The Messy Face^® Story:

Throughout her life, Debra Lindh cared for a disabled relative who while could self-feed needed a clothing protector. Unfortunately, bibs offered insufficient protection which resulted in using a bath towel wrapped around their neck, however using a towel did not prevent messy mealtimes and created a lot of work for family caregivers.

Many years later, Debra experienced the same messy situations when caring for her children. While conventional bibs offered little coverage and protection for clothes and delicate, sensitive skin, Lindh thought to make a prototype of a bib that protected the neckline, functioned to protect clothes and the person wearing the bib as well as designed to making a caregiver’s life a little easier.

In 2008, Messy Face Designs, Inc. manufactured the Messy Face^® clothing protector for the juvenile industry. Finally, a product designed by a caregiver for caregivers that offered a solution to mealtime messes! The Messy Face^® bib received many awards and recognitions from industry leaders, inventors, and caregivers!

Encouraged from her early life experience and inspired to make a difference for people in need, Debra introduced the Messy Face^® clothing protector to accommodate adults. Whether in an adult day care, in-home care, assisted living, rehabilitation, or disabled care giving– Messy Face^® continues to manufacturer in the USA an innovative bib that provides a solution to messy mealtimes, all the while making life a little easier for the caregiver, and a comfortable yet durable clothing protector for our special friends, family members, and residents.

President and Founder Biography:

Debra Lindh, M.A. is the President and Founder of Messy Face Designs, Inc., a woman-owned company that manufacturers a patented and award-winning clothing protector and also provides organization development business consulting.  The company is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Debra started researching the absence of a functional clothing protector after spending over 18 years in a variety of business roles.   She has given presentations and provided consulting on the topics of entrepreneurism, global intellectual property, and organization development to local and nationwide audiences. She is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Organization Development Network, Minnesota Inventors Congress, and Inventors Network.  She has been interviewed by national and local media, a sought-after speaker, and authors a blog about entrepreneurism and organization development. Debra is also pursuing her doctorate in Organization Development at the University of St. Thomas and holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Strategic Management from St. Catherine University and a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and Organizational Communication from Eastern Michigan University.