Rich Mazel

“We can prove there isn’t just a three-year life cycle for great inventions”: Rich Mazel and Jeff Wilcox on what to expect from All 4 Fun.

All three will compete to banish their biggest pet peeves about the world of toy and game design to Room 101, in a session hosted by Mojo’s own Deej Johnson.

“The Mojo Pitch is always a high point during the year – we are excited to meet new inventors and catch up with all those at the event,” said Rich Mazel, VP of Innovation and Inventor Relations at Spin Master.

After the pitch: Spin Master pundits Rich Mazel and Dougal Grimes on fast nos and slow yeses

Rich Mazel – VP of Innovation and Inventor Relations at Spin Master – tells us why it’s a great time to be a toy inventor.

“We’re doubling down on innovation, Inventor Relations and new product development, and investing heavily in a future full of new projects and great new toys,” said Ben Dermer, SVP of Creative Development at Spin Master.

If you could only take one toy, one game and one of your own inventions to a desert island, what would you take and why? That’s the question that Word Whizz Deej Johnson is posing to Rich Mazel, Senior Director of Global Product Acquisition at Hasbro, in this Desert Island Picks interview.

“In addition to the winners, this is a celebration of all of our studio and agency partners,” said Hasbro’s Rich Mazel.

“It is a key event on our yearly calendar as we meet with talented students, inventors (new and old) and industry colleagues in a great and innovative environment.”

As one of the industry-leaders when it comes to working with outside innovators, we caught up with Hasbro’s Senior Director of Global Product Acquisition, Rich Mazel, to discuss why he believes diversity of thought is key to unearthing creativity.