I.D.I.O.T Award
Polly Pocket co-creator Chris Taylor reveals why he entered the toy industry
“How can I get the word ‘idiot’ into the award?” Chris Taylor on the fun of the industry and starting the I.D.I.O.T.s.
Milton Bradley and Hasbro inventor-relations guru Mike Gray looks back at his amazing career
Meet Mike Gray: inventor, I.D.I.O.T. winner and, “the wisest man in all of board gaming”
“My career was built on a joke!” A candid chat with former Hasbro inventor relations titan Mike Hirtle
I.D.I.O.T. Award winner and Hasbro legend Mike Hirtle looks back on his fantastic career
Bluebird Toys founder, Sir Torquil Norman, CBE, discusses his extraordinary career
As Sir Torquil Norman, CBE, celebrates his 90th birthday, we look back at a roundtable chat from 2014 where he tells Dougal Grimes how Polly Pocket came to market…
Hasbro’s former Inventor Relations guru Mike Meyers on asking questions – and giving credit
Winning Moves co-founder Mike Meyers reveals the Inventor Relations methods that made him a legend
Legendary inventor Eddy Goldfarb – the man behind toys like Chattering Teeth, Stompers and KerPlunk – on the power of optimism
Eddy Goldfarb discusses rejection, creativity and his dramatic first encounter with Ideal Toy Company.
Spin Master’s Ben Dermer on why the job of toy creatives is the opposite of being inventive
Ben Dermer, SVP of Toy Innovation at Spin Master, on the magic of great toys – and winning an I.D.I.O.T.
Vivid Imaginations founder Nick Austin reveals why he was so lucky in business
Where did it all go right for Vivid Imaginations?! Award-winning founder Nick Austin tells all…
From Leapfrog and Matchbox to Palitoy and Hasbro: John Barbour’s incredible career in toys
Meet the man that took toysrus.com from small fry to big success: industry legend John Barbour
Why thought, passion, enthusiasm and respect mean so much to the award-winning Pete Kellond
Hasbro’s Pete Kellond reveals what he enjoys most about the toy, game and entertainment industry