James Zahn

Perhaps best known as "The Rock Father," James Zahn is a multi-hyphenate with work spanning a multitude of areas across entertainment, business, and publishing. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book - the leading trade publication serving the toy industry - in addition to serving as Senior Editor of The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider. He is a writer, media personality, commentator, director, actor, adventurer, raconteur, and overall pop culture and toy enthusiast. Zahn is frequently called upon for expert commentary on the toy industry, retail, and pop culture, and has been seen on or quoted in Yahoo! Finance, CNN, FOX Business, MarketWatch, Forbes, NBC, ABC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The NY Post, The Chicago Tribune, PopSugar, and many more. James spent much of his youth growing up in the South Suburbs of Chicago. Obsessed with pop culture in its many forms, he spent much of his time drawing, writing, and focusing on becoming a performer of some sort. In 198