distribution via TV, media, retail stores.

Achieved $850,000 in sales of invention via my website, Amazon, AAFES stores, QVC, and VA hospitals.

AT&T Mobility

Onboarding Manager

Dec 2007 – Oct 2009

Richardson, TX

Responsibilities included managing internal and external clients for fast-paced onboarding to the AT&T platform of new customers and new business processes/interfaces. Managing client relationships and expectations was key to success while working with as many as 5 clients simultaneously.

• Trained and mentored 7 project managers to meet all internal weekly management reports, eliminated missed milestones, reduced project delays and errors over 30%.
• Developed at-a-glance PowerPoint client-friendly schedule for external, reduced weekly update meetings from 1 hour, to only 15 minutes. Result was happy clients who could interpret project status updates easily.
• Developed quick-chart that mapped over 80 business processes to 45 interfaces, reducing errors by over 45%. Employees knew with certainty exactly which interfaces were required for each onboarding process.

Ericsson

Customer Project Manager

2005 – 2007

Plano, TX

Responsibilities included developing an entirely new process for onboarding new resellers to the Ericsson platform. I was charged with communicating closely with clients, managing expectations, then prioritizing which clients to onboard first, insuring the clients were informed throughout the process via weekly meetings, and follow ups.

• More than $1 million in net new revenue, resulted from onboarding 9 new resellers in 10-month period, completing all testing and delivering the project early.
• Successfully managed key tier-one client through onboarding, testing and validation of large slate of mobile phone features including MMS, weather apps, entertainment apps, on time delivery within 6 months.

VeriSign

Senior Project Manager

2003 – 2005

Served in a role to manage client relationships and analyze and improve internal project scheduling and delivery. I was charged with streamlining existing processes to reduce errors and the need for reworking deliverables.

• Errors reduced over 40% with new streamlined tracker schedule, insuring on-time delivery. Created smooth project flow from Development to QA, then to Operations and customer delivery.
• Communicated with Development, QA, and Operations groups to discern root causes of errors in the entire delivery process. Developed a new improved format for team weekly meetings, reducing meeting time and improving performance of the groups in delivering to customers.
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Nokia

Senior Project Manager

2000 – 2003

Plano, TX

Served in a new role to coordinate directly with clients and lead developers to define and implement a clear-cut formal delivery process to clients where previously none had existed. Implemented an end-to-end process with clear milestones that reduced errors and improved communication between groups.

• Transitioned 50 new programs to business partner Motorola. Led 2 software developers to test and transition all software to Motorola. All programs were transitioned to Motorola on schedule and on time.
• Developed new time/labor tracking system, eliminating errors during monthly management reporting meetings. Excel macro-enabled time/labor charts shortened a meticulous error-prone 4-hour analysis to just 15 minutes, with at-a-glance validation of all labor matched to project data.

Education

Texas A&M

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

1975 – 1979

Activities and Societies: Didn’t belong to any as Alan was too busy studying to get my degree. His degree is aerospace engineering. Alan didn’t belong to any organizations because I was too busy studying.

Balboa High School

HS Diploma

1972 – 1975

Alan belonged to the Spanish Club and also ROTC and National Honor Society.

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