Awards & Recognition
American Specialty Retailing Association 2013 Retailer Excellence Award
MSNBC’s Entrepeneur of the Week –Nov. 2013
Southern Living-“One of the South’s Best Toy Stores”-2011
Charleston City Paper- Best Toy Store-2011-2106
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce-Milestone Award Finalist-2015
Charleston Giving Back –Award Finalist-2014
National SCORE Award-“Small for Profit Business of the Year”-2013
SCORE-Coastal Region –“SmallBusiness with Outstanding Citizenship”-2013
One of Charleston’s “Most Influential Women in Business”-2013
City of Charleston “Christine Osborne Day”-Mayor Proclamation-2013
One of the Most 50 Progressive People in Charleston-“The Fairy Godmother”-2012
Gifts & Decorative Accessories Magazine-Marketing Achievement Finalist-2011
PUBLISHED WORKS
This Year at Toy Fair-Step Out of the Box-2013
Retailers Tips for Regrouping after Holiday Rush-2012
The Toy Book-
Specialty Toy Retailer & Manufacturer Q&A- June 2016
TDMonthly.com-Best Sellers & Trends -2015
Gifts & Decorative Accessories Magazine–
Back to School Trends-2015
Brand Awareness-2014
Hottest Trends and Pricepoints for Plush -2014
Outlook and Marketing for Dress-up-2014
We Ask Question Columns-2012, 2013
Catering to Kids-2012
Souvenir, Gifts, and Novelties-Plush and Toys for Kids-2015
Charleston Home & Design Magazine-Young at Heart-2012
Playthings Magazine–
Toy Safety-2016
Q4 Toys that sold well in comparison -2014
Toys for Special Needs-2011
Museums & More- Touch the Merchandise-2011
Richard Gottleib Blog- GO Big or Go Home-2011
Lowcountry Parent Magazine-Back to School Must Haves-2015
Mount Pleasant Patch.com-Wonder Works is Rooted in Passion
American Specialty Toy Retailing Association Blog-
Toys to Stock on Your Shelves for the New Year-2014
ORGANIZATIONS
ASTRA-American Specialty Retailers Association
Board Member
Starting 1995
2014-ASTRA Retailer of the Year
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Starting January 2015
Lowcountry Local First
Board Member,10% Shift Chairperson
Starting February 2009
TGTG-The Good Toy Group
Board Member
Starting 2014
Harbor Entrepreneur Center
Mentor
Starting 2014
The Rob Company
Board Member
Starting 2014
Dynepic
Board Member
Starting 2014
Crayola
Board of Advisors
Starting 2014
Neat-oh! International
Board of Advisors
Starting 2016
Story Club Games
Board of Advisors
Starting 2014
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Celebrating Women Entrepeneurs Summit-Charleston,SC-Innovator Games-2016
College of Charleston-Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice Honors 205-“The Magic Never Ends”-2016,2015,2014
Clemson University-College of Business-“Find Your Entrepeneurial Passion”-2014
The Citadel-Entrepreneurship Theory- “Importance of Networking”, “Relationships are Important in Business”, “How to Deal with Failure in Business”-2016, 2015,2014
The Citadel- Child Development – “Play Makes a Difference”-2014,2013
American Specialty Toy Retailing Association Convention-Secrets to Running a Successful Toy Store-2015
King Street Marketing Group Small Business Lunch-Keynote Speaker-2015
The Southern C Summit Conference-Charleston,SC-Opportunities & Challenges Experienced with Growth of a Business-2015
Association for Fundraising Professionals-Charleston,SC-Keynote Speaker-How You Can Change the World-2015
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
The GOOD Business Summit-Charleston,SC-Location,Location, Location and
Marketplace of Ideas-2014
Charleston Marketing Association-How to Make MAGIC Happen in your Business”-
2014
AARP and US Small Business Administration- Social Media and Online Marketing for Your Small Business-2013
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce-Charleston,SC-Affordable Healthcare Act Impacting Small Business-2013
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce-Leadership Class-Charleston,SC-Economic Development impacting Small Business-2013
Women at Work Charleston-Following YOUR Passion-2013
2012 Las Vegas Gift Market- The Art of Community Ties that Bind-Dynamic Marketing & Store Event Ideas
Lowcountry Business Network’s Breakfast & Business Event-Benefit Charity While Growing Your Business-2012
Mount Pleasant Business Association-Keynote Speaker-2012