Financial executive adds inventor to resume

Ken Kwiatkowski’s first invention stems from his individual frustration over a product. But getting to market has shown him the value of a team.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 11:54 a.m. June 12, 2021
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Lori Sax. Inventor Ken Kwiatkowski’s product, the Grasshole, is sold in three Sarasota area Ace Hardware locations and online.
Lori Sax. Inventor Ken Kwiatkowski’s product, the Grasshole, is sold in three Sarasota area Ace Hardware locations and online.
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After a career as a top financial executive for a variety of organizations, from an air-conditioning company to the Sarasota Opera, Ken Kwiatkowski, 59, recently added something new to his resume: inventor.

 

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