Her Invention Was Stolen by a Billion $ Company

Amanda Sima is a serial founder, inventor and entrepreneur who has built businesses in collegiate apparel, consumer products and now media.

Amanda shares how a vintage Ohio State sweater inspired her first company, how she got into the complex world of collegiate licensing, and what she learned from sourcing products internationally.

Then the conversation turns into a full founder thriller: Amanda explains how she created a patented disposable kids' cup lid, why she believed it could be a billion-dollar idea, and how a major corporation allegedly copied it after she shared the concept with a manufacturer.

We talk about patents, copycats, lawsuits, founder resilience, and why entrepreneurs have to turn pain into progress.