by The Bloom Report | 20 Jan 2022
The Bloom Report
What exactly do you do in the industry?
What is your claim to fame in the industry?
Inventor of Apples to ApplesWhat has been your biggest achievement?
Apples to Apples and DecadesMatrix.comWhy and how did you get into the Toy and Game industry?
Complete amateur found a manufacturer, Out of the Box Games (OTB Games), which then sold Apples to Apples to Mattel.What advice can you give to inventors who are presenting new toy or game ideas to you?
What advice would you give a young adult graduating from high school or college today?
Do you have a typical work day and how does it play out for you?
What’s your workspace setup like?
What is the worst job you’ve ever had and what did you learn from it?
What’s a problem you’re still trying to solve?
What and/or who inspires you?
Theoretical Physicis / Revolutionary ArtistsWhat excites you?
The creative passion / connecting to The SourceHow do you define creativity?
Connecitng notions / observations / ideasHow do you define innovation?
Employing creativityHow do you recharge or take a break?
Trying to improve at my tennis gameWhat words describe how you think or how your brain works?
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up and how did that influence who you are today?
What do you read every day, and why?
Online all the time, I want to read an actual book someday!!Who is the person you most admire?
What is your favorite gadget, app or piece of software that helps you every day?
Do you have any kiddos?
Do you have any pets?
We are all addicted to thinking our dogs are immortalDo you have any guilty pleasures?
Wouldn't U like to know !!!What’s in your fridge?
What music are you listening to now?
What are your favorite books?
Favorite movie of all time?
2001 Space Odessey - Butch Cassiday and Sundance Kid - The Graduate - Truman Show - Apollo 13 - Raiders of ArcTell us about your hobbies?
Tennis / pen/ink drawings / website creation / make videosHugs or Kisses?
A kiss is truly divine, a connection, a doorwayEverything would have been different if…
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