#59: Joy Mangano - Inventor and Entrepreneur

No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

ABC News

Business, Careers

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2017

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Joy Mangano is the legendary inventor famously known for creating the Miracle Mop and countless other inventions including Huggable Hangers. She has invented and designed over $3 billion worth of products and is one of the best sellers in HSN and QVC history. Her story became widely known from David O’Rusell’s film 'Joy' where Mangano is played by Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, but for the first time she is telling her own story in her new book "Inventing Joy." Find out more about Joy: http://joymangano.com/ Congratulations to our No Limits Entrepreneur of the Week: Wendy Sachs, Author, Speaker and Media Strategist Find out more: http://wendysachs.com/ Want to be a featured NLEOTW? Know someone who should? Send your nominations to [email protected] Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It’s easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS: Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Rebecca, and you can hear new episodes of No Limits four days early on Tune In.
0:05.7	You might have heard that we launched our first episode of RJ Answers where I'm taking your
0:10.2	career questions. So if you want a chance to talk to me on No Limits about your career,
0:14.7	about questions, about your future, send me an email at No Limits with RJ Podcast at gmail.com.
0:21.1	I can't wait to hear from you.
0:23.7	I literally, I don't think if you put 10,000 people in a room and said,
0:27.4	does she have a shot at this?
0:28.9	You would get a unanimous 10,000 people saying she doesn't have a shot at this.
0:34.5	From ABC, it's No Limits.
0:37.4	I'm Rebecca Jarvis, and each week we're talking to the most bold and influential women playing at the top of their game,
0:44.8	trying to demystify success and what it really takes to get there and all the tradeoffs.
0:51.0	Whether you're looking for answers or you just want to hear a good story, you're in the
0:56.0	right place. On today's episode, you might remember her story from David O' Russell's film, Joy,
1:03.0	starring Jennifer Lawrence. But for the first time, Joy Mangano is telling her full story,
1:08.7	by herself. She's the woman behind the miracle mop and countless other
1:12.9	inventions that have generated more than $3 billion. So how did the once aspiring veterinarian
1:19.4	and single mother of three become one of the top sellers in HSN and QVC history? You're about to find out.
1:32.8	Joy Mangano, welcome to No Limits. Oh, I'm so excited to be here and I know No Limits.
1:39.5	Well, your career knows no limits. Legendary inventor, famously known for the Miracle Mop and many other inventions. Your life story is a movie. Joy played by none other than Jennifer Lawrence.
1:46.4	Your inventions have generated more than $3 billion.
1:50.4	Amazing.
1:50.8	$3 billion in sales around the world.
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