Julia Rhodes

Julia Rhodes CEO KleenSlate Concepts Founded: 2001 Certifying Council: Astra Women’s Business Alliance

KleenSlate Concepts is a successful international product development company that invents, patents,
markets, and distributes fun, interactive communication tools all over the world. Julia Rhodes, CEO of KleenSlate Concepts,was saluted as one of Women’s Business Enterprise National Council’s 2007 Women-Owned Business Stars. In just seven years, Rhodes has built a thriving company of award-winning products and services, which landed contracts with Office Depot, Staples and School Specialty. “We have tripled our sales in 2007,” she said.“We have added four employees in distribution, and a new office in Shanghai [China] with a staff of five, and we have increased our distribution channels and crossed into new industries and niche markets.” KleenSlate has recently ventured into the ad specialty and private branding markets; the Foray brand from Office Depot now appears on KleenSlate’s Attachable Erasers and Johnson & Johnson chose KleenSlates’ marker/eraser to promote their brand to dentists. www.kleenslate.com