#143: Making Your Toy Dreams Real At WiT Empowerment Day

On September 19th 2022, the WiT Empowerment Day made it possible for over 100 inventors and creators to pitch their ideas and products in 1:1 meeting with the major retailer Walmart and dozens of toy companies including Spinmaster, Jazwares, Hasbro, Educational Insights, and many more! In today’s podcast episode get a play by play of what happened at the 2022 WiT Empowerment Day and learn why you should seriously plan on attending the next WiT Empowerment Day pitch event. Curious about what each pitch meeting was like? Curious about the educational sessions held or how much the event cost? It’s all explained in this week’s episode. Ready to join the next WiT Empowerment Day? Well you’ve got to be a WiT member first. Head over to womenintoys.com to learn more.For the first time ever, the WiT Empowerment Day Event partnered with The Toy Coach to help attendees prepare ahead of time for the pitch meetings. The Toy Coach prepared a WiT Pitch Prep Series which included a streamlined roadmap of pitch lessons for inventors and entrepreneurs who were getting ready to pitch their ideas. If you enjoyed learning from The Toy Coach in the WiT Pitch Prep series, head over to toycreatorsacademy.com.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:For the links and resources mentioned in this episode, head over to the episode page at www.thetoycoach.com/143Support the show🎓 5 Streamlined Steps To Your Next Playful Product Launch in 1 Interactive Masterclass: learn.thetoycoach.com/masterclass💡 The Great Toy and Game Idea Bootcamp: Visualize, Validate, and Vow to make your toy or game idea real in just 5 days. Register here: learn.thetoycoach.com/bootcamp

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How do I bring my great toy ideas to life? How do I get my concepts in front of BIG toy companies like Hasbro, Mattel, and Goliath Games? Where should I go to create my own prototypes and how much should they cost? Is my only manufacturing option in China? These are just a few of the questions that will be answered on this weekly podcast, Making It In The Toy Industry. In addition to mini toy masterclasses, and step-by-step guides, each episode is designed to help you take immediate action toward developing, presenting, licensing, and producing your next big toy idea. Learn the invaluable how-to’s like, finding a factory for production, negotiating costs, and industry-proven sales techniques so that you can turn your toy dreams into a reality. | Brought to you by thetoycoach.com |