Toy and Game Industry Veteran Tami Murphy Launches Tamic Strategies

Tami Murphy, an industry veteran and occasional contributor to The Toy Book, is branching out with the launch of her own company: Tamic Strategies.

Building on 20 years of experience in the toy and game industry, Tamic Strategies offers comprehensive business consulting services to companies looking to grow within the toy, game, and gift spaces. Murphy previously held roles at The Haywire Group and University Games, and most recently served as Vice President of Account Management and Marketing at Grand Prix International (GPI).

I am beyond excited to be starting a business that’s sole purpose is to help companies bring fun to the marketplace! I believe strongly in the value of play and all it means to human connection, child development, and an adult’s brain and mental health."
Tami Murphy, Founder & CEO, Tamic Strategies


Tamic Strategies offers business strategy and operations consulting, sales strategy and management, branding and marketing strategy, and product line strategy. The consultancy is backed by Murphy’s extensive, hands-on account and project management experience tapping into the nuances of bringing a product from concept to completion.

According to Murphy, the Tamic Strategies was named in honor of her upbringing in rural Ohio.

“Tamic is a nod to my little girl self, with all her big ideas, growing up near vast cornfields and dreaming of bigger things,” Murphy says. “Helping companies with a custom growth-oriented approach, centered around understanding their unique challenges allows me to be a part of bringing new and innovative products to market. When I work with a company, I am part of their team, their success and wins are also mine. It’s an absolute rush to be a part of.”

Learn more about the new company and its services at tamicstrategies.com.

About the author

James Zahn

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, 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) 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.

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