Inventor and Outerwear Entrepreneur (Howard White)

The Dream Vocation Podcast with Tony Bellagamba

In this episode we speak with Howard White, Inventor and Entrepreneur. Howard is the founder of Constant Mountain, an outdoor jacket company centered around the infinity pocket, which Howard invented and patented.

Howard’s story shows us that everyday problems can be turned into career opportunities and that it’s never too late to pursue your passions.

About 7 years ago, Howard was enjoying his career as a Product Manager and going to his kids’ sporting events on nights and weekends. On one particularly chilly morning, he was at his daughter’s soccer game and tried to warm his hands by putting them in the pockets of his jacket. However, his hands were still chilly because all that was keeping them warm was the fabric of the inside pocket. Howard told his wife that he wished he had a hoodie on so that he could put his hands together and generate more warmth from the body heat. It was at that moment that the concept of the infinity pocket was born. Howard began to think, “Why can’t I have a jacket that easily zips up and down but also provides a front pocket that allows me to put my hands together?”

With that, Howard did what so many entrepreneurs do and just got started. He bought a sewing machine and developed his first iteration of a jacket containing the infinity pocket. It wasn’t great but it showed him that the concept worked. Over the next several years Howard went through the painstaking process of getting his design patented. He then built a business around his design, naming it Constant Mountain. Howard is now fully out in the market, aiming to provide everyone who has ever experienced a chilly day and cold hands with a Constant Mountain jacket and infinity pocket.

Listen in as Howard tells his story about how he went from Product Manager to Inventor and Business Owner.