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An Infomercial Could Be In Inventor’s Future

Tara Brown of Pacific Beach is an ophthalmologist, wife and mother of two young children, which makes her mornings quite busy.

She also has become an inventor. “I have this fantasy that I no longer own a blow dryer or a flat iron,” she said, almost apologetically, as if she’s the only person to wish for that.

Brown invented the sleep styler, which dries and styles your hair while you sleep. She and her husband Jason, a cardiologist, built seven prototypes over four months. They showed off their work last month at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel at the Response Expo (think TV infomercials and “as seen on TV” products).

Tara and her sleep styler were a big hit. She and Jason have been offered a licensing contract for exclusive market testing rights and are considering several other options. Though she is a long way from cashing on her crazy idea, you can imagine Tara now has sweet dreams while her hair dries.

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San Diego State University just handed out 9,600 degrees for its Class of 2015. Business-related degrees dominate the most popular degree list, holding down spots No. 3-7. The second most popular degree was criminal justice, and No. 1 was psychology. Beyond business, there’s a lot of effort and thought on the mesa going into why some of us do the things we do.

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DTZ, we hardly knew ye…

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According to international hotel industry leader Ed Fuller of Laguna Strategic Advisors, 9.6 percent of the world GDP is from tourism/hospitality. That was a jaw-dropping number to some of us at CCIM’s 22nd annual San Diego Hospitality Industry Outlook event.

The growth of the middle class in China alone translates to a five-fold increase in Chinese tourists coming to America in the next six years. “Airlift” from China to LAX is up 44 percent. San Diego’s only direct flight to Asia lands in Tokyo. No wonder Joe Terzi, president and CEO of the San Diego Tourism Authority, and other tourism stakeholders are so keen on getting a direct flight to China.

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With the Citizens Stadium Advisory Group due this week to recommendation on a stadium financing plan, it’s a good time to gaze into my crystal ball. My vision is 2020 (the year, not my visual acuity), and I see the Los Angeles Rams playing in Inglewood. The Chargers are playing a home game in a new stadium in Mission Valley against the St. Louis Raiders. I see a shopping mall under construction in Carson. It’s all so clear now.

Editor-in-Chief Nels Jensen can be reached via njensen@sdbj.com or 858-277-6897.

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