Who invented the mop wringer?
Who invented the mop wringer? Just ask Joy Mangano. Mangano, 65, invented the self-wringing Miracle Mop in the early 1990s and parlayed that into an entrepreneurial career spent selling home product inventions on television networks like HSN and QVC.
Just ask Joy Mangano. Mangano, 65, invented the self-wringing Miracle Mop in the early 1990s and parlayed that into an entrepreneurial career spent selling home product inventions on television networks like HSN and QVC.
What were some of Joy’s initial challenges when creating the product?
She identified the main problems: mops of the day were not absorbent enough for large spills, they suffered from poor manufacturing and would often fall apart after a few uses, and they were difficult to wring out.
How much of joy is true?
And although that premise aligns closely with Mangano’s life, Lawrence recently told TIME that the movie is only 50% inspired by Mangano. The other half, Lawrence says, comes from “David’s imagination and different daring women that have inspired him.”
What entrepreneur type characteristics did joy possess?
What all entrepreneurs can learn from famous inventor Joy Mangano
- 1) Don’t hesitate to put your creative ideas in motion. Joy always had a passion for invention and finding new ideas to help people.
- 2) Stay focused. After success locally and regionally, she took her product to QVC in 1992.
- 3) Believe in yourself.
