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The Playground Podcast: Price Protection in a Competitive Environment: Ron Solomon of MAPPTrap

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on November 9, 2022November 10, 2022

Richard and Chris talk to Ron Solomon, creator and CEO of MAPPTrap, an online software…

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Isaac Larian: The Interview. Building a Life and a Business with a Passion for Play

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Richard and Chris talk with Isaac Larian, founder and CEO of MGA. From his earliest…

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ASTRA: Toy Boats and the State of Specialty

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on October 14, 2022October 18, 2022

Richard and Chris talk to Sue Warfield, president of ASTRA and board members Tom Rushton…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Update on Toy Fairs: Kim Carcone of the Toy Association

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris have a lively chat with…

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Validating STEM & STEAM: A Chat with The Good Play Guide

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 22, 2022August 24, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Amanda Gummer and Frances Cain from The Good…

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Strategies for Growth in a Dynamic Market: A Conversation with Didier Pietri

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 12, 2022July 20, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Chris and Richard talk to Didier Pietri, CEO…

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Showcase Comes to the U.S. with 27 Stores – A Conversation with Samir Kulkarni, CEO

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 28, 2022June 29, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode After a successful 10-store pilot, the Canadian trend…

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Jeffrey Breslow: A Gamemaker’s Life

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 15, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk with Toy Industry Hall…

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Private Label and Exciting New Materials: A Conversation with Chad Gharring of Boley

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk with Chad Gharring of…

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Action Face CEO Kenny Davis on New, Interactive Virtual and Real World Platform

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk to Kenny Davis, CEO…

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Aaron Muderick of the Toy Association on Toy Fair & More

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on May 17, 2022May 18, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk with Aaron Muderick, Executive…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Building a Global Brand: Star Stable Gallops Into the Toy World

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on May 10, 2022May 11, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode CEO of Star Stable Entertainment Johan Sjöberg calls…

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Toy Industry History: Barry Schwartz on 50 Years of Making Hits

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk to Barry Schwartz of…

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From Fad to Brand: Rainbow Loom 10 Years In

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk to Choon Ng, inventor…

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What Managers Can Learn from Walt Disney’s Florida Problems: Eric Pliner of YSC Consulting

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 11, 2022April 12, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode In this important and insightful episode, Richard and…

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Next Gen Genius: Yanofsky & Wiseman of WowWee

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk to Andrew Yanofsky and…

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Jumping into the Toy Biz: An Interview with producer Brian Volk-Weiss

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode Producer Brian Volk-Weiss joins Richard and Chris for…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Jay Foreman Makes the Case for a September Toy Fair

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on March 7, 2022March 15, 2022

Click here to listen to this episode In this special episode, Richard and Chris largely…

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