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Category: The Playground Podcast

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TAKE 10! A New Feature from The Playground Podcast.

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on October 16, 2020October 20, 2020

Click here to listen to this episode Take 10 is a new format from The…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Richard Dickson, President & COO, Mattel: Insights on Play, Products and the Corporation

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on October 12, 2020

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk to Richard Dickson, President…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Alan Dorfman of Super Impulse: Building a Big Business on Tiny Toys

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on October 6, 2020October 8, 2020

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris chat with Alan Dorfman of…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Richard North, CEO of WOW! Stuff on Innovation, Licensing and Thriving in the Pandemic World

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 28, 2020September 29, 2020

Click here to listen to this episode ​Richard and Chris catch up with the busy…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Alex Tongue, CEO of Vango Toys on Entrepreneurship, Innovation & the Power of Social Media

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 22, 2020

Click here to listen to this episode Join Richard and Chris as we continue our…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Chris Down, Mattel Chief Design Officer, on the Strategies of a Design Led Company

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

Click here to listen to this episode Join Richard and Chris in an engaging and…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Ken Lewis: An Industry Veteran Talks about the Past, Present and Future of the Toy Industry

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 8, 2020

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk to industry veteran Ken…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Mastermind Toys New CEO Sarah Jordan: On Leadership, Innovation, Service and Excellence

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris speak with Sarah Jordan, the…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Ronnie Frankowski, CMO Moose Toys: Innovation, Insight and Coping with Covid from Down Under

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 17, 2020August 18, 2020

Join Richard & Chris for a light hearted, but substantive conversation with Ronnie Frankowski, CMO…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Dr. Lisa Williams: The Fresh (Dolls) Interview & Her Incredible Journey from Academia to Walmart

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 11, 2020August 13, 2020

Chris and Richard speak with Dr. Lisa Williams, founder of The Fresh Dolls. Hear the…

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  • The Playground Podcast

ASTRA Goes Virtual: The Association Deals with COVID-19

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 3, 2020August 4, 2020

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Chris and Richard talk with Kimberly Mosely, president of ASTRA and…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Bryan Stockton’s Final Interview

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

We are all shocked by the sudden death of Bryan Stockton. Chris and I realized…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Anatomy of a Mega Hit: The Story of Zuru’s Rainbocorns

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN In this special episode, Chris interviews senior executives at Zuru about…

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  • The Playground Podcast

From Kitchen Table to Hit Product: The Eggmazing Story, A Classic Toy Tale

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Richard is away so Chris goes it alone with the inventors…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Playing with PlayMonster: A Conversation with CEO Bob Wann & President Tim Kilpin

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 13, 2020July 14, 2020

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN IN as Richard & Chris talk with Bob Wann, Chief Play…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Diversity & Inclusion: A Conversation with Eric Pliner, CEO of Y.S.C.

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

Chris & Richard have an important conversation with Eric Pliner, CEO of YSC, an international…

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  • The Playground Podcast

The Playground Podcast: Catching Up with WIT (WOMEN IN TOYS) with Janice Ross & Mary Kay Russell

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 28, 2020July 7, 2020

Listen in as Chris and Richard sit down with Janice Ross, president of Women in…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Current Issues in the Dynamic Toy Industry; A Conversation with James Zahn

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 15, 2020

Richard and Chris talk to James Zahn, The Rock Father about issues in the toy…

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