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For Immediate Release
May 7, 2008
For more information, please contact:
Marjory Wentworth, 843-971-6930, Marjory@fluencycreative.com, Jessica Bundschuh, 843-597-3728, Jessica@fluencycreative.com, or Emily Ford at emilypittardford@hotmail.com
Grill Charms™, the Hottest New Accessory in Grilling Products Three Collections Make Perfect Father’s Day Gift
CHARLESTON, SC – Fathers can be tricky to buy a gift for when it comes to choosing the perfect Father’s Day gift each year. Instead of picking out a new golf shirt or a tool that may sit unused in the garage, why not check out a fun new grilling accessory that Dad will not only enjoy but also value when it comes time to grill for the whole family. Grill Charms™ are the hottest new accessory in grilling products, and any one of the three available collections would make the perfect Father’s Day gift this June.
Grill Charms™ are dime-sized and affixed to your chicken, fish, steak, pork or even vegetables in order to differentiate items from others on the grill. This gives grillers the opportunity to cook their meat to the preferred temperature, season their chicken with as much or as little spice as they like and avoid health or allergy issues all together prior to cooking. This is something that all Dads are sure to appreciate since it will take all the guess-work out of the grilling process.
“People always come into the store looking for updated grilling products or accessories,” says Danielle Wecksler, General Manager of Charleston Cooks. “Customers are finding that Grill Charms™ are the ‘must-have’ new grilling accessory that dads need to have on hand for this year’s grilling season.”
Created by Leslie Haywood, a stay-at-home mom turned entrepreneur from South Carolina, Grill Charms™ are similar in concept to the wine charm. Each charm is made of high quality heat conducting stainless steel with a serrated stem to keep the charm secure in the meat while grilling or broiling and a decorative head designed to differentiate your food from others.
Haywood currently has three collections of Grill Charms™ available, all of which dads will find equally beneficial to have on hand – The Steak Collection, The Spicy Collection and the signature Charmed Life Collection. Each collection comes packaged with six charms per box and is designed to meet varying needs. The Steak Collection allows you to differentiate your preferred steak temperature; the Spicy Collection is the answer to a griller’s dilemma when it comes to telling the spicy meat from the non-spicy meat; and the Charmed Life Collection allows family members to season their meat to their preferred taste prior to grilling.
A business woman prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her first child, Leslie Haywood is dedicated to delivering an excellent end product. Haywood is currently in the process of developing subsequent collections and looks forward to introducing those collections to consumers. For more information about Grill Charms™ or to order, please visit the website at www.grillcharms.com
Leslie Haywood is available for interviews.
If you are a member of the media and would like a grill charms sample, please contact us!
For Immediate Release
April 5, 2008
For more information, please contact:
Marjory Wentworth, 843-971-6930, Marjory@fluencycreative.com, Jessica Bundschuh, 843-597-3728, Jessica@fluencycreative.com, or Emily Ford at emilypittardford@hotmail.com
Grill Charms™, This Year’s Hottest New Groomsman Gift
CHARLESTON, SC – Each year, brides and grooms search for the perfect gift to thank each of their bridesmaids and groomsmen for their part in making the wedding day such an unforgettable occasion. The gift should be both memorable and useful and one that will be enjoyed beyond the day of the wedding. Charleston entrepreneur, Leslie Haywood, recently introduced Grill Charms™, a gift item that is sure to be a hit for groomsmen.
New to the grilling industry, Grill Charms™ are dime-sized and affixed to your chicken, fish, steak, pork or even vegetables in order to differentiate items from others on the grill. This gives grillers the opportunity to cook their meat to the preferred temperature, season their chicken with as much or as little spice as they like and avoid health or allergy issues altogether prior to cooking.
“The wedding season is upon us now that spring is here, and that means lots of weddings start taking place in town,” says Danielle Wecksler, General Manager of Charleston Cooks. “I’ve had multiple brides and grooms come into the store looking for unique gifts for their wedding party, and, since grilling is always popular, customers are finding that Grill Charms™ are the perfect groomsman’s gift.”
Grill Charms™ are similar in concept to the wine charm. Each charm is made of high quality heat conducting stainless steel with a serrated stem to keep the charm secure in the meat while grilling or broiling and a decorative head designed to differentiate your food from others.
“When I came up with the idea for Grill Charms™, I hoped people would get excited about the product and want to share it with their friends,” said Leslie Haywood, founder of Grill Charms™. “Grill Charms™ are a unique gift idea for your groomsmen that will make grilling easier for them and less complicated. The charms even come packaged in a small box that is easy to wrap and transport if you have been given the product as a gift.”
