Joy Mangano. An inspirational success story

The fate of Joey Mangano has never been simple. She went through a difficult life, before her invention was won by millions of fans around the world. A single mother with a strong character and unbending will was able to prove that talent and perseverance are capable of creating things that we no longer want to part with.

Joy Mangano. Biography

Joey was born on February 15, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. In the family of an Italian and an American. Joy's childhood years passed in Huntington, on the northwest coast of Long Island.

Baby Joy was a very gifted and creative child. I was fond of origami, I drew, I did sculptures. Her talent as an inventor manifested itself in her childhood. So, at the age of twelve, the girl decided that it would be much better if their home toaster could not only cook crispy bread, but also bake products. The idea failed - the refined toaster exploded the first time it was turned on, but it only added courage to the little inventor to continue trying.

Small setbacks and high hopes

The Mangano family needed money, and already in their teens, Joey starts working at a veterinary clinic in Huntington. It is here that she is visited by the idea of making a fluorescent collar from fleas that glows in the dark and saves life at night.

Joy did not realize her idea. A year later a similar product was released by Hartz Mountain Industries and was able to earn millions of dollars on it.

Another failure did not break her spirit. On the example of Hartz Mountain, Joy was convinced that her ideas could be commercially successful in the market, but serious investments are required for their implementation.

The crisis in the family

After graduation, Joy enters Pace University, a private university in New York, which ends in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

In the same year she marries Anthony Mirana. Marriage will not be happy. The couple are born three wonderful children - Christie, Robin and Jacqueline - but in 1989, Tony and Joy will decide to divorce.

In her marriage, Joy was forced to work on several jobs at once to feed her family. So, for her many years of career, she managed to be a waitress, a ticket booking manager at the airport, even trying to sell wine she made herself.

His Majesty the Case

After parting with her husband, the financial condition of Mangano was very difficult. It is in this difficult period of life that the one million dollar idea appears that will glorify it all over the world. His Majesty the Case helped. During the evening gatherings with friends, one of the guests breaks a glass of wine. Joy tries to collect the shards with a rag and severely injures his hands. It was at that moment that she was visited by the idea of creating a self-squeezing mop, which she did not have to touch with her hands.

Miracle Mop

Joy caught the idea of realizing her idea! With the help of her family, friends and her own savings, she invests $ 100,000 in the new business and in 1991 she creates the first 100 prototypes in Deer Park's store.

Miracle Mop - the so-called new invention, which is a plastic construction with a squeezing mechanism and a cleaning surface made of cotton threads.

The novice inventor tries to sell the first copies at exhibitions and at local shops of Log Island, but things are going badly. In the first year, you can earn only $ 10,000.

Breakthrough

Joy does not despair and decides to make a deal with the QVC television store to sell the first thousand copies. The TV company records its commercial, but the miracle-mop Joy Mangano is sold poorly. The channel even plans to break the contract and return the unreached samples to the inventor. But Joy does not give up and asks to give her the opportunity to appear on the air herself. And the incredible happens. In the first 20 minutes of the air, she manages to sell a record 18,000 copies! Incredible charisma, stunning charm, Italian temperament and passion for his work accomplished a real miracle!

A real success

After the first airtime, Miracle Mop sales continue to beat records. Since 1995, a miracle-mop brought Mangano 1 000 000 dollars a year. Her American dream came true, but Joy did not think to stop there.

In 1991, she founded her company Arma Products, later renamed to Ingenius Designs.

In 1999, Joy sells Ingenius Designs to the American company Home Shopping Network (HSN), but retains the post of president of the subsidiary company. In 2000, her company sells Miracle Mop for $ 10 million a year.

Joy Mangano. Inventions

Joy's success story began and, it seems, will never end. Following the Miracle Mop were followed by other, no less useful and popular, inventions.

Huggable Hangers - elegant hangers with non-slip corduroy shoulders - also an invention of the brilliant Joy. Huggable Hangers were recognized as the best seller of the year in 2010. A total of 300 million copies were sold.

Forever Fragrant is a line of fragrances. January 31, 2010 beat the record sales HSN - for the day was sold 180 000 pieces!

Clothes It All Luggage System is a unique handbag organizer, extremely popular in the US due to its convenience.

In total, Joy Mangano has more than 100 patents for inventions, she fully realized herself as a talented and commercially successful inventor.

In 1997, Joy became the entrepreneur of the year, according to Ernst & Young.

In 2007 she took 77th place in the list of "100 most creative people in business", and in 2010 she was included in the list of "10 most creative women entrepreneurs".

In 2015, Joy was shot based on the life of Joy Mangano. Biography of the inventor was put in the basis of the script. Actress starring Jennifer Lawrence received the Golden Globe for Best Actress.

Joy Mangano was realized not only in business. She has a big and strong family. Joy is a happy mother and grandmother. Kristi and Robin work in the company of their mother, and Jacqueline is a model and journalist. Joy has maintained a good relationship with her ex-husband Tony and considers him his best friend.

Charming, sincere, incredible charismatic Joy Mangano is a cult figure in the United States of America. With her example, she inspires millions of young dreamers to accomplish, conquer and win. Its success proves that faith in oneself, inexhaustible optimism and perseverance are capable of conquering any peaks!