Stephen Woldenberg Named Vice President of Sales at Learning Resources, Educational Insights

Stephen Woldenberg | Image Comp: The Toy Book

Illinois-based Learning Resources Inc. and its Educational Insights division have a new vice president of sales.

Stephen Woldenberg will lead and manage the internal sales team, sales representatives, and distributors for both brands. Woldenberg, who served as Learning Resources’ director of e-commerce sales for the past three years, will continue to drive digital sales in addition to building retail partnerships at physical retail for both specialty and mass.

“For the past three years, Stephen has been instrumental in transforming our team into a truly cross-functional sales-marketing group,” says Rick Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources. “Stephen will lead us in a changing retail environment where consumers are shopping online more than ever while our retail partnerships with specialty and mass market retailers as well as educational dealers offer great promise.”

Recently, following the launch of a full suite of free Learning@Home Essentials for kids and families to enjoy while at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Learning Resources, Educational Insights, and hand2mind partnered with the Kids In Need Foundation.

The trio of companies donated $350,000 worth of educational toys and resources that Kids In Need delivered to kids of all ages in an effort to spread joy and keep kids sharp while schools and childcare centers remain closed.

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book and Co-President of The International Toy Magazines Association (ITMA). He is also a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC), New York Comic Con, Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.