To conclude our interview, I offered Jodi a post of her own, free reign to say whatever she wanted about whatever she wanted. Well, Jodi lost her job during the American Inventor competition. But as you’d expect from someone with her enthusiasm and optimism, she sees this as an opportunity to get a public speaking career off the ground.
As a Clinical Therapist, Inventor, Award winning Author, and Bald Woman for the past twenty years, Jodi Pliszka LIVES her motivational, inspirational topics.
Jodi beat out 10,000 other inventors on ABC’S AMERICAN INVENTOR with her ability to speak passionately and intelligently. After …read more

Today, we conclude our Mother’s Day interview with Jodi Pliszka. Part 1 and Part 2 were posted earlier in the week, and tomorrow will conclude with a guest post from Jodi. We finish the interview by discussing her experience on American Inventor.

Baldiness.com: How did you hear about the show? What pushed you to audition?
Jodi: I heard about the show from a postcard that was sent to me. I had been trying to get my product manufactured for years. That is what pushed me to the audition.
B: I’m sure you learned a ton about the process, from development to production …read more

Today, we continue our Mother’s Day interview with Jodi Pliszka. In Part 1, we talked about Baldness. Today we discuss Motherhood.

Baldiness.com: Tell me a little about your family life. Here’s a chance to brag about your daughter, something no parent can resist.
Jodi: I have the strongest relationship with my parents and of course, my “mini-me” daughter, Jessica who is 10 going on 15. She is wonderfully supportive of me. In a recent interview on TV she told the reporter that her mom is brilliant!
Jess wants to be an author and inventor like her mom – and is …read more

To honor Mother’s Day, I wanted to do something special here at Baldiness.com. I was delighted when Jodi Pliszka, mother, author and finalist on American Inventor, agreed to an interview. The interview will be running each afternoon over the next several days. It will conclude with a guest post from Jodi on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14th.
The interview was conducted via email, and we began with the obvious subject: Baldness.
Baldiness.com: Could you briefly recap your alopecia? When did you start losing your hair? When did you become “bald?” What, if any, counter-measures did you take?
Jodi: My hair loss …read more

After making the Final 12, Jodi is headed home.
Peter, her AI judge, said she is the most inspirational person he’s ever met. Her test groups – one women who lost their hair during cancer treatment; the other a group of firemen – both liked the product. In the end, though, I think it was cost and mass market appeal that did her in.
Be sure to check out Jodi’s Headline It website!
Ed, inventor of the Word Ace, advanced.