karen waxman is a former manufacturer's rep who is now president of product for profit.he teaches entrepreneurs how to market and sell their products to major retailers. stella grizont is the founder of woopaah, a new company that designs creative team building experiences. and mike michalowicz is the author of the best-selling book, "the toilet paper entrepreneur" and he is the founder of obsidian launch that provides online behavioral marketing services. great to see you all. and congratulations stella. >> thank you. >> since you were on last time you launched a company. karen, thanks so much for joining us today. i'm going to start with you. this is a question we -- i've gotten it so many times over the past six years, of how do i get my product into one of these companies. do you suggest that people go about it as an individual, just go in themselves, or go through a broker? we saw them both in the piece. >> yeah, it's a really good question. i mean at the end of the day, it's so important that you, as a business owner, figure out how to generate revenue. so in my ca