WIT.logoWomen in Toys, Licensing, and Entertainment (WIT), will be celebrating the power of play at the Chicago Toy & Game Week from November 20 through 23.

WIT is a premier sponsor of PlayCHIC, the industry’s annual play-inspired fashion show. The event pairs couture fashion designers with toy and games brands to create runway looks, and this year’s show will feature a WIT-inspired look.

On November 21, WIT will celebrate the Rising Star Award nomination of organization president and Brandberry Inc. founder, Ashley Mady, at the 7th annual TAGIE Awards. The celebration honors toy and game inventors worldwide, and will be held in the Grand Ballroom at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Mady is nominated for her work with the Wicked Cool Toys brand, Crashlings, which she co-invented.

WIT’s Wake Up With WIT breakfast networking event will be held on November 22. Building product for today’s market, going for a TV licensed property, the power of mentorship, and business empowering girls are some of the topics to be discussed. The breakfast is open to WIT members and non-members, aimed at professional men and women in the toy, games, licensing, and entertainment industries.

Attendees will participate in a discussion featuring panelists Laura Robinson, producer/acress/inventor and co-inventor of Balderdash; Carol Roth, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author; Linda Lisco, founder of LLI; Tracy Dudkiewicz, owner of TAP Marketing; Jodi Norgaard, founder and CEO of Dream Big Toy Company; and Alice Taylor, founder and CEO of UK-based MakieLab.

For more information and to RSVP, please visit www.womenintoys.com, or contact Mary Kay Russell at MaryKay@MKayPR.com.

About the author

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik was the Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book from 2020-2022. She was also a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider.

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