FUNKO: From Bobblehead to Behemoth
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ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Founder of FUNKO Inc, Mike Becker, shares how nostalgic toys grew into a collectibles empire!
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Funko was founded in 1998 by toy collector Mike Becker at his home in Snohomish, Washington. He started the business after failing to find an affordable coin bank of the Big Boy Restaurants mascot, instead licensing the rights to make his own coin banks from a Big Boy franchise in Michigan. The coin banks failed to sell and the franchise filed for bankruptcy protection, but Funko remained in business after licensing the rights to bobbleheads for Austin Powers, which sold 80,000 units. By 2012, the company had sold more than $20 million of merchandise.
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Founder of FUNKO Inc, Mike Becker, shares how nostalgic toys grew into a collectibles empire!
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Funko was founded in 1998 by toy collector Mike Becker at his home in Snohomish, Washington. He started the business after failing to find an affordable coin bank of the Big Boy Restaurants mascot, instead licensing the rights to make his own coin banks from a Big Boy franchise in Michigan. The coin banks failed to sell and the franchise filed for bankruptcy protection, but Funko remained in business after licensing the rights to bobbleheads for Austin Powers, which sold 80,000 units. By 2012, the company had sold more than $20 million of merchandise.
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