Seven Towns

Elizabeth Moody – Chief Operating Officer at Seven Towns – reveals the physics principal that powered the illusion in John Adams’ balancing game, Tippy the Dragon.

“Elizabeth is a consummate professional and will greatly contribute to the continuous growth of our company,” said Seven Towns Chief Executive Mike Moody.

We caught up with Steve to find out more about how he first entered the toy industry – and dive into some of the biggest industry evolutions to have hit the inventing space over the past three decades.

We speak with Seven Towns’ Elizabeth Moody, Thomas Moore and Jacques Priestner about the origins of Seven Towns and dive into the studio’s approach to invention.

Nico Blauw, President and CEO of BOTI, tells us about his route into the industry and why innovation is core to what he looks for from inventors.

Elizabeth Moody – Senior Vice President of Business Development at Seven Towns – talks pitching, creativity and why building strong relationships is key to success.

How has lockdown changed how toy and game inventors pitch their concepts? What are some of the pros and cons of showing off ideas virtually? And what impact has the pandemic situation had on how inventors fuel their creativity? All this and more is explored in our ‘Pitching in Uncertain Times’ panel.

Since starting with the embryonic Seven Towns, Chrisi Trussell has worked at the heart of toys and games for 42 years. As she retires, we ask the Rubik’s Brand Vice President about Tom Kremer discovering The Rubik’s Cube… And why it’s enjoying such a massive revival today.

We caught up with Pyper to learn more about what to expect from Fun-Damental and why Alan Partridge might’ve been onto something with that ‘Monkey Tennis’ idea…

Steve Perrin, Senior VP and Production at design agency Seven Towns, gives us his perspective on the ever changing landscape of the toy and game industry.