Haywood currently has two collections, The Steak Collection and The Spicy Collection, available that make a unique and perfect gift for the men in your wedding party. Groomsmen will particularly enjoy The Spicy Collection, which is the answer to a griller’s dilemma when it comes to telling the spicy meat from the non-spicy meat. The Steak Collection allows individuals to differentiate their preferred steak temperature by affixing one of four different charms prior to cooking. Decorative heads are detailed with peppers representing varying degrees of heat (Mild, Medium and Spicy) in The Spicy Collection and with an ‘R’ for rare cooking, a ‘MR’ for medium rare cooking, an ‘M’ for medium cooking and a ‘MW’ for medium well cooking in The Steak Collection. All charms come packaged with six charms per box.
Since the introduction of the first two collections of Grill Charms™, the product has been featured in a variety of local, regional and national media, including three segments on the Donny Deutsch show, “The Big Idea,” on CNBC. Her second appearance on the show highlighted Grill Charms™ in the show’s special segment called “Will it Play in Peoria?” Citizens of Peoria, which has a reputation of being representative of the rest of the country, provided valuable opinions and feedback about four new products, Grill Charms™ included, and Grill Charms™ came out on top as the product consumers were most likely to purchase. 80% of those surveyed said that they personally would purchase the product.
“Throughout the past two years, I have found inspiration from the Donny Deutsch show as he regularly invites budding entrepreneurs to visit his show to demonstrate their products,” said Leslie Haywood, founder of Charmed Life Products and Grill Charms™. “Having received such positive feedback from individuals in Peoria and other entrepreneurs further validates the strength of the product.”
A business woman prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her first child, Leslie Haywood is dedicated to delivering an excellent end product. While The Steak Collection and the Spicy Collection are the first collections offered to consumers, Haywood is currently in the process of developing subsequent future collections. For more information about Grill Charms™ or to order, please visit the website at www.grillcharms.com
Leslie Haywood is available for interviews.
If you are a member of the media and would like a grill charms sample, please contact us!
For Immediate Release
February 28, 2008
For more information, please contact:
Marjory Wentworth, 843-971-6930, Marjory@fluencycreative.com, Jessica Bundschuh, 843-597-3728, Jessica@fluencycreative.com, or Emily Ford at emilypittardford@hotmail.com
Grill Charms™, the Hottest New Accessory in Grilling Products
CHARLESTON, SC – Southerners are fortunate enough to enjoy an extended grilling season as the weather often warms in early March, and temperatures remain pleasant well into the fall. With all the grilling that takes place throughout the year, it is essential for every home to have an optimum supply of grilling tools and accessories.
“People have already begun coming into the store looking for updated grilling products,” says Danielle Wecksler, General Manager of Charleston Cooks. “Customers are finding that Grill Charms™ are the ‘must-have’ new grilling accessory that they need to have on hand for this year’s grilling season.”
New to the industry, Grill Charms™ are dime-sized and affixed to your chicken, fish, steak, pork or even vegetables in order to differentiate items from others on the grill. This gives grillers the opportunity to cook their meat to the preferred temperature, season their chicken with as much or as little spice as they like and avoid health or allergy issues all together prior to cooking.
Created by Leslie Haywood, a stay-at-home mom turned entrepreneur from South Carolina, Grill Charms™ are similar in concept to the wine charm. Each charm is made of high quality heat conducting stainless steel with a serrated stem to keep the charm secure in the meat while grilling or broiling and a decorative head designed to differentiate your food from others.
“My product is designed to make grilling easier and less complicated. No more worries about the mixing up the spicy food from the non-spicy food. No more worries about over- or under-cooking meat,” said Leslie Haywood, founder of Grill Charms™. “The idea of Grill Charms™ came really unexpectedly while grilling one evening. After a mix-up of the spicy chicken and the non-spicy chicken, I said that there had to be an easy way to differentiate the meats from one another on the grill. I thought of the idea of charms, and that was it. I was determined to make the idea work, and here it is a reality.”
The first collection of Grill Charms™ available to consumers was designed to aid in cooking meat to its desired temperature. The Steak Collection allows individuals to differentiate their preferred steak temperature by affixing one of four different charms prior to cooking. Grill Charms™ in The Steak Collection come packaged with six charms per box. Included are two ‘R’ charms for rare cooking, two ‘MR’ charms for medium rare cooking, one ‘M’ for medium cooking and one ‘MW’ for medium well cooking.
The second available collection, the Spicy Collection, is the answer to a griller’s dilemma when it comes to telling the spicy meat from the non-spicy meat. Also packaged with six charms per box, the decorative heads are detailed with peppers representing varying degrees of heat (Mild, Medium and Spicy).
