June 18: K'NEX on CNBC's "How I Made My Millions"
K'NEX® To Be Featured in CNBC's "How I Made My Millions" Segment
Segment Airs June 18, 2012 on CNBC at 9pm
Hatfield, Pa. (June, 2012) – K'NEX, the construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, will be featured in a "How I Made My Millions" segment that airs 9pm on June 18, 2012 on CNBC. "How I Made My Millions" puts the American Dream on display and shows viewers that the dream is alive and well if they have the heart, desire, and the know-how to make it big.
"How I Made My Millions" goes behind the scenes to reveal how everyday people have taken ordinary ideas and turned them into extraordinary businesses. Each of the entrepreneurs featured on the show took a risk, believed in their dream and, thanks to a lot of hard work and a little luck, became millionaires. The "How I Made My Millions" segment includes host Tyler Mathisen's one on one interviews with K'NEX inventor, Joel Glickman; and K'NEX president and CEO, Michael Araten. Additional footage was shot in Hatfield, Pennsylvania at K'NEX and their manufacturing facility, the Rodon Group, this past March.
After his construction toy idea was rejected by the likes of Hasbro and Mattel, Joel Glickman decided to make it himself. He took a huge risk and shut down part of the family's injection molded plastic business to create his idea - a plastic construction set called K'NEX. Founded in 1992, K'NEX, a family owned company, is pleased to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2012 and maintains its commitment to continued manufacturing in the United States.
"We are thrilled that CNBC decided to include the K'NEX story as part their "How I Made My Millions" series," said Michael Araten. "As "How I Made My Millions" rightly states: the American Dream is alive and well, and Joel's dream and the on-going K'NEX story is a shining example of that!" Michael has written a blog post for CNBC about the episode entitled "Well K'Nected," that can be found at http://www.mymillions.cnbc.com.
About K'NEX Brands
Founded in 1992, K'NEX Brands, the world's most innovative construction toy company, was established to make and sell what has become one of the world's leading integrated construction systems for children. Winner of over 200 international awards and recognitions, K'NEX is America's building toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love, and encourages youngsters to "imagine, build and play." For more information, please visit http://www.knex.com.
About The Rodon Group
The Rodon Group is an ISO 9001-2008 certified plastic injection molder. In business since 1956, the Rodon Group makes billions of parts each year in its 125,000 square foot facility. With over 106 injection molding presses, Rodon is one of the largest family-owned and operated injection molders in the United States. The Rodon Group serves a diverse group of industries including consumer products, medical, construction, pharmaceutical and toys. Since 1992, Rodon has manufactured over 30 billion parts for the K'NEX building toy system, and is a subsidiary of K'NEX Brands, L.P. For more information please visit http://www.rodongroup.com.
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