Karen Villard
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Skills & Expertise
Roles
Recent Blogs
Press Release
Toy Safety Awareness Month Shares Tips for Safe Toy Shopping this Holiday Season
Biographies and Interviews
Zipstring's Austin Hillam: Delivering Smiles of Wonderment one Person at a Time.
Press Release
The Toy Association™ Inducts Seven Visionaries into The Toy Industry Hall of Fame
Press Release
PEOPLE OF PLAY UNVEILS OFFICIAL EVENT LINE-UP FOR POP WEEK
Industry Commentary, Op-Ed
TA's Joan Lawrence: Prioritizing Safe Play Every Day
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Recent Wiki
INDUSTRY BASICS, HISTORY
SARASOTA TOY MUSEUM, SET TO OPEN IN AUGUST
COMPANIES
TOMY INTERNATIONAL AND PARAMOUNT ANNOUNCE A CROWD-FUNDED STAR TREK™ U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701 FROM THE FIRST MOTION PICTURE
COMPANIES
Pam Mastrota: Join The Toy Foundation at “Party with a Purpose” to Bring Play to Children’s Hospitals
PITCHES: PRODUCT CONCEPTS FOR LICENSING & PRODUCTS FOR RETAIL
PEOPLE OF PLAY ANNOUNCES REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE WORLD’S LARGEST AND LONGEST RUNNING TOY & GAME INVENTOR PITCH & INNOVATION CONFERENCE
BOOK REVIEWS
Game Review: Stratego
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POP's Got Talent
POP Entertainment
Randy Klimpert Shares his Ukulele Collection
POP Entertainment
Steve Casino Peanut Art
POP Entertainment
Everyone's Talking about POP!
POP Entertainment
Princess Etch - a Multi-Talented Etch A Sketch Artist
POP Entertainment
Joseph Herscher of Joseph' s Machines.
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Recent POPcast
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Connie Vogelmann designed Apiary & Wyrmspan!
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Bob Fuhrer... Is THE Crocodile Dentist!
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Tom Dusenberry... Bought Atari, Wizards of the Coast, and Avalon Hill!
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Matt Leacock created Pandemic... the game!
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Scott Brown and Tim Swindle... are Launching a New Sport!
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POPDuos
POPDuos: Interviews with Legends and Leaders
POPDuo: Richard Dickson, Mattel’s President & COO, and Kedar Narayan, Young Inventor Challenge AMB
POPDuos: Interviews with Legends and Leaders
POPDuo: Will Shortz and Josh Wardle
POPDuos: Legends and Leaders Explore Creativity
POP Duo: Elan Lee, Co-Founder, Exploding Kittens.and Jeff Probst, Host and Exec Producer, Survivor
POPDuos: Legends and Leaders Explore Creativity
POP Duo: David Fuhrer, MNG Director, Blue Sq Innovations & Shawn Green, past Dodgers & Mets MLB Star
POPDuos: Legends and Leaders Explore Creativity
POP Duo: Bob Fuhrer, Founder, Nextoy and Tom Fazio, Golf Course Designer
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Featured Articles
The Bloom Report
Toy Inventors--The Heart and Soul of the Industry
The Bloom Report
Brian Turtle: 'Endless' Stories, Advice, Kevin Bacon and More! tBR Person of the Week
Biographies and Interviews
Jonathan Levy on Jon2.0 - from Co-Founding Mastermind Toys to Spin Master
Biographies and Interviews
Andrew Perlmutter's Journey from Glencoe to Funko with Crazy Ideas that turned out Golden
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