Behind Pipp & Spalding
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Rhonda Geralde
Rhonda has almost 40 years experience in the baby and children's products field. After spending almost 30 years in the corporate world, she opened 3 Stories Trading Company which serves as both a distribution service of baby and kid's products for various national retail channels and a 3rd party logistics provider. Pipp & Spalding and the Woodlands Wonderland was born during an impromptu brainstorming session with her son and co-worker, Jake Heart.
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Jake Heart
Jake has been the logistics manager at 3 Stories Trading Company since its inception in 2014. Jake is the co-creator of Pipp & Spalding by breathing conceptual life into the main characters and constructing their backstory. He also runs the Pipp & Spalding social media accounts. Jake is also behind "Pipp & Spalding Say Hello", the jingle heard in Pipp & Spalding animation clips.
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Liz Geralde
Liz is the creative director and genius behind all the Pipp & Spalding art and artistically brought all the character conceptual ideas to colorful life. An alum of the Kansas City Art Institute with a degree in animation and a focus on stop-motion animation, Liz has spent her entire life creating elaborate characters, costumes, and their various worlds.