Kids change everything. The founders in this section know that. They’re building companies focused on children. Education products. Toys. Children’s health. Parenting tools. Childcare solutions. Everything that helps kids grow up well and helps parents not lose their minds in the process.
These interviews cover the full spectrum of children-focused business. EdTech for young learners. Children’s media. Baby products. Youth sports. Family services. The kind of companies that exist because someone looked at how things worked for kids and said, “We can do better.”
Building for children comes with unique challenges. Safety standards are non-negotiable. Parents are the buyers but kids are the users. Attention spans are short. And the stakes feel higher because, well, they are. The founders here navigate all of that with creativity and care.
You’ll find insights on product development for young users, marketing to parents, child safety compliance, and the challenge of building something that’s both educational and fun. Because kids can smell a lecture disguised as a game from a mile away. If you’re building for children or families, these founders understand your world.
Before creating KneeBouncers, Jim Robinson and Kurt Dommermuth have spent a combined 36 years in marketing and advertising. Managing, directing and producing dozens of award winning promotional campaigns for high profile…
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Within the last 5 years Alezandra Russell has added a handful of new titles to her ever expanding resume: wife: social entrepreneur: traveler: foodie: and bi-continental citizen. Reluctant to fall…
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Kendra Stitt Robins is the founder and executive director of Project Night Night, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing care packages for homeless and transient children living in shelters across the country….
Julie Aigner clark grew up in Michigan, where she went on to attend Michigan State University and major in English Literature and Secondary Education. After teaching middle and high school, Julie left…
In 2005, working mother Sari Crevin created the very first prototype of SippiGrip in San Ramon, California. She was becoming frustrated when her one-year-old son, Jake, would throw his sippy…
Tangela Walker-Craft is a wife and mother. She is the patented inventor of the GoPillow! She markets and sells the GoPillow! through her Simply Necessary, Incorporated website ). She is currently…
Jennifer Kelman grew up in Jericho, N.Y., where at age 14 she began baby-sitting and volunteering at her local hospital to help children suffering from illness. Her love of children…