BIG NEWS! The Power Kid Podcast is now a part of the Adventure Media and Events Podcast Network Family! For 2 years it has been my great pleasure to interview my friends in the industry and to meet many amazing new friends along the way - and i

Creative Kids with Daniel Delapa

Sep 24th, 2019 21m 17s

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 arts and craft category by storm. Since then their line has expanded into 12 categories with distribution in 7

Comic writing with Mike Gagnon

Sep 10th, 2019 35m 31s

My guest today Mike Gagnon is a best selling author and graphic novelist who works as a freelance writer, illustrator and colorist for publishers like Marvel, Dark Horse Comics, Jack Lake Productions and many more. He began working professional

Inside Kid Kenn with Kenn Morton

Aug 27th, 2019 44m 2s

My guest this week Kenn Morton has won the Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award, Business Week Product of the Year Award, and participated in many others during his 31 years with Fisher-Price. He has a tremendous passion for children and par

Toy Stories with Stefanie Eskander

Aug 20th, 2019 47m 57s

It is such a joy to have Stefanie Eskander on the show today! She has been drawing, illustrating and designing toys for over 35 years! Her resume includes Hasbro, Mattel, Fisher-Price, Spin Master and she was the Design Manager at Toys R Us. Sh

Create great kids content with Tanya Visano

Aug 13th, 2019 32m 27s

What does it take to connect with kids today? Listen in as Tanya Visano and I discuss this question and more! Tanya is the VP of International Strategy and Partnership Development and the Head of Canada and Mexico Consumer Products for Viacom.

Mojo Nation with Billy Langsworthy

Aug 6th, 2019 36m 30s

So great this week to catch back up with my friend Billy Langsworthy and have a chat. Billy is a vigorous supporter of the toy design and invention community. He co-founded Mojo Nation to accelerate talent, opportunity and ideas for all levels

Interactive Toys and Games with Scott Traylor - Part 2

Jul 30th, 2019 40m 39s

Thank you for the great feedback on part one of my conversation with founder and CEO of 360KID Scott Traylor! In part two of our discussion Scott shares his development process called the 7 D’s. I ask him about the particulars regarding the dev

Interactive Toys and Games with Scott Traylor - Part 1

Jul 23rd, 2019 31m 23s

My guest today is Scott Traylor the founder and CEO of 360KID. His company combines detailed child research with the latest technology trends to create successful interactive products for kids. In his career he has earned almost 60 awards and h

Inside Marvin Glass's Toy Vault with Bill Paxton

Jul 15th, 2019 45m 13s

Bill Paxton has spent his life in toy invention. From Bates to Lund and Co. to Big Monster he has been a staple in the toy inventor community. Bill has just completed a biography about the enigmatic and secretive King of Toys Marvin Glass! His

Dan Klitsner on Inventing, Licensing and Bop It™

Jul 2nd, 2019 52m 58s

Can a pizza shaped TV remote become a smash toy sensation? We answer that question and more in this week's episode with Dan Klitsner! Dan is the founder and creative director of the toy inventing and licensing firm KID Group. He and his team ha

Shane Hartley Art Director at Ravensburger

Jun 25th, 2019 34m 46s

My guest today Shane Hartley is an extremely talented art director, designer and artist wrangler. Previously he was the Art Director at Wiz Kids and a Media Designer for Microsoft. Today he serves as the Art Director for Ravenburger North Ameri

Protecting IP with Howard Fine

Jun 18th, 2019 32m 15s

My guest today has over 25 years experience as an intellectual property attorney and has worked with virtually every major licensor in the entertainment and merchandise industries. Howard Fine spent 10 years as the Senior VP/ General Counsel fo

Moose Toys President & General Manager Glenn Abell

Jun 11th, 2019 37m 47s

Shopkins, Mighty Beans, Beados, AquaSand, Treasure X, Trash Pack, Lil’ Live Pets - you won’t want to miss this one! Today I talk to Glenn Abell, President & General Manager of Moose Toys. He brings tremendous experience into the role having spe

The Amazing Fuggler with Christine Trageser

Jun 4th, 2019 35m 31s

From Mattel, MGA, Jakks Pacific, Funrise and Spin Master Christine Trageser has run the gamut of great product launches! Now a Senior Brand Manager at Spin Master, she is instrumental in developing and promoting that funny ugly monster line you

Toy Tariff with Lutz Muller

May 28th, 2019 26m 35s

Today we have a very timely tariff conversation with industry expert Lutz Muller. Lutz is a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program and has an MA and MBA in Business Administrations. He has been active in the toy industry since 1984

Getta1Games with Tim Walsh

May 21st, 2019 34m 42s

Tri-Bond, Piggy Pile Up, Balancing Bees, Mad Gab, Blurrt - My honored guest this week has been involved in the development of hundreds of games selling over 7 million copies in over 15 countries! A game guy to his core, Tim Walsh is also the

Animation and Toy Tech with Michele Martell

May 14th, 2019 36m 15s

What do you get when you mix a media/technology attorney with decades of marketing experience? - my guest today, the brilliant Michele Martell! She provides business, legal, marketing and brand strategy services to clients across the media and

Super Impulse President Alan Dorfman

May 7th, 2019 32m 31s

You will not want to miss Alan Dorfman talking about the industry he loves. For 21 years Alan founded and developed Basic Fun into a well respected impulse toy company. Under his leadership Basic Fun gained worldwide distribution and became a c

Animation for kid with Rusty Tracy of Wind Dancer Films

Apr 23rd, 2019 36m 33s

My honored guest this week is Rusty Tracy the VP of Wind Dancer Films. They have generated over 4 billion dollars in revenue from film and television properties that the company has created and produced. Rusty spent 10 years at Nickelodeon Anim

Michael Keaton CEO of Toysmith

Apr 16th, 2019 30m

Micheal Keaton spent 16 years with LEGO in various capacities and locations around the globe including Denmark, Australia and Connecticut where he oversaw 460 people in 8 countries as the VP of Shopper Marketing Agency. For the next 3 years he

Toy Brand Marketing with Michael Wilde

Apr 9th, 2019 42m 41s

This week I sit down for an excellent conversation with Michael Wilde. Michael was Senior Director of Global Brand Marketing and Business Development for Spin Master. Previously he was the VP of Global CPG Strategy, Licensing and North American

The Art of Doll Design with Stephen Sumner

Apr 2nd, 2019 25m 42s

Quiz time - What one toy can teach social skills, empathy, responsibly, imagination and compassion? Dolls are simply one of the most powerful play tools we can offer a child. My guest today has been designing dolls for over 20 years. Stephen S

Novel Effect with Matthew Hammersley

Mar 26th, 2019 33m 48s

My guest today Matthew Hammersley has created a new way for you and your children to enjoy reading together! Matthew co-founded Novel Effect with his wife in 2015 to use voice recognition and sound effects to enhance story time for parents and

Highlights for Kids with CEO Kent Johnson

Mar 19th, 2019 31m 25s

If you are like me you have vivid memories of Highlights magazines in the waiting rooms of every doctors office you ever visited. As a kid having access to a bright fun issue with puzzles and word games could help ease my nerves no matter why I