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Funding the Dream
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Funding the Dream
EP 334 Tabletop Wholesale and Retail Distribution Explained by HitPointSales
On this episode of the Funding the Dream on Kickstarter podcast, Salvador Briggman talks with James Takenaka, who has over 25 years of experience in the collectible and tabletop games industry.
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James started selling at collectibles shows in 1990 and then was a co-owner of the Comix and Cardz Etc. hobby store.
In 2001 he co-founded Hero Factory Inc. to produce licensed trading cards and served as a consultant for Bandai America Inc. in the collectible card game market.
From 2007-2012 James served as Bandai’s Games Division Sales & Marketing Manager, working with hobby game distributors, overseeing their Organized Play Network and co-creating the Star Trek DBG. James joined Hit Point Sales in March 2012.
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