Since the introduction of the first two collections of Grill Charms™, the product has been featured in a variety of media, including two segments on the Donny Deutsch show, “The Big Idea,” on CNBC. Her first appearance highlighted Grill Charms™ in the show’s regular “One Minute to Millions” segment. Shortly thereafter, Grill Charms™ were once again highlighted in a special segment called “Will it Play in Peoria?” Citizens of Peoria, which has a reputation of being representative of the rest of the country, provided valuable opinions and feedback about four new products, Grill Charms™ included, and Grill Charms™ came out on top as the product consumers were most likely to purchase. 80% of those surveyed said that they personally would purchase the product.
“Throughout the past two years, I have found inspiration from the Donny Deutsch show as he regularly invites budding entrepreneurs to visit his show to demonstrate their products,” said Leslie Haywood, founder of Charmed Life Products and Grill Charms™. “Having received such positive feedback from individuals in Peoria and other entrepreneurs further validates the strength of the product.”
A business woman prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her first child, Leslie Haywood is dedicated to delivering an excellent end product. While The Steak Collection and the Spicy Collection are the first collections offered to consumers, Haywood is currently in the process of developing three subsequent collections, many of which will be available for purchase by late 2008. For more information about Grill Charms™ or to order, please visit the website at www.grillcharms.com
Leslie Haywood is available for interviews.
If you are a member of the media and would like a grill charms sample, please contact us!
For Immediate Release
February 7, 2008
For more information, please contact:
Marjory Wentworth, 843-971-6930, Marjory@fluencycreative.com, Jessica Bundschuh, 843-597-3728, Jessica@fluencycreative.com, or Emily Ford at emilypittardford@hotmail.com
Grill Charms™, the Perfect Gift for Your Valentine
CHARLESTON, SC – When you hit the local stores looking for that perfect Valentine gift this year, check out the newest grilling product that has hit the shelves – Grill Charms™. The grillers in your life will appreciate this practical gift and will soon wonder what they ever did without this product. Made of high quality heat conducting stainless steel, Grill Charms™ are easily affixed to your chicken, fish, steak, pork or even vegetables prior to grilling to differentiate items from others on the grill. Once affixed, season and cook your meat as desired without concern over confusing entrees while grilling.
“We’re excited to offer this fantastic new product to our customers,” said Danielle Wecksler, General Manager of Charleston Cooks. “If you’re looking for a great gift idea, Grill Charms™ are the perfect gift. Everyone will benefit from having a set or two of Grill Charms™ since grilling season and outdoor parties are nearly here.”
This must-have new grilling product which was featured on a recent segment of the Donny Deutsch show, “The Big Idea,” on CNBC, was invented by stay-at-home mom turned entrepreneur, Leslie Haywood. Consumers can choose from two different collections of Grill Charms™, The Steak Collection and The Spicy Collection, that give grillers the opportunity to cook their meat to the preferred temperature, season their chicken with as much or as little spice as they like and avoid health or allergy issues all together prior to cooking. Both collections come packaged with six charms per box.
Created by Charmed Life Products, a company formed by Haywood in 2006, Grill Charms™ are similar in concept to the wine charm. Each charm is the size of a dime with a decorative head to differentiate your food from others and a serrated stem to keep the charm secure in the meat while grilling or broiling.
“My ah-ha moment came really unexpectedly,” said Leslie Haywood, founder of Charmed Life Products and Grill Charms™. “While grilling one evening with my husband and several close friends, my husband mixed up the spicy chicken with the non-spicy chicken, and I said that there had to be an easy way to differentiate the meats from one another on the grill. I thought of the idea of charms, and that was it. I was determined to make the idea work, and nearly two years later, it has become a reality.”
One of the most exciting things is that The Steak Collection can be purchased at businesses located throughout the Charleston area, making it easy to stock up on this soon-to-be essential grilling accessory. Wherever you live, Grill Charms™ are likely to be found within close proximity to your home.
Zinnia in Mt. Pleasant’s Belle Hall Shopping Center
Charleston Cooks, located at 194 E. Bay Street in downtown Charleston
In Good Taste, located at 1901 Ashley River Road in West Ashley
Laura Alberts: Tasteful Options, located on Daniel Island
Settings LLC in the Terrace Shopping Center on James Island
Firehouse Casual Living, located on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant
In addition, Grill Charms™ are also available at Fireplace Warehouse in Denver, Colorado (www.fireplacewarehouses.com) and via the Internet at three websites including www.grillcharms.com
A business woman prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her first child, Leslie Haywood is dedicated to delivering an excellent end product. While The Steak Collection and the Spicy Collection are the first collections offered to consumers, Haywood is currently in the process of developing three subsequent collections, many of which will be available for purchase by late 2008. For more information about Grill Charms™ or to order, please visit the website at www.grillcharms.com
Leslie Haywood is available for interviews.
