Azhelle Wade

The platform will also feature the Women in Toys, Licensing, and Entertainment Pitch Prep series.

The length of course has also nearly doubled as per students’ feedback from the first launch of the course last year.

“TinkerTini can’t wait to step-in and help Toy Creators Academy graduates take their concepts to the finish line,” said Trina McFarland, Owner and General Manager of TinkerTini.

This ‘Failure is the Key to Success’ session delves into how certain toys – that seemed destined for greatness, but flopped – provided some key lessons that were instrumental to the future success of other toys and games.

The session will welcome Master Toy Advisors’ Leila Nosrati, Jazwares’ Jeremy Padawer, The Toy Coach’s Azhelle Wade and The Fantastic Factory’s David Snow.

We caught up with Azhelle to learn more about her history in the world of design, and what’s to come at The Toy Coach.