Leonard Brahin: YIC Spotlight #9 in our 20 Week Countdown to POP Week and the Young Inventor Challenge!
by Young Inventor Challenge | 21 Aug 2025
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Name: Leonard Brahin
Location: Chicago, IL
YIC: 2007 Winner
Invention(s): Superhero Board Game
Where is your invention now?
Safely preserved in my childhood home!
Have you invented any other toys/games since the YIC?
I have designed and implemented murder mystery and trivia parties. I look back extremely fondly of my participation in the YIC and, to this day, I still share stories from the event.
Are you planning to work or study in a related field (STEM, design, entrepreneurship, toy/game industry, etc.)?
My sister took the STEM route instead of me! I work as an attorney for a commercial law firm helping others protect their businesses and ensure that the products and services they offer are the best they can be.
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