Learning Resources appoints Stephen Woldenberg as vice president of sales
VERNON HILLS, IL (June 2, 2020) - Learning Resources, Inc. and its Educational Insights division announced today the promotion of Stephen Woldenberg as Vice President of Sales for both brands. Woldenberg will be responsible for managing the internal sales team, sales representatives and distributors, as well as continuing to drive sales at eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retail partnerships including mass and specialty stores.
"For the past three years, Stephen has been instrumental in transforming our team into a truly cross-functional sales-marketing group," said Rick Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, Inc. "Stephen will lead us in a changing retail environment where consumers are shopping online more than ever while our retail partnerships with specialty and mass market retailers as well as educational dealers offer great promise."
"With the great team in place at Learning Resources and Educational Insights, I know the future is bright for both award-winning brands." said Stephen Woldenberg. "We will continue to build on the success of the great educational products we offer and find innovative ways to help our retail partners grow online, in-store and omnichannel."
For the previous three years, Stephen served as Director of eCommerce Sales at Learning Resources, where he was responsible for managing several online customers. Prior to that, Woldenberg was at Google for five years working with several of Google's top eCommerce pureplay advertisers. Woldenberg holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University.
For more information, visit learningresources.com, or follow the brand on Twitter @LearningHandsOn, Facebook @LearningResources and Instagram @learningresources.
Learn more about how we are igniting the spark in every child at EducationalInsights.com, or follow the brand on Twitter @ed_insights, Facebook @EducationalInsights and Instagram @educationalinsights.
ABOUT LEARNING RESOURCES®
We're the toy cash registers that help kids learn to count. We're the alphabet puzzle blocks that inspire a love of reading. We're the coding mouse that schools use to prepare students for tomorrow. We are Learning Resources®-and our mission is to help kids love to learn. For over 35 years we've been the leader in educational toys, with more than 1,000 items sold in over 80 countries. Our toys are designed to help children build educational skills… and get ready to take on the world. For more information, visit www.learningresources.com, or follow the brand on Twitter @LearningHandsOn, Facebook @LearningResources and Instagram @learningresources.
ABOUT EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS®
Based in sunny Southern California, Educational Insights is the creator of award-winning toys and games backed by a playful promise to provide new experiences that ignite passion and fuel kid creativity and imagination. Since 1962, our award-winning toys and games have helped kids around the world embrace their originality, celebrate their differences, and pursue their very best selves. Learn more about how we are igniting the spark in every child at www.EducationalInsights.com, or follow the brand on Facebook @EducationalInsights, Twitter @ed_insights, and Instagram @educationalinsights.