The Playground Podcast

Join Chris Byrne, The Toy Guy® as he presents a series of interviews with industry experts will tack

Episodes

Total: 189

Richard and Chris catch up with the busy Richard North, one of the founders of Wow Stuff from his ca

Join Richard and Chris as we continue our series on Upstarts and Innovators with a conversation with

Join Richard and Chris in an engaging and lively conversation with Mattel's Chief Design Officer, Ch

Richard and Chris talk to industry veteran Ken Lewis, CEO of 4Kidz, Inc. Ken is a second-generation

Join Richard and Chris as they talk with Jo Hall, Chief Commercial Officer for Toys "R" Us Asia. Jo,

Richard and Chris speak with Sarah Jordan, the new CEO of Canada's Mastermind Toys. Taking the reins

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

Chris and Richard speak with Dr. Lisa Williams PhD, founder of Fresh Dolls. Here the amazing story o

(33 minutes) Chris and Richard talk with Kimberly Mosely, president of ASTRA and board member, owner

(32 minutes) In this special episode, Chris interviews senior executives at Zuru about how the inter

(32 minutes) Chris talks with the inventors of the  hit product, The Eggmazing Egg Decorator. I

Richard & Chris talk with Bob Wann, chief Play Monster for PlayMonster, and the new company pres

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

(31 minutes) We sit down with Janice Ross, president of Women in Toys (WIT) and executive director M

Richard and Chris have a lively conversation with Bryan Stockton. The former CEO of Mattel has remai

(44 minutes) Richard and Chris talk to James Zahn, The Rock Father about issues in the toy industry,

(26 minutes) In the second part of their conversation with Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun, Chris and

(23 minutes) Chris and Richard welcome back Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun for a frank and insightful

Chris and Richard talk with game inventor Rob Angel about Pictionary, how the phenomenon happened, a

(26 minutes) In this episode, Richard and Chris talk to Steve Totzke, Chief Commercial Officer of Ma