Top SellerMass Retail
Nickelodeon
Slime Science
I invent products that become retail hits
ContactConcept to shelf. Hit after hit.
Inventor · Designer · Brand Builder
A Swirl Kids Studio production
Hi, I'm TinaPortsmouth, NH · Inventor
About
Product Innovation. Licensing. Retail Commercialization.
Innovation & Development leader across toy, candy, craft, novelty, and licensed consumer products. Proven success in product development, sourcing, vendor negotiation, trend forecasting, retail commercialization, and Amazon growth for mass and specialty channels.
I run the full lifecycle — concept, design, sourcing, compliance, pitch, and sell-in — for partners like Mars, Disney, Universal, and Haribo, and retailers from Walmart and Target to Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Ross, and Walgreens.
$25M
Fear Factor Candy brand
2.5M+
Units / year peak
$20M
Private label annual
Experience
Built across categories.
Thrive Brands LLC
Product Development & Brand Management
Seasonal & exclusive programs · Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Ross, Walmart, Target
Candyrific LLC
Sr. Project Manager — Special Initiatives
Private label for Mars, Disney, Universal, Haribo · $10–20M annual · Amazon Seller Central
Peachtree Playthings
Brand: Fashions You Color
Mass, Value, Drug, Craft + Europe · 2.5M+ units/year peak
Brand New Products
Brand: Fear Factor Candy
Concept to $25M annual revenue business
NSI International
Director, Advanced R&D / Inventor Relations
Inventor acquisition, ideation & licensing pitches
IT'SUGAR
Buying & Merchandising
Brand identity, private label, retail displays, assortment planning
Education
BFA, Toy Design — FIT, New York
BS, Biology — SUNY Stony Brook
Recognition
Excellence in Toy Design — Mattel, Inc.
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RetailtainmentSpecialty
IT'SUGAR
Giant Candy
HitMass Retail
OGLO
Glow Tech
Innovation7-Eleven
Fear Factor Candy
Gross-Out Candy
VolumeGlobal
Peachtree
Fashions You Color
StudioHasbro · Disney · Nickelodeon
Funology D&D
Product Dev & Graphic Design
LicensedLicensed
New Adventures
Dolls & Girls' Toys
Long-TermWalmart · Global
Carolina Pad
Fashion Stationery
Pitch HitsMajor IP
Licensed Presentations
IP & Merch
Contact
Got a product idea? Let's talk.
Briefs, licenses, retail programs, or just a hello — drop a note and I'll get back to you.
tina@swirlkids.comConcept · Prototype · Licensing · Sourcing · Retail · Distribution · Concept · Prototype · Licensing · Sourcing · Retail · Distribution