Erin McLaughlin

Erin was born and raised in the south side of Chicago. Growing up, her family spent their summers traveling to Indian Lake in Michigan where Erin developed a lifelong love of water sports and boating.

She met her husband, Tim, in kindergarten, and the two have been married for 35 years and have raised six children together. Children who have grown up trekking to Indian Lake just about any chance they get. Erin says it’s been great watching her kids make the same memories she made when she was young.

After working in real estate for the majority of her career, Erin came up with the idea for FlagGuard after her daughter fell off a tube, and was almost hit by a Personal Watercraft. In that moment, Erin saw a problem and knew she could help save lives. That’s why she designed the FlagGuard. As a mom of six, Erin wants everyone’s children to be safe and seen in the water, and she believes FlagGuard is an essential water safety product!