About Jenga - Hardcover

Scott, Leslie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1608320022 ISBN 13: 9781608320028

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group LLC, 2009

Synopsis

A pile of wooden bricks launches this business adventure -- full of insights into inventions branding, and market-ing -- from the creator of Jenga, one of the world's most popular games. Leverages the world-wide popularity of the Jenga brand: The millions of readers who have played the game of Jenga will be drawn to this previously untold story of its creation and its creator, and business readers will want to know the secret behind launching one of the best-known brands in the world. Introduces a fascinating personality: An English expatriate born and raised in Africa, a phenomenally successful woman in the male-dominated toy business, and an unorthodox risk taker who thrives on adventure, the author has a style, grace, and free-flowing intellect that will appeal to readers around the globe. From an idea to a brand: Readers will make enlightening connec-tions to their own business experiences as they learn how certain ideas make their way from an inventor's brain to retail shelves world-wide. The book offers an entertaining story filled with true business lessons and hilarious anecdotes, demonstrates the creativity and resolve required to make a unique idea work.

About this title

About the Author

Leslie Scott is a professional game designer, entrepre-neur, and the founder of Oxford Games. In a career spanning over twenty-five years in the toy and gift busi-ness, Scott has designed, published, and marketed some forty games. Her portfolio includes the phenomenally successful Jenga and the perennial favourites Ex Libris, Anagram, and Bookworm. Born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Scott grew up in Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. She now lives in Oxford, England, and Lai-kipia, Kenya, with her husband and their two children.

From the Back Cover

Millions have played the game Jenga, but few know the surprising story of the woman who created the game. From cattle ranches in Africa to the royal tennis courts in London, the story of Leslie Scott and Jenga weaves an adventurous tale of personal triumph and business success with keen insights into the secrets behind launching one of the best-known brands in the world.An English expatriate born and raised in Africa, Scott became a phenomenally successful woman in the male-dominated toy business through relentless curiosity and tenacious belief. Her unconventional path to success was driven by her unorthodox approach, her penchant for risk, and her passion for adventure. Along the way, she came to understand how certain ideas transform themselves into successful products. Through expert storytelling, Scott illuminates basic business concepts with unconventional linkages from explaining what African cattle and medieval heraldry can teach us about branding to discovering the keys to market differentiation by examining a coral reef.Scott entertains with style, grace, and free-flowing intellect. Enter a fascinating world of creative success, practical business lessons, and hilarious but true stories.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group LLC
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608320022
• ISBN 13: 9781608320028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 238