Deb Hess, Executive Director, Minnesota Inventors Congress

Currently serving as the Executive Director of the Minnesota Inventors Congress (MIC), Ms. Hess learned a great deal about the world of inventing while she served as an active volunteer of this non-profit organization for over 20 years.
 
She uses her marketing and management experience to educate inventors about how successful inventors develop marketable products. As the coordinator of their Invention & Idea Show™, the annual invention expo hosted by the MIC, Ms. Hess believes the two most important functions of that event are the Inventing Success™ Workshops and the opportunity for inventors to test market their latest products.
 
Ms. Hess has been working with independent inventors for 24 years and involved in the coordination of the MIC Inventing Success™ Workshops for over 20 years. She is certified as a trainer, coach and facilitator to foster the creative and innovative spirit in entrepreneurs. The co-owner of a micro enterprise for the past 20 years, Hess is responsible for the marketing and accounting functions of the family business.  Having served as an elected official for Redwood County, she is well versed in consensus building skills and public policy.