For over two decade, John Edward Thomas owned and operated one of the most successful boutique entertainment licensing agencies in the USA, with over $1 billion in revenue. His company represented major corporate brands, Broadway properties, celebrities, and some of the most iconic entertainment brands in the industry.

At age 21, John conceived and authored the international best-selling Kid Concoctions book series. He founded his own publishing company which quickly climbed to the #2 ranked small press in the USA, selling over 6 million books and grossing over $100 million in sales the first few years. The success of the Kid Concoctions brand and book series is attributed to John’s unique brand-building strategy that combined Licensing, Direct Response (infomercial), Electronic Shopping (QVC - including a single day record of 96,000 books sold in 24 hours), Direct to Retail, and PBS national pledge specials together with award-winning PR and marketing campaigns. John also established the Kid Concoctions brand as a major force in the toy/arts & crafts industry by creating over 100 Kid Concoctions products that were manufactured and sold at more than 25,000 major retailers around the globe. In addition, the Kid Concoctions brand spun off into a Time-Life DVD series, 2 major theme park attractions at Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN and Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO, as well as over 5 million Chick-fil-A kid’s meals and 50 million Kellogg’s Froot Loops boxes.

As the face of the Kid Concoctions brand, John Thomas produced and created his own national television series of “Kid Concoctions” pledge specials on PBS grossing over $12.5 million dollars in the first year of release becoming the one of the most successful pledge specials in public television history. In addition to PBS, John has made over 300 national television appearances, including: The CBS Early Show, HGTV (6 years), Discovery Channel (4 years), The Today Show, The Howie Mandel Show, Rosie, The Tony Danza Show, Donny & Marie, CNN, TNN, and The View. John also co-hosted "Great Day America," a one-hour live national daily program on PAX TV, broadcast live from Universal Studios in Hollywood.

In 1989, John launched a theatrical production company, producing a series of touring shows including Side by Side by Sondheim, directed and choreographed by Academy Award-nominated film director Rob Marshall. John then made his Broadway debut in 2005 by producing the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Little Women the Musical, starring Sutton Foster and Maureen McGovern. Since that time, John has been involved with over two dozen Broadway productions and Broadway tours as producer, investor, and/or licensing agent.

Apart from John’s business record, he is best known as a toy inventor and the man who created the homemade recipe of slime (Gooey Gunk) in 1997, spawning an international phenomenon that continues to this day. Further highlights include John’s multiple Telly Awards, Parents’ Choice Awards, Dr. Toy Awards, Oppenheim Toy Awards, and the Amazon.com Best Seller Award, reaching #6 of all books sold on Amazon.com.

Over the course of a decade Danita Thomas helped to conceive and build KID CONCOCTIONS into a $150 Million dollar global brand by creating a unique brand building strategy that combined Licensing, Direct Response (infomercial) , Electronic Shopping (QVC - 96,000 units sold in 24 hours), Direct to Retail, and PBS National pledge specials with award winning PR and marketing campaigns. Danita also established the Kid Concoctions publishing label building it into the 3rd largest small press in the USA selling over 6 million books in 3 years. As the faces of the Kid Concoctions brand, Danita and her husband John appeared on over 300 national television episodes promoting the Kid Concoctions brand including: The CBS Early Show, HGTV (10 years), Discovery Channel (4 Years), Today Show, The Howie Mandel Show, The Tony Danza Show, Donny & Marie, CNN, and The View just to name a few. They also co-hosted "Great Day America" a one hour live national daily program broadcast live from Universal Studios in Hollywood.

In 2002 Danita launched a theatrical production company producing the Tony Award nominated Broadway musical "Little Women" starring Sutton Foster & Maureen McGovern. Since that time she has been involved with over 2 dozen major Broadway productions as producers, investors, or licensing agents.

In 2001 in partnership with Broadway Across America / Key Brand Entertainment opened Broadways premiere product licensing agency The Creative Licensing group.over the course of 20 years she built the agency in to a billion dollar business representing brands ranging from The Rodgers & Hammerstein estate to THE CHIPPENDALES, corporate brands like MACE and iconic entertainment brands including: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY's, CHICAGO THE MUSICAL, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, GHOST, ANNIE, MEMPHIS, A CHRISTMAS STORY, CATHY RIGBY IS PETER PAN and many others.

Christian’s experience in licensing, television, film, and live theater span from national television series and major motion pictures to Broadway productions and live concerts.

Christian is an early trailblazer in the entertainment industry. Taking over the position as TGM’s Senior Vice President at age 21, Christian has overseen and developed successful licensing programs for some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. As a producer, Christian has created sold-out concerts at some of the nations most prestigious entertainment venues including: Playhouse Square, 54 Below, The Music Box and Carnegie Hall. Christian worked closely with Broadway’s premiere licensing agency, Creative Licensing Group, on over two-dozen iconic entertainment properties ranging from licensing programs with Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park to the Broadway production of “Chicago.”

Christian also brings to TGM an extensive amount of experience in the publishing world having helped build his family’s publishing label into the second largest small press in the USA selling over 10 million copies of “The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions (5 Parents’ Choice Awards, 4 Telly Awards, 2 Dr. Toy Awards, and The Oppenheim Toy award) in just a few short years.

As a performer, Christian made his film debut in Marvel’s “The Avenegers” and recently made his solo singing debut at Carnegie Hall in NYC and his cabaret debut at 54 Below. Christian spent most of his young career preforming in professional musical theatre and opera productions. Favorite performances include: Joseph in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor,” Pippin in “Pippin,” the NYC workshop of “Kris Kringle the Musical” (with Broadway stars Cathy Rigby, Pamela Myers, Samantha Hill, and Andrew Keenan Bolger), and Daniel in the regional premiere of “A Great Wilderness” (Critics' Choice Award). At age 15, Christian gained notoriety in the opera world by becoming the youngest contracted member of the prestigious Cleveland Opera Theatre. He appeared along side some of the world’s most renowned opera stars in productions of “La Bohème,” “The Marriage of Figero,” “La Traviata,” and “Madame Butterfly.”

Christian is proud to be carrying on his family’s legacy in the entertainment industry by bringing innovative, quality, educational content to audiences around the globe while giving back through philanthropy and helping to make a difference in the world.