Richard Gottlieb is a well known toy industry commentator and President of Richard Gottlieb & Associates, LLC, a provider of business development services to the toy industry. Richard combines an MBA in Global Management with thirty-five years of consumer products experience to help small, medium, and large toy manufacturers increase their market share.

Richard is frequently interviewed by media worldwide, and has been called on by CNN, PBS, ABC and other media outlets. He is also a Contributing Editor to Playthings magazine in the US, Toys n’ Playthings in the UK, Juguetes in Spain and other European toy magazines.

Richard’s blog, “Out of the Toy Box” is a popular destination for those who want to know what is happening and is going to happen in the toy industry. Richard also produces a monthly bulletin called “What’s Next” which focuses on coming trends.