{"id":398,"date":"2014-03-31T07:01:30","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T12:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2017-10-20T07:58:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T12:58:08","slug":"kari-block-an-agricultural-invention-that-earns-millions-for-not-killing-rodents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/kari-block-an-agricultural-invention-that-earns-millions-for-not-killing-rodents\/","title":{"rendered":"BWR 022: Kari Block: An Agricultural Invention That Earns Millions For NOT Killing Rodents"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9393\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-398-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3\">http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/?powerpress_pinw=398-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>How do you build a multi-million dollar business with rodents?<\/p>\n<h1>Listen to our Interview with Kari Block, Founder of Earth-Kind to find out!<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">From an early age, Kari Block was an environmental activist who understood the circle of life of all living things. \u00a0After a run-in with death, she did a lot of soul searching to figure out what she was meant to do. \u00a0Having married a farmer, she began to see opportunity all around her. \u00a0She developed her first product\u00a0<em>Fresh Cab<\/em> as a way to eliminate the huge mouse problem on the farms without killing them. \u00a0She is a creative inventor who has built a $5 million dollar business by creating a market (environmentally friendly products) in an industry where that didn&#8217;t exist at all. \u00a0Listen in for Kari&#8217;s incredible story on how she&#8217;s built Earth-Kind!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Kari&#8217;s Kick-A$$ Quotes:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our products are just really a vehicle for what we\u2019re ultimately doing which is creating a kinder earth for everybody.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Trust your gut and stick with the WHY!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I\u00a0hire people that I\u2019d go to the end of the earth for.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Katie&#8217;s Favorite Take-a-Ways<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Handicap Team Members Are Integral To Success<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Kari maintains a very robust team, many of whom are handicapped. \u00a0She realized that those who are handicapped often thoroughly enjoy repetitive and regular activities, which is a perfect fit for the manufacturing of Kari&#8217;s products. \u00a0The love and equality with which she integrates those with disabilities into her company is incredibly touching!<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Awesome Customer Service Creates Clients for Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kari is proud that they have less than 1% return rate. \u00a0And of those who\u00a0<em>do<\/em> call, their issue with the product inevitably is that they weren&#8217;t using it correctly. \u00a0What does her customer service team do? They guarantee that they will refund the money. \u00a0Then they go through and get to the bottom of why they weren&#8217;t satisfied, which usually leads to a tutorial on how to use it properly so they can get the best results. \u00a0AND they&#8217;ll send them another free product. \u00a0<a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SEGI8Q\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000SEGI8Q&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=buswomroc-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Kari&#8217;s Favorite Business Books<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anything written\u00a0<em>by Patrick\u00a0Lencioni!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Think and Grow Rich\u00a0<em>by Napoleon Hill<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Street Smarts: An All-Purpose Kit for Entrepreneurs\u00a0<em>by Norm Brodsky &amp; Bo Burlingham<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Click Below to Listen to one of Kari&#8217;s Favs for FREE!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrack.com\/impression.track?CID=102175&amp;AFID=305190&amp;ADID=671644&amp;SID=\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Find out more about Kari &amp; Earth-Kind!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.earth-kind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-399\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Earth-Kind.jpg\" alt=\"Earth-Kind\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9395\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-398-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3\">http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/?powerpress_pinw=398-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/Kari_Block_-_Earth-Kind.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHow do you build a multi-million dollar business with rodents? 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