Paddlesmash

Welcome To Paddlesmash Paddlesmash creators Tim Swindle And Scott Brown have been entrepreneurs for over 10 years, having launched multiple companies. His first Kickstarter in 2013 was successfully funded for a game he co-created called, Utter Nonsense. It achieved rapid commercial interest and ultimately went on to be sold in Target, Walmart and other major retailers around the country. He has since brought numerous products to market in the toy, game, and novelty space. How The Dots Joined Up For Tim As an early investor and employee at PointDrive, a Chicago-based sales software company, he had roles leading sales, marketing, and operations before the company was acquired in 2016 by LinkedIn. During this time, he worked on his own future making the most of all the time he had available. In 2018 Tim co- founded Playtacular, a boutique publishing company that designs and creates innovative toys and games. In addition to this he also is heaviliy involved in Paddlesmash a great new family game brought to him by its inventor Joe Bingham. Tim lives in Nashville, with his wife, daughter and his dog Tucker. So what is it about the uber competitive toy market that excites him and keeps him moving forward daily? And how can someone listening today with an idea for a toy move it to the shops quickly? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show, to join up more dots with the one and only Mr Tim Swindle