Jeremy Padawer

Jeremy Padawer (born October 26, 1973) is an American businessman, founder, animated television producer, and broadly recognized toy industry executive and entrepreneur. Padawer serves as Chief Brand Officer of Jazwares, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Prior to selling to Berkshire Hathaway (2022), Padawer's toy company Wicked Cool Toys was acquired by Jazwares and parent company Alleghany Corporation in 2019. Padawer co-created and executive produced the Nickelodeon animated series Monsuno which ran for 65 episodes from 2012-2015. Early career In 1996, Padawer developed a network of transactional toy and gaming websites. Padawer "gamed" the Yahoo search engine using simple naming strategies. By naming each one of his collectible websites starting with two A's, Padawer's sites would come up first in search. Advertisers included Disney, Onsale.com, and Amazon.com. Most notably, Newsweek followed Padawer's tracking of the plunge in Beanie Baby valuations in 1998–1999 on Padawer's AbsoluteBeanies.com.