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#132: This Gay-Owned Game Company Started As A Side Hustle with Greg Watson
Making It in The Toy Industry with The Toy Coach
English - June 29, 2022 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsDesign Arts Business Entrepreneurship toy industry how to design a toy how to make a toy toy design fit toy design make my own dolls entrepreneur small business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Your own life is the best inspiration for your game and toy ideas. While it can be from something like your educational background or profession, it doesn’t have to be anything complicated. Just think of the best times with your friends and family and you might come up with an idea. Today’s podcast guest did just that.
Today’s guest is Greg Watson. Greg has actually been on the podcast before! In episode 72 you heard him talking about working with a distributor to get your toy or game into retail. Back then he was the national accounts manager for PSi, aka Publisher Services, Inc. However, now he has struck out on his own with an idea that was inspired by his best memories of playing card games with friends and family. He and his husband created a new card game called Poof, which is available on Amazon.
In this episode, you’ll learn all about Greg’s inspiration for the game, and how he put his own experience into it. You’ll also learn what game mechanics are and why they are important, how Greg tested his game in the middle of a pandemic, and what to consider for packaging differences between online sales versus retail shelf space. You’ll also learn about Greg’s pricing strategy for this game as well as some future predictions for the toy industry.
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