Skip Preston
Director/Board Member at The Toy Association, Inc.
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Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
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The Toy Association, Inc.
The Toy Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Toy Association, Inc. is a business trade association that represents all businesses involved in creating and delivering toys and youth entertainment products for kids of all ages. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The association leads the health and growth of the toy industry, which has an annual economic impact. With roughly 900 members, they drive the annual $41 billion domestic toy market. The Toy Association promotes the developmental benefits of play and advocates for toy safety. The company organizes the world-renowned Toy Fair and engage in advocacy activities on behalf of their members. The association also chairs the committee that reviews and revises the ASTM F963 toy safety standard. The Toy Foundation, their philanthropic arm, acts as a children's charity that has delivered the joy of play to 32 million children in need worldwide. Gregory B. Ahearn has been the CEO of the company since 2024.
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Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Skip Preston via their personal network
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HASBRO, INC. | Recreational Products | Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer General Counsel Corporate Officer/Principal | |
MATTEL, INC. | Recreational Products | Chief Executive Officer President Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal President Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Toys "R" Us, Inc.
Toys "R" Us, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Toys "R" Us, Inc. engages in the distribution and retail of toys and baby products. The firm's products include Hello Kitty City Cruiser, Bugaboo Cameleon and Bugaboo Donkey Strollers, Buckyballs high-powered magnet sets and Hug and Tugs, Puppy and Monkey. It offers a selection of private label merchandise under names such as Babies "R" Us, Journey Girls, Imaginarium, Fast Lane, You and Me, Just Like Home, True Heroes, Totally Me!, Dream Dazzlers, and Fao Schwarz. The company was founded by Charles P. Lazarus in February 1948 and is headquartered in Wayne, NJ. | Specialty Stores | Chief Executive Officer | |
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP. | Movies/Entertainment | Sales & Marketing | |
MEGA BRANDS INC | Recreational Products | Founder Sales & Marketing | |
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. | Specialty Stores | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Touchstream Technologies, Inc.
Touchstream Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Touchstream Technologies, Inc. develops and operates content delivery platform. The company was founded by Jamie Cohen, Herbert J. Mitschele Jr., Michael Rinzler, David Strober, and Reff Sykes in 2011 and is headquartered in Albany, NY. | Packaged Software | Founder | |
Vanderbilt University | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
TOMY COMPANY, LTD. | Recreational Products | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
University of Southern California
University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Fisher-Price, Inc.
Fisher-Price, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Fisher-Price, Inc. manufactures toys & child care products. Its products include baby gears, baby toys, building toys, dolls/dollhouses/accessories, learning and educational toys. The company is headquartered in East Aurora, NY. | Recreational Products | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Meccano SA
Meccano SA Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Meccano SA manufactures and distributes toys for children. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Calais, France. | Recreational Products | Chairman | |
TSUBURAYA FIELDS HOLDINGS INC. | Industrial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member | |
University of Miami
University of Miami Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
MGA Entertainment, Inc.
MGA Entertainment, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables MGA Entertainment, Inc. manufactures consumer entertainment products. The company's products include toys, games, dolls, consumer electronics, home d?cor, stationary, and sporting goods. MGA Entertainment was founded by Isaac Larian in 1997 and is headquartered in Van Nuys, CA. | Recreational Products | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Razor USA LLC
Razor USA LLC Specialty StoresRetail Trade Razor USA LLC sells sporting goods and other recreational equipment. The firm’s products include kick scooters, hoverboards, ele4ctric scooters, electric rides, ripstiks & skate boards, skates & trikes and junior rides. The company was founded by Carlton Calvin in 2000 and is headquartered in Cerritos, CA. | Specialty Stores | Chief Operating Officer | |
Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd.
Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. is an independent television and film production company founded in 1963 by special effects man Eiji Tsuburaya. The company specializes in creating live stage events featuring their own characters as well as those of other production companies. Aside from creating programs, the company also promotes the careers of actors and musicians. | Movies/Entertainment | President | |
VTech Electronics North America LLC
VTech Electronics North America LLC Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Part of VTech Holdings Ltd., VTech Electronics North America LLC is a company that develops high-quality, innovative, educational learning toys for children from birth to preteen. The company is based in Arlington Heights, IL. The company's products include interactive tech toys designed for baby, infant, toddler, and pre-k learning levels. The company's products feature real voices of popular characters like Peppa Pig and offer features like sending video clips and text messages to approved contacts, taking photos, and playing games in a kid-friendly environment. Customers can download product manuals from their website or request a physical copy by mail. | Recreational Products | President | |
The Mattel Children's Foundation | Director/Board Member | ||
State Bar of Wisconsin
State Bar of Wisconsin Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services State Bar of Wisconsin operates as a bar association. The private company is based in Madison, WI and has subsidiaries in United States. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Massachusetts Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Massachusetts Bar Association is a non-profit organization that serves the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law. The MBA is based in Boston, MA. The organization offers various membership advantages, volunteer opportunities, and educational resources such as CLE programs, practicing with professionalism courses, and publications like the ejournal and Lawyers Journal. The MBA also provides advocacy services, public resources, and exclusive benefits to its members such as the Lawyer Referral Service, Insurance Agency, and MBA On Demand. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council | Director/Board Member | ||
Year Up, Inc.
