Inventor: Stella Rubinshteyn

I've been creating, inventing and selling things ever since I can remember. Dating back to my childhood years in Ukraine, I remember collecting sea shells on the beach, glueing and coloring them into fun little animals and reselling them in front of the house I grew up in to pedestrians walking to and from work. Fast forward a little over a decade later, I launched an e-commerce business the same month my first son was born and while studying for a CPA exam which I never took when my business took off and required all my time. Years later, I decided to create innovative, practical, multi-purpose and hip baby gear products that help solve everyday problems and make parents and childrens lives easier and gave birth to Tivoli Couture.

Now, Tivoli Couture is an award winning baby gear and accessories company dedicated to creating innovative and utilitarian juvenile products for discriminating parents demanding quality, attractiveness, ingenuity and function. In the days when consumers are checking out price tags, our goal was to create basic luxuries parents use daily at attractive price points with products Made in the USA.

Inventor: DEBORAH ESTIS GREENSPAN, President, Dr. Doormat, Inc.

Debbie Estis Greenspan, a lifelong allergy sufferer, grew up on 40 acres in upstate New York.  Her family has owned and operated a private sleep away camp there for 48 years, since Debbie was 3 months old.  This lifetime experience lead her to pursue a degree in the hospitality industry.  With a BS degree from the School of Hospitality at (FIU) Florida International University in Miami and a continuation education degree from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.  Debbie took many classes including Sanitation and Housekeeping.  Although she once flirted with the idea of pursuing a career as an Executive Housekeeper in a large hotel, it was clear her interest and skills in sales and marketing would serve her well.  Mrs. Greenspan has been involved with every aspect of sales and marketing for the hotel industry for over 20 years.  From 1995 to 1998 Debbie was a member of the faculty of Cornell University School of Hotel Administration’s Executive Education program teaching the Basics of Hotel Sales.  As a principal and founder of Driving Revenue an international marketing consulting firm, Debbie and her sister (partner) created and implemented unique revenue management tools and consulting services for the hotel and resort industry all over the world.   

Driving Revenue was purchased by Pegasus Solutions, Inc. in August of 1998, where Mrs. Greenspan acted as Vice President of Sales for the Business Intelligence division during a transition period.  In 1999 Debbie was married to Jerry Greenspan in Washington DC and moved into their home in North Bethesda, Maryland.  Their daughter Haley was born on January 15, 2002 and son Marshall was born on January 14, 2003.  As a first time Mom in 2002, Debbie  became increasingly concerned about the toxins, pesticides and harmful pollutants that were tracked in on the floor.  It was exactly this revelation that led her down a two year path of research, consulting a team of home environmental experts and microbiologists to see what could be done about the problem.  These efforts marked the beginning of her road to “Dr. Doormat.“   Debbie runs her business while taking care of her two children full time.