Joel Thomas, Co-Founder

Joel is one of the founders of Maven Products and currently holds the responsibilities of product development.

Joel is an inventor, electronics guru and an all around product snob.  His passion for electronics began as a young child fixing broken HAM radios for extra cash.  Since his early years he has worked in a variety of roles ranging from product development to sales at large and small corporations in several industries.  His experience covers product companies, services businesses and retail organizations.

Joel holds a B.A in Economics from the University of California Los Angeles.

Joel's favorite invented products include Tivo, Teflon, and the iPod.

joel.thomas@mavenproducts.com
Tod, Advisor

Tod is an acting advisor to Maven Products and currently supports efforts in product licensing and manufacturing.

Tod has worked as both an entrepreneur and a corporate executive in a wide range of industries.  Tod is currently the Director of Business Development at Spoke Software, a leading enterprise software in Silicon Valley.  Previously, Tod worked in marketing and finance at the Universal Music Group.  Prior to that, Tod was an investment banker with Robertson Stephens, a premier technology investment bank, focused on Internet and Communciations Services invesments.  

Tod holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.

Tod's favorite invented products include Velcro, the OXO line, Koosh balls, Red Bull and LidRock.

tod@mavenproducts.com
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