The Toy Book Podcasts by Adventure Media & Events

Happy 2020 Power Kids! It is an honor to start off this year with a conversation with Jeff Pinsker, the president of Amigo Games North America . Throughout his career Jeff has founded, managed and sold several businesses ranging from children’s television to educational products to toys and games. He was President of University Games, CEO of JP Kids, CEO of Infinitoy, President...

In this year's final episode of the " Power Kid Podcast ," host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design speaks with Andy Wiseman, founder and CEO of Redwood Ventures . Wiseman was recruited into the toy industry following a successful run at Pure Fishing, home to some of the most well-known brands in fishing tackle. At MGA Entertainment, Wiseman played a part in the expansion of the Bratz line, after w...

In this week's episode of the "Power Kid Podcast," host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design speaks with Richard North, founder and CEO of Wow! Stuff. Over the past few years, North has grown Wow! Stuff into an award-winning pop-culture toy and gift manufacturer. The company's Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak is a 2019 Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide Winner and is nominated for a Toy of the Year (TOTY...

In a special episode of the “ Power Kid Podcast ,” host Phil Albritton of  Power Kid Design  shares interviews recorded live at the 2019 Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG). Phil says: "ChiTAG 2019 was a huge success and I am happy to bring you this episode recorded live at the show! You will hear many toy industry voices including select winners of the 12th annual Toy and Game Inn...

In this week's episode of the " Power Kid Podcast ," host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design speaks with Michael Goodman, founder, and head of licensing at the MLGPC Licensing Agency . Goodman is an expert in prospecting new intellectual properties (IP) with undeniable mass-market appeal. Through MLGPC, he has identified, sold, and IP to industry leaders such as Spin Master, Nelvana...

In this week's episode of the " Power Kid Podcast ," host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design speaks with Stacy Lellos , president of Klutz . From Simon & Schuster and Scholastic to Toys R Us, Lellos's career has run the gamut between books and toys.  Now as the president of Klutz she gets to apply all of those experiences toward directing one of the most trusted brands for kids. In the po...

In this week's episode of the " Power Kid Podcast ," host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design speaks with screenwriter Jordan Gershowitz, author of the new book, Ignore the Trolls . Gershowitz has written, developed, and/or produced content for nearly every major network. He's written episodes of The Tom and Jerry Show and Danger Mouse , and has written for Sesame Street Live! Recent TV credit...

In this episode of The Toy Report, Toy Book Senior Editor James Zahn ("The Rock Father") serves an update on the latest happenings in toys, games, and family entertainment. This week's industry news includes updates on Hasbro's My Little Pony franchise, ZURU's 5 Surprise, the 2020 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards voting, NSI International's latest Wubble bubble balls, Distroller USA's latest Neonate...

In this week's episode of the Power Kid Podcast , host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design speaks with The Last Gameboard co-founder Shail Mehta. With the successful funding of Gameboard-1 on Kickstarter, The Last Gameboard looks to disrupt the gaming industry by merging tech and play into what's being called "the world's first arcade and board game console." Mehta tells her origin story and explai...

In this episode of The Toy Report, Toy Book Senior Editor James Zahn ("The Rock Father") serves an update on the latest happenings in toys, games, and family entertainment. This week's industry news includes updates from The Toy Association with a warning about counterfeit toys; American Girl's Holiday plans; the second annual Hot Wheels Legends Tour Winner; a big week on Sesame Street; and more!...

In this week's episode of the Power Kid Podcast, host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design speaks with Little Rebels creator Marjorie Spitalnik. Spitalnik has been inspired to produce a line of plush that paves the way for little girls to learn about real-life female heroes. Albritton and Spitalnik discuss the initial idea that brought her into the toy industry and how she used her resources to buil...

In this episode of The Toy Report, Toy Book Senior Editor James Zahn ("The Rock Father") serves an update on the latest happenings in toys, games, and family entertainment. Among the big stories this week, McDonald's celebrates 40 years of Happy Meals with surprise toys from the past; Funko Q3 earnings are a treat; Ryan's World rebrands; the Holiday Hess Toy Truck rolls out; LEGO drops a ton of ne...

In this week's episode of the Power Kid Podcast , host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design speaks with Far Out Toys ' founder and CEO Keith Meggs. Far Out Toys was started in 2017 with a single mission — to create innovative toys. In just two years their vision was realized with a full line of products represented across Walmart, Target, and Amazon. One of those lines, Crash Racers , is a multi-mil...

