People of Play‘s (POP) Toy & Sport Worldwide Excellence (TAGIE) Awards lately concluded, leading to 9 winners throughout a number of classes. The occasion additionally honored Sport Changers and Lifetime Achievement Award winners.
The TAGIEs celebrates toy and recreation trade leaders throughout quite a few classes. The awards intention to have fun nice achievements inside the toy trade, together with innovation and invention. The annual occasion additionally acknowledges trade professionals who stand out by philanthropy, inventor advocacy, creativity, and humanitarianism.
Winners embody:
Toy Innovator
Sara Farber, Bryan Wilson, and Will Sakran for Burstin’ Bubble Clouds with Funrise and Rescue Tales Tickle Pup with MGA/Little Tikes
Sport Innovator
Scott Brady for Boop with Smirk & Dagger
Rising Star Innovator
Disney’s John “Cody” Hampton for Restricted Version Cal Kestis Legacy Lightsaber
Most Progressive PR and Advertising and marketing Workforce
Mattel and Barbie PR and Advertising and marketing Workforce for Barbie: The Film and Portray the World Pink
Most Progressive Artwork and Design Visuals
Design Edge and Spin Grasp for Rubik’s Influencer Field
Most Progressive Provider
Grant Lyon for Grant’s Sport Recs
Most Progressive Retailer
Hilary Key for The Toy Chest in Nashville, Tennessee
Most Progressive License
Mattel and Barbie Licensing, Shopper Merchandise, and Product Groups for Barbie: The Film
Younger Innovator (below 18 years outdated)
Zoe Oli for Stunning Curly Me
POP additionally honored two Sport Changers: Unsung Heros. This included Michael Gramelspacher, Jon Harter, and SG Labs, Membership Organizers for St. Clare College Innovator Membership, and Tara McGrath, Artistic Director, Inventor Relations and Improvements, Mattel.
As well as, Jill Barad, former Chief Government Officer and Chairman of Mattel, and Rouben Terzian, Co-Founding father of Large Monster Toy, have been honored as Lifetime Achievement Award winners. The award was introduced by Jeffrey Breslow, co-founder of Large Monster Toy.
Sponsors included Disney, Oxford Video games, Mattel, The Michael Kohner Company, Hasbro, Longshore, Spin Grasp, ASTRA, Nextoy, Tremendous Impulse, Backdrop.com, Child Paper, Jazwares, Peggy Brown Artistic, and Barry and Jason Leisure.
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