MAKO Partners with Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition 2020!

One of the most important values at MAKO Design + Invent as a Toronto product design firm is to encourage, support, and take part in as many initiatives as possible that help others in their quest for product design, product development, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Since MAKO began as a small business being driven by our CEO, Kevin Mako, who had the vision at a young age to establish MAKO Design + Invent as one of the first Toronto product design firms catering to the needs of home inventors and small businesses, we make sure to give back as much as possible!

As we explore the newer venues of design, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Toronto, we try to sponsor as many establishments as possible, including academic institutions!

About Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition

Queen’s University is a university based in Kingston, Ontario. Its impressive business program has educated some of the brightest and most talented business students in Canada. Queen’s University hosts a variety of different programs, events and opportunities for its students and one of them is the Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition, which helps encourage and give entrepreneurial experience to its business students.

Each year, the QEC team receives hundreds of business plan submissions from around the globe and chooses 15 teams to be invited to Toronto to pitch their business plans to a panel of Canadian business leaders. Our CEO, Kevin Mako, was invited to be on the panel as a leader of one of the top Toronto Product Design Firms. The final weekend of QEC is a vibrant exchange of ideas and innovation! It’s a great opportunity to make new professional and personal connections.

Did you know that our CEO, Kevin Mako, was nominated for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards? Learn more here!

Toronto Product Design Firm, MAKO Design + Invent, Sponsors the QEC

Being a top Toronto product design firm comes with a number of duties and the responsibility to be involved as much as possible in the opportunities that surround our community in terms of ideas, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The QEC is a perfect opportunity that MAKO was glad to take part in and sponsor because we firmly believe in supporting students and aspiring entrepreneurs with the chance to learn and test their skills within the trade.

We love to hear about new ideas and innovations that come from the bright minds of the youth. Not only do we love to have the chance to connect with other leaders driving innovation and their businesses, but being able to help inform and inspire students is just as important to MAKO Design + Invent’s philosophy.

Supporting youth is important for the future of our businesses, design world and society. As a sponsor for the QEC, we were honoured to be able to provide the top 3 winning teams with an hour of consulting on the future of their entrepreneurial venture and business goals.

Kevin Mako on Running a Top Toronto Product Design Firm

Our CEO, Kevin Mako, is very passionate about being able to connect, meet, and share his passion for entrepreneurship and design. For this reason, Kevin has spent a good amount of his career taking part in different public speaking opportunities to talk to others about his experience and expertise in running a top Toronto product design firm.

Explaining what makes a successful business, product, and design are all areas in which Kevin has gained extensive knowledge and extensive firsthand experience in order to help inform and educate others who are equally as interested in these fields.

Kevin hopes that with his lifetime experiences, he will be able to help and inspire as much as possible the design and entrepreneurial community around him to strive and accomplish their goals in the most beneficial way possible.

Being a sponsor for the QEC is another great opportunity that aligns with Kevin’s passions. It provided him with the opportunity to not only meet other leaders like himself but also the future of these fields from the ambitious students chosen to attend the QEC competition weekend.

Check out some of Kevin’s top tips for small businesses!

A few shots of our CEO, Kevin Mako, speaking at QEC2020!

If you have a great new invention and you’d like to learn more about this process, get in touch with MAKO today and visit our website to find out more. Or feel free to give us a call at 1-888-806-MAKO, and we can set you up on a call with our product analyst!

About: MAKO Design + Invent is the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors. Simply put, we are the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. We operate as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto). We have full-stack in-house industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent referral, prototyping, and manufacturing services. To assist our startup and inventor clients, in addition to above, we help with business strategy, product strategy, marketing, and sales/distribution for all consumer product categories. Also, our founder Kevin Mako hosts The Product Startup Podcast, the industry's leading hardware podcast. Check it out for tips, interviews, and best practices for hardware startups, inventors, and product developers. Click HERE to learn more about MAKO Design + Invent!