Year Up, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Year Up, Inc. provides educational and professional development programs. Their programs encompass job and hands-on skills development, college credits and corporate internships. The company was founded by Gerald Chertavian in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
Entertainment Merchants Association
Entertainment Merchants Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Entertainment Merchants Association operates an organization that aims to advance the home entertainment industry. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
CLSA Ltd. (China) | Investment Banks/Brokers | Market Strategist | |
Rhode Island Bar Association | Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
Lincoln School (Rhode Island) | College/University | Director/Board Member | |
Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association
Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association operates as a licensing industry merchandisers association. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Holy Cross College (Indiana) | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Spin Master France SAS
Spin Master France SAS Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Part of Spin Master Corp., Spin Master France SAS is a French company that wholesales household goods. The company is based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. The CEOs are Christopher D. Harrs, Guillaume Mamez, Mark L. Segal. The company was founded in 2004. | Wholesale Distributors | Chairman | |
USC Marshall School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
The Bishop Strachan School
The Bishop Strachan School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Bishop Strachan School provides education services. It provides education for day and boarding students from JK to Grade 12. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member | |
Tomy International, Inc. /UT/
Tomy International, Inc. /UT/ Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Tomy International, Inc. designs and manufactures parent, baby, and toddler products. It offers bundleme, diaper bags, carriers, outdoor mats, travel accessories, and feeding and bath. The company was founded on May 30, 1991 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL. | Recreational Products | President | |
Marquette University Law School | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
International Consumer Product Health & Safety Organization | Director/Board Member | ||
Boston College Law School | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Autism Speaks Canada | Director/Board Member | ||
SPIN MASTER CORP. | Recreational Products | Founder Sales & Marketing Sales & Marketing | |
EQtainment LLC
EQtainment LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services EQtainment LLC engages in the provision of entertainment and evidence based lesson plans, and school programs. Its products include story book, coloring book, and toys bundle. The company was founded by Sofia Dickens in 2013 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, CA. | Packaged Software | Chief Executive Officer | |
Cariboukids LLC
Cariboukids LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Cariboukids LLC produces motion pictures. The private company is based in Manhattan Beach. The American company was founded by Anne Parducci. | Movies/Entertainment | Founder | |
Wicked Cool Toys LLC
Wicked Cool Toys LLC Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Wicked Cool Toys LLC engages in the development, marketing, and manufacture of toy and hobby goods. It offers products under brand names of Pokemon, Cabbage Patch Kids, HALO, Micro Machines, Blinger, Hank's Twisted Challenge, and Lunch Pets. The company was founded by Michael Rinzler in 2012 and is headquartered in Bristol, PA. | Wholesale Distributors | Founder | |
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
The Kale Fund | Founder | ||
Spin Master Toys UK Ltd.
Spin Master Toys UK Ltd. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Part of Spin Master Corp., Spin Master Toys UK Ltd. is a company that designs and manufactures toys and entertainment products for kids. The company is based in Bucks, UK and was founded in 2004. | Recreational Products | Director/Board Member | |
KidKraft, Inc.
KidKraft, Inc. Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing KidKraft, Inc. manufactures and distributes children’s furniture and toys. The firm specializes in toys that are interactive and educational such as play kitchens, dollhouses, doll furniture, train sets, chairs, tables, train tables, vanities and beds. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Industrial Conglomerates | Chief Executive Officer | |
Unconditional Love Inc.
Unconditional Love Inc. Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing Hello Bello is a company based in Pacific Palisades, CA that offers a mix of plant-based and traditional materials for premium leak-protection and a super, duper soft & comfy fit. The company provides adorable diaper designs that are super soft and hypoallergenic, and diaper bundles are conveniently delivered to your doorstep. Customers can mix and match diapers and training pants. | Industrial Conglomerates | President |
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International
United States | 39 |
Canada | 5 |
Japan | 4 |
France | 3 |
China | 2 |
Sectoral
Consumer Services | 14 |
Consumer Durables | 12 |
Commercial Services | 9 |
Retail Trade | 4 |
Technology Services | 4 |
Operational
Director/Board Member | 61 |
Corporate Officer/Principal | 25 |
President | 18 |
Chief Executive Officer | 15 |
Chairman | 13 |
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