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INTERVIEW WITH MELISSA BERNSTEIN OF "MELISSA & DOUG" TOY COMPANY
(CONDUCTED ON MONDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2015)
ILANA: Where were your products originally manufactured?
MELISSA: Our original product line was manufactured in the U.S. but our toys have all been manufactured in Asia.
ILANA: What was your original product line?
MELISSA: We started with interactive children’s programs – three interactive children’s videotapes featuring only children and a musical toy that the child at home could use to enhance the interaction with the children in the video.
ILANA: What are your current employment numbers?
MELISSA: This is going to be somewhat approximate, but about 700-800.
ILANA: What’s the breakdown in employment numbers in the U.S. and China?
MELISSA: 200 in china and 500-600 in the U.S.
ILANA: What has your growth been like?
MELISSA: We’ve grown every single year that we have been in business. We’ve had double digit growth for 25 years.
ILANA: Who designs all of the products?
MELISSA: I design all of the products myself, and all designs are done in-house in Westport, CT!
ILANA: Who’s smarter – you or your husband?
MELISSA: I always judge intelligence by whose name comes first in the company name!
(CONDUCTED ON MONDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2015)
ILANA: Where were your products originally manufactured?
MELISSA: Our original product line was manufactured in the U.S. but our toys have all been manufactured in Asia.
ILANA: What was your original product line?
MELISSA: We started with interactive children’s programs – three interactive children’s videotapes featuring only children and a musical toy that the child at home could use to enhance the interaction with the children in the video.
ILANA: What are your current employment numbers?
MELISSA: This is going to be somewhat approximate, but about 700-800.
ILANA: What’s the breakdown in employment numbers in the U.S. and China?
MELISSA: 200 in china and 500-600 in the U.S.
ILANA: What has your growth been like?
MELISSA: We’ve grown every single year that we have been in business. We’ve had double digit growth for 25 years.
ILANA: Who designs all of the products?
MELISSA: I design all of the products myself, and all designs are done in-house in Westport, CT!
ILANA: Who’s smarter – you or your husband?
MELISSA: I always judge intelligence by whose name comes first in the company name!