Toy & Game International Excellence Awards - the TAGIEs
Young Inventor Challenge
Mentors
We thank these and talented toy and game industry professionals for volunteering their valuable time and expertise in guiding our Young Inventor Challenge Entrants!
Alicia Alexander
Communications Director,
Larkspur-Corte Madera Schools and
Concept Manager, KID Group
Interested in finding out more about being a mentor for the 2019 Young Inventor Challenge?
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Thank You to our Judges & Mentors!
Director of Young Inventor Challenge
Director of Product Development at Goliath Games and Pressman Toys
Vice President, PG1 Front-End at LEGO Group
CEO at Creativity, Inc., Managing Director at Inspire, Ltd and Partner at Funfare, LLC
Senior Designer at Razor USA
Founder & Clueless Dad at Raising Nerd
Vice President of Operations at Goliath Games LLC
Category Manager of Toys/Licensing at Walgreens
Senior Director Strategic Communications at The Toy Association
Creator at Gwen Austin Studios
Senior Manager, Lego at Disney Consumer Products
Lab Staff at Hack Arts Lab
Director, Product Design & Development, Buffalo Games, LLC
Vice President of Global Marketing at Razor USA
Client Relations at Fuse London Ltd
Partner at IDEO and Consulting Associate Professor at Stanford d.School
Director at Fuse London
Partner, KID Group
Director of Discovery at The Grommet
VP of Design & Development at Razor USA
MPS Literacy, 6th grade English teacher in Sleepy Hollow Middle School
Sales Account Manager at Playmonster
Innovation Provocateur, Catalyst & Adventurous Thinker. Multi-award-winning Designer, Educator, Multifarian.
Marketer & Brand Strategist
Associate VP of National Accounts at Playmonster
Owner, Bang Zoom Ltd.
Social media marketer at White Wizard Games
Finance Professional with Diversified Expertise in both Non-Profit and Corporate Sectors
Business Development at Nextoy
Owner at Nextoy LLC and KenKen Puzzle
Managing Director at BlueSquare Innovations
Marketing and Licensing Manager at Goliath Games
Design Director at KID Group
Brain Games Publishing
President at Ruth Green Inc
Director of Product Design at Hasbro Gaming
Serious Game Designer at Columbia College Chicago
Senior Director Marketing and Business Development at Creativity, Inc.
Senior Innovation Director at LEGO System A/S
Senior Director of Inventor Relations and Strategic Partnerships at Mattel, Inc.
Vice President of New Business at PlayMonster
Ahren Hoffman Director of Education & Training at American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)
Communications and Membership Coordinator & Chicago Student Invention Convention Program Manager
Associate Buyer at PlayMonster
Sales Account Manager at PlayMonster
Brand Manager at PlayMonster
CEO / President of Grand Legacy Corporation, Inventor, Author, Visionary Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker
National Accounts Manager at Publisher Services, Inc
Accounting Clerk at Playmonster LLC
Founder/CEO Perry Teri Toys
Buyer at Target