Stephen is the inventor of DoodleTop – The Top That Draws! His attentive marketing turned a simple novelty into a bottom line bonanza, winning endless industry accolades and selling 50 million units world wide. He headed all marketing activities, managed the national sales force and key accounts, directly contributing to over 200% annual growth. After selling DoodleTop, Stephen continued a successful career in product development and licensing.

An artist, sculpter and musician, Scott has been designing UX, gaming and social interfaces since the early Internet. He developed WebChat, an early chat interface that developed into an successful social network eventually acquired by Disney. Scott has been collaborating with Stephen on product design for 10 years and is currently Chief Creative Officer at InPlay Products.

Ian was previously vice-president of Research and Design at Wham-O, a toy company located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ian earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University and a degree in industrial design from the Art Center College of Design. He has worked extensively in Asia and Europe. In the United States, he ran a design consultancy for 10 years and has been the managing director of IDEO San Francisco.