Post by kanekilledvince on Oct 26, 2007 22:55:21 GMT -5
Working to close a strong CS
I hope to announce shortly.
We’ve come to terms. Just a matter of getting the final contract.
I’m heading to New York on Monday for a licensing meeting with Pokemon. Pokemon is now a top-5 action figure property at retail. This is really satisfying… :-) In the meantime, I do make a good living. Growing up in Memphis, and living mostly in the south, I recognize that a good living isn’t the easiest thing to come by.
Living in Los Angeles is ridiculously expensive. I’ll go into this further shortly. It’s amazing what people give up in terms of space in order to enjoy the great weather and work opportunity. I grew up in a decent enough 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house - whether we lived in Memphis, Atlanta, Modesto, Greensboro, Columbus (MS), my pop always managed to pull off the same darned house. I claim Memphis as home, as I was born there, went to high school there, and the parents still live there… Good town.
We moved around alot as my dad went after jobs in various areas of the metal buildings industry. He was a sales/marketing person. I have no idea what he did. I just always imagined that he did something that involved numbers and dinners. Like father, like son!
With my daughter, I am so excited to show her what I do for a living. Toys. It’s gratifying…. or at least it will be…. to have a child grab for a toy that you had a part in developing/marketing/manufacturing/selling to retail.
I brought her a Cabbage Patch doll today. Her first doll. The coolest part is that the Cabbage Patch is HER name. One of the divisions of Jakks Pacific is Playalong, in Florida. Those folks were nice enough to ask me for my baby girl’s stats. Then, just 2 weeks later, I have a matching pair!
I’m glad to be home for the weekend. I go into work tomorrow shortly for a meeting with a large Canadian retailer. We’re talking WWE, Pokemon, Neopets and others.
For my 34th birthday, I’ll make a resolution to you to blog more. I read your responses. I don’t generally reply. I do read them. Often we implement changes based upon them. I don’t see this as work, and I don’t expect or want to be your favorite person. My job mandates that sometimes I’m your least favorite. It’s a balance. On one hand, it’s a business that necessitates financial success; on the other hand, it’s a passion where financial success falls to the bottom of the list. Balance. I read in the comments that most people (in their jobs) don’t get the type of criticism that I might get. I say - bring it on. I learn something almost every time. If you didn’t care about the line, you wouldn’t be here.
So, here’s to you being here. Thanks. One of the posts mentioned that he was 48 years old… I hope we all still enjoy playing at 48. For me, it’s necessary.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Padawer
I hope to announce shortly.
We’ve come to terms. Just a matter of getting the final contract.
I’m heading to New York on Monday for a licensing meeting with Pokemon. Pokemon is now a top-5 action figure property at retail. This is really satisfying… :-) In the meantime, I do make a good living. Growing up in Memphis, and living mostly in the south, I recognize that a good living isn’t the easiest thing to come by.
Living in Los Angeles is ridiculously expensive. I’ll go into this further shortly. It’s amazing what people give up in terms of space in order to enjoy the great weather and work opportunity. I grew up in a decent enough 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house - whether we lived in Memphis, Atlanta, Modesto, Greensboro, Columbus (MS), my pop always managed to pull off the same darned house. I claim Memphis as home, as I was born there, went to high school there, and the parents still live there… Good town.
We moved around alot as my dad went after jobs in various areas of the metal buildings industry. He was a sales/marketing person. I have no idea what he did. I just always imagined that he did something that involved numbers and dinners. Like father, like son!
With my daughter, I am so excited to show her what I do for a living. Toys. It’s gratifying…. or at least it will be…. to have a child grab for a toy that you had a part in developing/marketing/manufacturing/selling to retail.
I brought her a Cabbage Patch doll today. Her first doll. The coolest part is that the Cabbage Patch is HER name. One of the divisions of Jakks Pacific is Playalong, in Florida. Those folks were nice enough to ask me for my baby girl’s stats. Then, just 2 weeks later, I have a matching pair!
I’m glad to be home for the weekend. I go into work tomorrow shortly for a meeting with a large Canadian retailer. We’re talking WWE, Pokemon, Neopets and others.
For my 34th birthday, I’ll make a resolution to you to blog more. I read your responses. I don’t generally reply. I do read them. Often we implement changes based upon them. I don’t see this as work, and I don’t expect or want to be your favorite person. My job mandates that sometimes I’m your least favorite. It’s a balance. On one hand, it’s a business that necessitates financial success; on the other hand, it’s a passion where financial success falls to the bottom of the list. Balance. I read in the comments that most people (in their jobs) don’t get the type of criticism that I might get. I say - bring it on. I learn something almost every time. If you didn’t care about the line, you wouldn’t be here.
So, here’s to you being here. Thanks. One of the posts mentioned that he was 48 years old… I hope we all still enjoy playing at 48. For me, it’s necessary.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Padawer