If you are a member of the media and would like a grill charms sample, please contact us!
For Immediate Release
January 15, 2008
For more information, please contact:
Marjory Wentworth, 843-971-6930, Marjory@fluencycreative.com, Jessica Bundschuh, 843-597-3728, Jessica@fluencycreative.com, or Emily Ford at emilypittardford@hotmail.com
Local Entrepreneur to Appear on Donny Deutsch's "The Big Idea"
CHARLESTON, SC - Leslie Haywood, a local stay-at-home mom turned entrepreneur, recently introduced her first two collections of Grill Charms™, the newest phenomenon in grilling products, and they have immediately become the "must-have" new product. Grill Charms™. In fact, the new product, and the dynamic personality behind it, has already attracted national attention. Leslie Haywood will appear in an upcoming segment of the Donny Deutsch show, "The Big Idea," on CNBC on January 29th, 2008.
CNBC Appearance:
Leslie Haywood will discuss her experience of bringing a product to market in the "One Million to Millions" segment on "The Big Idea," "your roadmap to the American Dream." She will travel to the studio in New York to tape the show on January 29th, 2008 and it will air later that evening at 10pm on CNBC.
Attracting the attention of a marketing guru like Donny Deutsch excites Leslie who credits Deutsch with motivating her, and the many entrepreneurs like her, nightly on his CNBC show. As AskMen.com said in a recent "Man of the Week," "Donny Deutsch's outspoken attitude, coupled with his pop-culture slant, makes watching him discuss hot topics on The Big Idea more engaging than watching many other television talking heads."
Product Background:
Once affixed to your chicken, fish, steak, pork or even vegetables, Grill Charms™ allow individuals to differentiate their item from others on the grill. This gives grillers the opportunity to cook their meat to the preferred temperature, season their chicken with as much or as little spice as they like and avoid health or allergy issues all together prior to cooking.
Created by Charmed Life Products, a company formed by Haywood in 2006, Grill Charms™ are similar in concept to the wine charm. Each charm is made of high quality heat conducting stainless steel and is the size of a dime. The decorative head differentiates your food from others, and the serrated stem keeps the charm secure in the meat while grilling or broiling.
Product Inception:
"My ah-ha moment came really unexpectedly," said Leslie Haywood, founder of Charmed Life Products and Grill Charms™. "While grilling one evening with my husband and several close friends, my husband mixed up the spicy chicken with the non-spicy chicken, and I said that there had to be an easy way to differentiate the meats from one another on the grill. I thought of the idea of charms, and that was it. I was determined to make the idea work, and 18 months later, it has become a reality."
The first collection of Grill Charms™ available to consumers was designed to aid in cooking meat to its desired temperature. The Steak Collection allows individuals to differentiate their preferred steak temperature by affixing one of four different charms prior to cooking. Grill Charms™ in The Steak Collection come packaged with six charms per box. Included are two 'R' charms for rare cooking, two 'MR' charms for medium rare cooking, one 'M' for medium cooking and one 'MW' for medium well cooking.
The second available collection, the Spicy Collection, is the answer to a griller's dilemma when it comes to telling the spicy meat from the non-spicy meat. Also packaged with six charms per box, the decorative heads are detailed with peppers representing varying degrees of heat (Mild, Medium and Spicy).
The Woman Behind the Product:
A business woman prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her first child, Leslie Haywood is dedicated to delivering an excellent end product. While The Steak Collection and the Spicy Collection are the first collections offered to consumers, Haywood is currently in the process of developing three subsequent collections, many of which will be available for purchase by late 2008. For more information about Grill Charms™ or to order, please visit the website at www.grillcharms.com
Leslie Haywood is available for interviews.
If you are a member of the media and would like a grill charms sample, please contact us!
For Immediate Release
December 11, 2007
For more information, please contact:
Marjory Wentworth, 843-971-6930, Marjory@fluencycreative.com, Jessica Bundschuh, 843-597-3728, Jessica@fluencycreative.com, or Emily Ford at emilypittardford@hotmail.com
Grill Charms™, the Perfect Stocking Stuffer for the Griller in Your Life
CHARLESTON, SC - When you head out to shop for items to fill your stockings this holiday season, make sure to check out Grill Charms™, the perfect stocking stuffer for the griller in your life. Leslie Haywood, a stay-at-home mom turned entrepreneur, recently introduced the first collection of Grill Charms™, the newest phenomenon in grilling products, and retailers throughout the Charleston area have been clamoring to be the first to offer the product to consumers.
