Ryan currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Plus-Plus USA and Head of Product Development for Plus-Plus A/S. In his previous role as a co-founder of Geared For Imagination, he served as a creator and distributor of toys including Plus-Plus, Happy Horse, The Deglingos, Woodours, Crazy Cuddly Wolf and its own proprietary lines, BrikBilt and Topozoo.Prior to his current position, Ryan was a Buyer in Toys & Games for Barnes and Noble.com, managing all purchasing of more than 6,000 items in the toys, games and puzzles area.Ryan previously served as the Buyer and Retail Director for Club Kid'doo, a kids enrichment center in Montclair, New Jersey. There, Ryan led the creation of YakkaToy Harbor, a 1,000 square foot retail facility focusing on educational and imaginative toys. Ryan and his wife Sarah Buckey Hamilton also operated another business enterprise, On Third Street, LLC. Included in this operation were the retail stores Kids on Third Street and Home on Third Street in Lakeside, Ohio.Kids on Third Street was founded in 2003 and specialized in imagination-driven toys from around the world. KOTS had a bricks and mortar location in Lakeside at 217 W 3rd Street from May-September.Specialties: Import logistics, warehousing, product sourcing, product development, retail, toys
Listed skills include Product Development, Retail, Toys, Marketing, and 15 others.