Drew Vernon - Toniebox updates, Toniebox Partnership with LeVar Burton, and a Great Giveaway - 410

<p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>Drew Vernon - US Marketing Director at Tonies - Shares Toniebox Updates, Tells Us About the Partnership with LeVar Burton, and Provides Information on how to get 15% off the purchase of a Toniebox and How to Be included in a Drawing for a Toniebox. This is episode 410 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.</p> <p>Drew Vernon is the U.S. marketing lead at Tonies. The Toniebox is a popular audio system that uses screen-free storytelling to introduce children to the wonders of imagination.</p> <p>Tonies originally launched in Germany in 2016 and is currently one of the fastest growing toy brands in Europe.</p> <p>As the US Marketing Lead at Tonies, Drew is looking to partner with schools and museums to bring screen-free education to children.</p> <p>Previously, Drew was the Brand Manager for The LEGO Group. He created Prescription for Play, building an unpaid network of over 2,000 pediatricians to reach half a million children with their first LEGO experience. In addition, he secured funding from top LEGO leadership, who selected the program to be a main social responsibility initiative for the company.</p> <p>He also worked with marketing research at P&G and brand marketing at Kao.</p> <p>Additionally,  founded and owned “Moppets Drop-in Child Care” which was Greater Hartford’s first state-licensed, pay-by-the-hour child care center. </p> <p>In June of 2020...Drew was named  8 to Watch under 40 by the Wisconsin School of Business.</p> <p>Drew describes himself as “a disruptive innovation marketer with experience in beauty CPG, toy, and early childhood development.” (Consumer Packaged Goods)</p> <p>So much to learn today!</p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>But wait...</p> <p>Remember that you can get a 15% discount when you spend $99 at Tonies.com. Use the coupon code Toniepodcast at checkout.</p> <p>And you can enter your name in the drawing for your very own Toniebox. Go to my website <a href='https://stevenmiletto.com/contact'>htt