{"id":7941,"date":"2020-10-05T04:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T04:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insporising.com\/copy-of-154-the-key-to-overcoming-a-covid-crisis-or-slump-in-your-business-david-trotter-michelle-dickinson\/"},"modified":"2021-03-03T17:25:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T09:25:38","slug":"155-what-it-takes-to-make-it-in-the-toy-industry-azhelle-wade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insporising.com\/?p=7941","title":{"rendered":"155: What It Takes to Make It In the Toy Industry \u2013 Azhelle Wade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async defer onload=\"redcircleIframe();\" src=\"https:\/\/api.podcache.net\/embedded-player\/sh\/a816bcf7-02cc-4363-bb63-17e19ced5e90\/ep\/d15c3d3c-fb9c-4826-8d61-94325e06c687\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"redcirclePlayer-d15c3d3c-fb9c-4826-8d61-94325e06c687\"><\/div>\n<style>\n    .redcircle-link:link {<br \/>\n        color: #ea404d;<br \/>\n        text-decoration: none;<br \/>\n    }<br \/>\n    .redcircle-link:hover {<br \/>\n        color: #ea404d;<br \/>\n    }<br \/>\n    .redcircle-link:active {<br \/>\n        color: #ea404d;<br \/>\n    }<br \/>\n    .redcircle-link:visited {<br \/>\n        color: #ea404d;<br \/>\n    }<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Azhelle Wade<\/strong> is President of The Toy Coach and host of the Making It in The Toy Industry podcast, creating online resources that help educate inventors and entrepreneurs about the toy business through her Toy Creators Academy. She is a cancer survivor, 3x patented inventor, Women in Toys Wonder Woman award finalist, and an award-winning designer. Azhelle has climbed up and across the ladder in the toy industry for over 10 years with companies like Toys R Us, Horizon Group USA, Madame Alexander, and Creative Kids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Create beautiful, engaging social media in 5 minutes a day &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riseupcreatives.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.RiseUpCreatives.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Azhelle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetoycoach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TheToyCoach.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thetoycoach.vipmembervault.com\/products\/courses\/view\/1030669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Toy Creators Academy<\/a> &#8211; online course<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetoycoach.com\/podcast-welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making It In The Toy Industry<\/a> &#8211; podcast<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2Hj-frZT5NRr582Nh15cpA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thetoycoach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thetoycoach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thetoycoach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/thetoycoach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t Miss A Single Episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Subscribe<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/inspiration-rising\/id1448649388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iqrp5q3bagph2t23malprd3dxvy?t=Launch_Yourself_Today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/42zIsXzjCibZt49xdCRvB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/in-plain-sight\/launch-yourself-today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stitcher<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leave a quick review<\/strong>\u00a0on any of the podcast apps to tell people what you think about the show.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take a screenshot of the podcast<\/strong> and post it on Instagram or Instagram Stories. Tag us <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/insporising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@insporising<\/a>. We\u2019ll repost and give you a shoutout!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Azhelle Wade is President of The Toy Coach and host of the Making It in The Toy Industry podcast, creating online resources that help educate inventors and entrepreneurs about the toy business through her Toy Creators Academy. 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