Her HSN hanger sales broke records, with more than 800 million units sold. They’ve launched YouTube shows and podcasts and will soon have voice-activated technology that works with Amazon’s “Alexa.”. Joy Mangano (/mæŋˈɡænoʊ/; born February 1, 1956)[1] is an American inventor and entrepreneur known for inventions such as the self-wringing Miracle Mop. By 1989, Mangano was divorced and living in Smithtown, New York, and she found that her first idea would be inspired by the daily grind of housework. Mangano, 62, started her career on rival network QVC before selling her highly successful company, Ingenious Designs, to HSN in 1999. And move it did: Her first appearance on QVC helped the Miracle Mop sell out—more than 18,000 mops in less than a half an hour. © 2020 The Detroit News, a Digital First Media Newspaper. We all have similar needs, and I address them.". [15], Soon after she began appearing on QVC in 1992, Mangano began spending 120 hours a year on air. [8] Her hourly sales regularly top $1 million. [3] By the year 2000, the company was selling $10 million worth of Miracle Mops per year. The shoes are produced in conjunction with the Grasshoppers division of the Stride Rite Corporation. When Qurate announced the HSN cuts in October, it said Ingenious Designs was closing because jobs there duplicated work already being done inside the QVC offices in West Chester, Pa. Joy Mangano was born on Long Island, New York, on February 15, 1956, and raised in Huntington. [2][3] She was the president of Ingenious Designs, LLC, and appeared regularly on the US television shopping channel HSN until her departure in late 2018. She went on to invent several other products, and in 1999 she sold her company, which has hundreds of millions in sales, to HSN. With her own savings and investments from family and friends, she made a prototype and manufactured 1000 units. In 2017, she released her book Inventing Joy. The next level was found on TV, when in 1992 Mangano pitched the Miracle Mop to QVC executives. 99 List List Price $59.95 $ 59 . ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joy_Mangano&oldid=978745795, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2015, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2010, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 September 2020, at 18:24. On her own website, she continues to sell travel, closet organization, home and cleaning items. [21] Mangano and English debuted GreenPans on HSN on July 26, 2007, and sold 24,000 pieces in 4 hours. The film was released on Christmas Day 2015. She has since sold millions of Miracle Mops and has created scores of other products, such as Rolykit, Huggable Hangers and the Piatto Bakery Box. Pam Dawber is an American actress known for roles on such shows as ‘Mork & Mindy’ and ‘My Sister Sam.’. They include tennis star Serena Williams' line of jewelry, Frank Sepe fitness products, fashions from supermodel Iman,[13] products from Rosie O'Donnell,[19] Esteban guitars, and Who Knew? [8] "I think my products have been successful because they have mass appeal," she has said. Shop the latest Huggable Hangers at HSN.com. Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Mangano. [3] A HSN executive wrote that Mangano's success is due to her ability to convey her "passion, excitement and pride of every detail with her viewers. [11][12], Forever Fragrant – a line of home odor neutralizers including sticks, wickless candles, scent stands, finials, spheres, drawer liners, and shoe shapers. John Deere was an American inventor and manufacturer of agricultural equipment. [5][6], Mangano was born in 1956, in East Meadow, New York, to Italian-American parents. books by Bruce Lubin. “And at the same time, customers will continue to see other fresh, innovative brands come to HSN as we add to our product assortments and create engaging new customer experiences,” he said. [13], Comfort & Joy Textiles – bedding made from Supima cotton and down alternative with a reversible, zippered duvet cover and sheets that are attached to the bed skirt for removal and cleaning. She sold Ingenious Designs to USA Networks, the parent company of the Home Shopping Network, in 1999. The “Queen of HSN” — whose trajectory from single mom to millionaire spawned the 2015 film Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence — will “pursue other professional opportunities,” according to an HSN news release. They range from smaller duffel bags to a 22-inch (56-centimeter) portable dresser with removable drawers, as well as a briefcase and pet carrier. Her self-wringing Miracle Mop first shot Mangano to fame. While the bulk of the 350 job cuts were to the HSN headquarters in St. Petersburg, it also meant the end of Ingenious Designs, the Mangano-founded company in Long Island. Cleaning up after three kids is not often inspiring work, but Mangano took her frustration with one aspect of it, mopping, and spent a couple of years developing a product that would help take the sting out of the thankless task. $22.99 $ 22. [13] Mangano has sold more than 13 million pairs. Joy Mangano is one of today’s most-successful product inventors. News Joy Mangano, inventor of the Miracle Mop, leaves HSN after 20 years. [3] In 2009, she was ranked number 77 on Fast Company's list of The 100 Most Creative People in Business; and in 2010, she was included in their list of The 10 Most Creative Women in Business. [3], Huggable Hangers – velvet-flocked, no-slip hangers whose thin profile conserves closet space. [18], Mangano has partnered with celebrities and other television personalities to bring their products to HSN. "[8] After nearly two decades, she left HSN to pursue other professional opportunities. (1, Black) 4.6 out of 5 stars 78. In 2017, she released her book Inventing Joy. Mangano would go on to be known as an inventor of practical household products, and she got started with her ideas at an early age: While working at an animal hospital as a teenager, Mangano devised a fluorescent flea collar for cats and dogs to make them easily visible to cars at night (Hartz put a similar product on the market a year later).
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