"We're very excited to welcome Maxine to speak to our inventors at INPEX 2014," said Nicole Lininger, InventHelp INPEX Show Director. "She brings years of valuable experience in business, and inventors at INPEX are very fortunate to have this opportunity to attend her keynote presentation.

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InventHelp INPEX - The Invention Show is pleased to announce that Maxine Clark, founder of
Build-A-Bear Workshop, will be the keynote speaker for the 2014 INPEX show, held June 18-20
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Clark will speak at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18 to help officially
kick off INPEX 2014
Maxine Clark is one of the true innovators in the retail industry. During her career, her ability to
spot emerging retail and merchandising trends and her insight into the desires of the American
consumer have generated growth for retail leaders, including department store, discount and
specialty stores. In 1997, she founded Build-A-Bear Workshop, a teddy-bear themed retail-entertainment
experience. Today there are more than 400 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores
worldwide, including company-owned stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, United Kingdom,
and Ireland, and franchise stores in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Mexico, the Middle East and
South America.
In 2008, Maxine Clark was named one of The 25 Most Influential People in Retailing by Chain
Store Age; in 2006, she was inducted into the Junior Achievement National Business Hall of
Fame. Maxine was named one of the Wonder Women of Toys by Playthings Magazine and
Women in Toys, and was also one of the National Finalists in Retail for the Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year 2004. In 2005, the National Association of Small Business Investment
Companies made Build-A-Bear Workshop Portfolio Company of the Year; it was named one of
the International Council of Shopping Centers "Hottest Retailers of 2004" and the Retail Innovator
of the Year for 2001 by The National Retail Federation. In 2013, Build-A-Bear Workshop was
named to the FORTUNE Best Companies to Work For list for the fifth year in a row.
"We're very excited to welcome Maxine to speak to our inventors at INPEX 2014," said Nicole
Lininger, INPEX Show Director. "She brings years of valuable experience in business, and
inventors at INPEX are very fortunate to have this opportunity to attend her keynote presentation.
Maxine will share her empowering story, and hopefully help inspire inventors with guidance in
their own endeavors."
InventHelp INPEX is a service of InventHelp, a leading inventor service company. If you are an
inventor who might be interested in exhibiting at INPEX, prime space is still available. Please visit
our website here for up-to-date information or call 888-54-INPEX to speak to one of our INPEX
account executives. Don't miss this unique opportunity to exhibit at America's largest invention
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