In this week's episode of the Power Kid Podcast, host Phil Albritton speaks with Bryan Sturtevant, who stops by to discuss all things blaster. Between blasting water and blasting darts Prime Time Toys has you covered. As the Creative Director Bryan has been a key part of Prime Time's steady growth. Customers shopping for summer/ swim products are very different from the meticulous fans of dart bla...

In this episode of The Toy Report, Toy Book Senior Editor James Zahn ("The Rock Father") serves an update on the latest happenings in toys, games, and family entertainment. Among the big stories this week, Schleich makes a big push at retail in the U.S. this holiday season with FAO Schwarz, Toys "R" Us Adventure, and more; Distroller USA debuts Cheekie Fairies; Barbie wraps the "Be Anything Tour";...

In this week's episode of the Power Kid Podcast, host Phil Albritton meets with screenwriter Jeremy Adams, who has worked on animated series such as Justice League Action, DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash, DC Super Hero Girls, Hot Wheels City, and the forthcoming LEGO Jurassic World: The Legend of Isla Nubar, in addition to penning the recent animated features, Scooby-Doo: Return to Zombie Island...

The Power Kid Podcast joins the Adventure Media and Events Podcast Network! Join host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design for in-depth interviews and conversations with some of the brightest stars in the toy, game, and family entertainment industries. Phil says: The CEO of Play Visions, Inc., Mark Chernick started the company in 1990 when he teamed up with two high school classmates. Their goa...

In the first-ever Pop Insider Podcast recorded LIVE from Booth No. 270 at New York Comic Con (NYCC), the Pop Insider Co-Editor-In-Chief Marissa Dibartolo and Senior Editor James Zahn discuss some of the happenings on the floor at the Javtis Center in New York City. In this episode, they talk about actor Alan Tudyk (who isn't on the show), Star Wars' Triple Force Friday; NEW Playmobil licenses incl...

The Power Kid Podcast joins the Adventure Media and Events Podcast Network ! Join host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design for in-depth interviews and conversations with some of the brightest stars in the toy, game, and family entertainment industries.  Phil says: "Todays episode is the perfect conversation to keep the ball rolling. Join me as I spend some time with my friend, the Senior Brand...

The Power Kid Podcast joins the Adventure Media and Events Podcast Network! Join host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design for in-depth interviews and conversations with some of the brightest stars in the toy, game, and family entertainment industries. Originally aired March 12, 2019 Phil says: "Welcome to this week's Wicked and Cool podcast! It is my honor to have Jeremy Padawer as my guest. As Co-...

The Power Kid Podcast joins the Adventure Media and Events Podcast Network! Join host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design for in-depth interviews and conversations with some of the brightest stars in the toy, game, and family entertainment industries. Originally aired July 9, 2018 Phil says: "Calling all fans! Anita Castellar of FanGirl Consulting & Brand Management joins us today to discuss fa...

The Power Kid Podcast joins the Adventure Media and Events Podcast Network! Join host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design for in-depth interviews and conversations with some of the brightest stars in the toy, game, and family entertainment industries. Phil says: "It is my honor this week to interview Daniel Delapa the CMO at Creative Kids . Creative Kids was founded in 1997 and quickly took the art...

In this episode of The Toy Report, Toy Book Senior Editor James Zahn ("The Rock Father") shares full details on Lucasfilm's plans for Triple Force Friday 2019, beginning with a special Star Wars livestream and global reveal event. Triple Force Friday (Oct. 4) is the day that products inspired by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, and the forthcoming video game&nb...

In this episode of The Toy Report, Toy Book Senior Editor James Zahn ("The Rock Father") introduces the The Toy Insider 's 2019 Holiday Gift Guide , and discusses the new "Let's Be Kids" brand messaging campaign that Mattel launched for Fisher-Price during the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. 

It's a HUGE week for Hasbro! In this episode of The Toy Report, Toy Book Senior Editor James Zahn ("The Rock Father") breaks down the latest news from the Rhode Island-based toy and entertainment company as it acquires eOne (PJ Masks, Peppa Pig, Ricky Zoom), snags the Ghostbusters license, and makes a big move toward sustainability.