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PSS: Building UglyDoll
What does it take to build a global, bespoke brand from Korea? What advantages does Korea offer in aiding founders, entrepreneurs, and creatives in tackling the global market?
Sept. 9, 2020
David Horvath
Founder, UglyDoll
Best known for co-founding the Uglydoll brand, David Horvath is the creator and producer of several successful character brands, toy lines, consumer products, children's books, stationery, comics, games and TV shows.
He has been featured on CNN, the TODAY show, NHK, CNBC, and by TIME magazine. His work can be found everywhere from the Louvre in Paris and the MoMA in NYC to your neighborhood toy shop and book store. Projects include collaborations with Sony, Sanrio, Coca Cola Japan, Chronicle Books, Random House, Abrams, Illumination Entertainment, NHK, Sun Arrow, and STX.
More details on participation for this online event will be forthcoming shortly.
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