The Playground Podcast

Arnie Rubin: A Look Back, A Look at Current Issues & His Secret of Long-Term Success


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Chris and Richard talk with Arnie Rubin. Rubin was a co-founder of Imperial Toy Company, and later went on to found Funrise. He's a 2012 inductee into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame, and one of the most loved and respected industry leaders of the latter part of the 20th Century.

In this conversation, he shares some of his stories about coming up in the toy business, and the creative and management practices that have helped build is 50-years-plus success. 

Arnie, Chris and Richard also have a candid conversation about one of the major product issues facing the industry in 2020, the challenge of private label.

Listen in as one of the icons of the industry (We'll say it because Arnie won't.) shares his experience and insights. 

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