Funko Funkast - Questions for Brian!

[HappinessGuano]

Just a fun question, I'll leave seriousness to others.

1) Have Funko employees, particularly the art department, render each other in any of the Funko styles for entertainment?

[Geescube]

Can you share anymore info regarding upcoming new style wobblers. I <3 them and they are extra cute. <3

[racheva]

This might be too technical a question, but I'm wondering if it is brought the your attention that occasionally a number in a product line is used more than once? For instance, in the Star Wars line, numbers 90, 91, 125, and 176 are used twice. I know it's a small thing, but it drives us OCD collectors crazy!

On a lighter note, has anyone at Funko ever considered Hamilton pops? It seems like a slam dunk, but maybe I'm unaware of a rights/licensing problem.

[zaghawk]

Excited for the next podcast. Here is my three-part question for Brian:

What was your original vision/dream for Funko as a company regarding range of products and platforms it would be in when you first acquired it?

Assuming you have already met/exceeded the initial vision. What is it now?

And if you exceed that, what would it be next?

[deejaylunchbox]

What's the licence that you want greatly but still eludes you to this day and what license do you still wish you had?

[The Head]

Thanks for the opportunity!

1. I am not sure if you're married, but if you are, what did your wife say when you told her you wanted to buy a toy/collectible company? If she was now supportive at first, what did you say to convince her?

2. How was the idea for sub boxes born? Did marvel, Disney, etc come to you or did you bring the idea to them? What's your assessment of how successful they've been up to this point? What are the challenges you face with sub boxes?

THANKS AGAIN!!!

[Jango_Fresh]

A) There has been some cool Funko lines in the past that have come and gone. Is there a past line you wish you could bring back?

B) We now have Spastik Plastik Pops and dorbz which is cool. Any chance we would see the return of actual Spastik Plastik return with new originals? How about Fantastik Plastik with current licenses?

[Valde]

In the original Pop Tee announcement video there was a Goku tee #09, it was never released. What ever happened there? Also Five guys or In N Out?

[Shalee04]

Thanks for,the opportunity...

1) Why don't most pops have mouths?

2) which license has been the hardest to acquire?

3)Which licensee has placed the most requirements?

Thanks again.

[Marquetry]

This is amazing, love the podcast and so happy Brian is willing to do this for the fans!

Question: Will Funko ever put up an official, comprehensive checklist of all Funko items made?

[jayncoke]

This sounds like a an awesome idea, Yoko! Definitely glad I finally jumped onto the boards!

Here are some questions for Brian:

1. What are some lessons as a CEO that you learned that you would share with would-be entrepreneurs?
2. What was the biggest problem you had to solve as CEO of Funko?
3. How do you deal with failure? I feel like that is just a part of life and always am curious to know how most people handle it.
4. What has contributed the most to Funko's success?
5. What is your favorite pizza topping?

Thanks!

[ditbu13oi]

This should be a pinned post!

1) Have you guys ever considered making the Pop Rides moveable? You can do a chase version with rubber wheels and metallic paint! That target exclusive lightning mcqueen was awesome, but wished it was moveable...
2) Pop Kites?
3) Pop phone cases?

[Lonikins]

We have some really good questions here and I really wish that the Funkast crew would do something like a two hour podcast where all he does is answer our questions. I want to know the answer to everything

[zaghawk]

Thought of a new one:

What is your favorite Fundays Memory?

[Dogmatic]

Will NES Jason and NES Freddy ever be produced? And hopefully not in an SDCC capacity?

[PopCollector]

Will you bring back the Freddy Wobbler Banks?

[emcee]

I have another question, how many bowties do you have?

[perfectgame34]

We did a round of questions with Brian this morning- you'll get a good chunk of his answers on the next podcast, and we saved some for future episodes as well. I'll keep this thread open for additional questions for Brian, so that we can do this again soon!

[Lonikins]

Can't wait!!! I hope he had a good time! Can't wait to see how you guys all play off each other and how silly it might be.

[Md-1]

Will the UK and other nations have there own funko shop exclusives any time soon?

[jayncoke]

We did a round of questions with Brian this morning- you'll get a good chunk of his answers on the next podcast, and we saved some for future episodes as well. I'll keep this thread open for additional questions for Brian, so that we can do this again soon!

Looking forward to the next Funkast episode, Yoko!

[Jango_Fresh]

Woot! Thanks Yoko!

[jambes]

I have a question particularly on the retail side (sorry if such has been asked)

Does Funko have anything to do with the distribution of things, or is that on the store side? Obviously Hot Topic, every store country wide has an abundance, then places like Walgreens are so hit or miss. Even being a manager, I can't get things in or answer questions as to when. I know contracts are involved, but is anything being dome to make these issued better?

Bonus question -- You probably can't answer, but does Walgreens currently have a toy buyer? We don't seem to have one in the directory. How long are contracts for exclusives planned in advance?

Thanks Brian!

[McScruffy]

We did a round of questions with Brian this morning- you'll get a good chunk of his answers on the next podcast, and we saved some for future episodes as well. I'll keep this thread open for additional questions for Brian, so that we can do this again soon!

Can't wait for this one to drop! So many good questions that I will be glued to the cast!

[Shalee04]

We did a round of questions with Brian this morning- you'll get a good chunk of his answers on the next podcast, and we saved some for future episodes as well. I'll keep this thread open for additional questions for Brian, so that we can do this again soon!

Can't wait to see the podcast. There were so many awesome questions.

[zaghawk]

Here's a question for Brian in case already not asked:

What is your favorite individual Funko piece of any line/series.

[CaseyJones14]

Here it is!

https://funko.com/blogs/news/funkast-ep ... her-things

[zaghawk]

We did a round of questions with Brian this morning- you'll get a good chunk of his answers on the next podcast, and we saved some for future episodes as well. I'll keep this thread open for additional questions for Brian, so that we can do this again soon!

Can't wait to see the podcast. There were so many awesome questions.

I can't wait to hear it

[McScruffy]

I'll be listening on the way home today!

[Lonikins]

There were some amazing answers on the Funkast today!! Sounds like they had even more stuff, but Brian kept leaking spoilers

So make sure to listen and can't wait to hear even more interviews with him in the future.

[Sarcasticguy]

Great Funkast this time around, loved the Brian segment. Sad that he doesn't drink coffee, but I can forgive him..

Hopefully we get to hear the leaky leaks soon!

[willy wonka]

Listening to it now, Hopefully I can listen to all of it now!

[Shalee04]

We did a round of questions with Brian this morning- you'll get a good chunk of his answers on the next podcast, and we saved some for future episodes as well. I'll keep this thread open for additional questions for Brian, so that we can do this again soon!

Can't wait to see the podcast. There were so many awesome questions.

I can't wait to hear it

[bryan_sato54]

listening it right now

[chaostryder]

Great Funkast this time around, loved the Brian segment. Sad that he doesn't drink coffee, but I can forgive him..

Hopefully we get to hear the leaky leaks soon!

Guess we might never get a Hipster Freddy drinking coffee pop

[toro423]

Alot of interesting answers. Was very fun to hear. Thanks for the opportunity!

[repair-manmanmanman]

Great questions! I really liked Brian's segment, looking forward to the tidbits saved for next week.

[angeladominguez]

listening to the episode right now! its get to hear the response to these questions!

[chaostryder]

Wondering what license Brian was referring to that they've finally gotten after a long time, let the speculation begin!

[Brutesquad]

Wondering what license Brian was referring to that they've finally gotten after a long time, let the speculation begin!

Fun interview! and yes..looking forward to hearing about that elusive license that was acquired!