"Grill Charms™ were an immediate hit with our customers. They are the perfect size to slip into your husband's stocking or wrap up and give to a friend," said Danielle Wecksler, General Manager of Charleston Cooks. "We ordered our first cases of The Steak Collection just after Thanksgiving, and they've been such a hot gift item that we've already put in a reorder for more."
Created by Charmed Life Products, Grill Charms™ are similar in concept to the wine charm. Each charm is made of high quality heat conducting stainless steel and is the size of a dime. The decorative head differentiates your food from others, and the serrated stem keeps the charm secure in the meat while grilling or broiling. Once affixed to your steak, this first collection of Grill Charms™ allows individuals to differentiate their preferred steak temperature prior to cooking. Included are two 'R' charms for rare cooking, two 'MR' charms for medium rare cooking, one 'M' for medium cooking and one 'MW' for medium well cooking.
One of the most exciting things is that The Steak Collection can be purchased at businesses located throughout the Charleston area, making it easy to stock up on this soon-to-be essential grilling accessory. Wherever you live, Grill Charms™ are likely to be found within close proximity to your home.
- Zinnia in Mt. Pleasant's Belle Hall Shopping Center
- Charleston Cooks, located at 194 E. Bay Street in downtown Charleston
- In Good Taste, located at 1901 Ashley River Road in West Ashley
- Laura Alberts: Tasteful Options, located on Daniel Island
- Settings LLC in the Terrace Shopping Center on James Island
- Firehouse Casual Living, located on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant
In addition, Grill Charms™ are also available at Fireplace Warehouse in Denver, Colorado (www.fireplacewarehouses.com) and via the Internet at three websites including www.grillcharms.com
The concept of Grill Charms™ originated in early 2006 and over the past 18 months has blossomed into a reality. A business woman prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her first child, Leslie Haywood is dedicated to delivering an excellent end product. Haywood has a variety of future collections planned, including The Spicy Collection which will be unveiled in late December, The Charmed Life Collection which is slated to be available in Spring 2008 and the Pink Collection which should be available by Fall 2008. For more information about Grill Charms™ or to order, please visit the website at www.grillcharms.com
Leslie Haywood is available for interviews.
If you are a member of the media and would like a grill charms sample, please contact us!
For Immediate Release
November 28, 2007
For more information, please contact:
Leslie Haywood at 843-437-7079 or lhaywood@grillcharms.com
Haywood Announces Availability of Grill Charms™
a Division of Charmed Life Products, LLC
CHARLESTON, SC - Leslie Haywood, a stay-at-home mom turned entrepreneur, today announced that the first collection of Grill Charms™, a division of Charmed Life Products, LLC, are available for purchase at three local Charleston retailers as well as via the Internet. This collection, entitled The Steak Collection, allows individuals to differentiate their preferred cooking temperature of their meat from others by affixing a Grill Charms™ prior to cooking.
Created by Charmed Life Products, Grill Charms™ are similar in concept to the wine charm. Each charm is made of high quality heat conducting stainless steel and is the size of a dime. The decorative head differentiates your food from others, and the serrated stem keeps the charm secure in the meat while grilling or broiling. Grill Charms™ allow individuals to easily distinguish spices and flavors, steak temperatures and avoid health or allergy issues prior to cooking by securing a charm to each piece of chicken, steak, pork, fish or even vegetables.
Grill Charms™ in The Steak Collection come packaged with six charms per box. Included are two 'R' charms for rare cooking, two 'MR' charms for medium rare cooking, one 'M' for medium cooking and one 'MW' for medium well cooking.
In addition to purchasing Grill Charms™ over the Internet, The Steak Collection can be purchased at three area locations, Zinnia in the Belle Hall Shopping Center off Longpoint Road in Mt. Pleasant; Charleston Cooks, located at 194 E. Bay Street in downtown Charleston; and In Good Taste, located at 1901Ashley River Road in West Ashley.
The concept of Grill Charms™ originated in early 2006 and over the past 18 months has blossomed into a reality. A business woman prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her first child, Leslie Haywood is dedicated to delivering an excellent end product. While The Steak Collection is the first collection offered to consumers, a spicy collection as well as the Charmed Life Collection, a Sports Collection and the Pink Collection will be available for purchase over the next year. For more information about Grill Charms™ or to order, please visit the website at www.grillcharms.com