My Day With The Former Sales Director of Wizards of the Coast!

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  • I spent the day with the former director of sales for Wizards of the Coast during the first days of Pokémon and talked Pokemon cards! SUBSCRIBE NOW! - bit.ly/Leonhart54
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Komentáře • 445

  • @Leonhart
    @Leonhart  Před 3 lety +164

    *More interviews with WOTC employees coming soon; have any specific questions you wanted answered?*

  • @JakubDestro
    @JakubDestro Před 3 lety +59

    When you will have guest like this again, they should open at least one pack :O!

  • @EiquMiller
    @EiquMiller Před 3 lety +96

    Wow, the video everybody needed, but nobody knew. Well spotted Leon, youre a true creator and contributor. Much respect

  • @angelcaicedo6242
    @angelcaicedo6242 Před 3 lety +63

    Leon is saving Pokémon history with his vids.

    • @zycoplays8124
      @zycoplays8124 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah ur right tho But i wish the seller in our city here in Philippines will sell us pokemon cards soon❤️😏

  • @louiscrawley4079
    @louiscrawley4079 Před 3 lety +21

    Wow it's quite rare that I actually find these sorts of guests interesting, but this was actually really insightful into the early years of a legendary company. Great content!

  • @YungJ
    @YungJ Před 3 lety +51

    Man I really wish Wizards of the Coast was still making the cards, that era will _always_ be the *best* era of Pokémon.

  • @mr.4441
    @mr.4441 Před 3 lety +36

    I definitely think more interviews would be interesting. Keep it up!

  • @charizardchaser
    @charizardchaser Před 3 lety +130

    They need to have WOTC make Pokemon cards for the 25th anniversary!

    • @finn4485
      @finn4485 Před 3 lety +4

      They wouldn’t be able to keep up

    • @RocSandy
      @RocSandy Před 3 lety +11

      They do.....there reprinting the base set venasuar and charizard. Plus reimagined
      WOTC cards with newer gen pokemon

    • @finn4485
      @finn4485 Před 3 lety +6

      @@RocSandy WOTC isn’t the ones printing them. They’re just re prints of WOTC cards

    • @dnapokemon123
      @dnapokemon123 Před 3 lety +6

      Plot twist, WotC comes back for 25th Celebrations set! 🤯🤯🤯🤯

    • @RocSandy
      @RocSandy Před 3 lety

      @@finn4485 yea I know

  • @V3g3t41987
    @V3g3t41987 Před 3 lety +9

    that was really cool hearing her story about parents using the cards as bribes like mine did, i really didn't realize parents around the world were doing the exact same thing..makes the 90's an even more nostalgic memory to revisit. thanks dad and ma.

  • @mangaboss1411
    @mangaboss1411 Před 3 lety +64

    I could watch a 3 hour podcast of her just telling stories about WOTC. So cool!

  • @kalebtittle5083
    @kalebtittle5083 Před 3 lety +14

    She is so interesting to listen to, she's so excited

  • @RocSandy
    @RocSandy Před 3 lety +47

    Talk about a living legend 🙌

  • @tehstrongbad
    @tehstrongbad Před 3 lety +3

    This was actually insanely interesting. She’s a real OG…she knew a lot about the company and shit. Very cool.

  • @justindavid85
    @justindavid85 Před 3 lety +6

    The Genesis of two of the most impactful TCGs in history. So cool and it’s always fun to get a peek behind the curtain of amazing ideas and see how they come to fruition. Amazing content and no one is doing it like LH! Truly has a passion for Pokémon that is unmatched 😊👏👏👏

  • @trev021889
    @trev021889 Před 3 lety +15

    That is like Royalty sitting next to you playa. Unreal. The stories that woman could tell. Leonhart keep it up

  • @spian
    @spian Před 3 lety +2

    Amazing amazing amazing interview!! Truly incredible to hear behind the scenes information of WOTC and Pokemon in general! 8:51 its crazy that shes the reason I got to buy Pokemon at my local hobby store when I was a child.. for some reason this interview brought me back to very nostalgic memories. More so than many pack openings Ive seen recently. Was a pleasure to watch this.

  • @RocSandy
    @RocSandy Před 3 lety +44

    I can't believe there's so much to pokemon😍

    • @jimbo6249
      @jimbo6249 Před 3 lety

      Crazy right they're literally is millions of things I always thought there was only 150 like the original OG Kanto and then I started collecting about a year ago and yeah not even close

    • @RocSandy
      @RocSandy Před 3 lety

      @@jimbo6249 agreed 👍

  • @natejouster265
    @natejouster265 Před 3 lety +1

    this video was great! Thanks for having the guest on to tell us all the great stories

  • @SammiJyo
    @SammiJyo Před 3 lety +3

    This was really cool that she agreed to the interview. What a neat story, loved this!

  • @RealSeanSmart
    @RealSeanSmart Před 3 lety +3

    Hope we get another Interview with Carol, Loved the Stories. Want to hear more

  • @jamesw6321
    @jamesw6321 Před 3 lety +3

    These videos about the history and the backstory of it is so cool. My childhood was Pokémon and it's awesome to hear my childhood from this angle.

  • @baao_
    @baao_ Před 3 lety +4

    I am not even into MTG but I am really thinking about getting the two cards she modelled for because she is so awesome and I love cards with a story to them. Great interview

  • @Ben7x26
    @Ben7x26 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow, nice to meet this lady. Someone that actually worked for the company that did such awesome things.

  • @CrazyKitty56
    @CrazyKitty56 Před 3 lety +2

    Oh my gosh. She may not think she is famous but I want an autograph and to sit down and chat with her! That is so neat!

  • @rexy23
    @rexy23 Před 3 lety +10

    I'm watching this now and I'm finding it hard to hear her. Her voice is so soft. I can hear you Leonhart clearly. I had to turn up the volume just to hear her but then your coming out very loud.
    Maybe in the future have a mic for the other person or sit closer to the middle so we can hear everyone clearly.
    Still a cool interview & she seems like an awesome person. To believe in a company from the ground up, so awesome.

  • @abyss9316
    @abyss9316 Před 3 lety +2

    Pre-internet pre Y2K
    It was a great time to discover Pokemon and I was so happy to experience it all in the beginning this last 5 months has been a nostalgia fever dream

  • @Sliditanko
    @Sliditanko Před 3 lety +1

    That was some awesome detail with the fact that she's the person in Rubinia Soulsinger legends card art. That's one of my absolute favourites and this is some interesting detail for me as a Magic's legendary creature card collector. Very nice vid and I hope there will be part 2 with her stories!

  • @Hikarixhikarixhikari
    @Hikarixhikarixhikari Před 3 lety +1

    This was a fascinating and very insightful interview! I could listen to her tell stories all day.

  • @saintliberty4312
    @saintliberty4312 Před 3 lety

    With the content you make, we are watching Pokemon thrive and become so much more than ever before. Thank you for everything you do for the Pokemon community.

  • @crystalmills3906
    @crystalmills3906 Před 3 lety

    Magic (and obviously Pokemon) has been such a constant presence in my life, especially growing up in the 90s. It's amazing to kind of get a glimpse into how the company behind it was started compared to how it is today! Awesome interview!

  • @Cool_Porygon
    @Cool_Porygon Před 3 lety

    I met a worker at CVS in Hurst,TX. He said he used to work for WOTC. He mentioned he worked at the warehouse in Grand Prairie. He said the semi trucks that were delivering the cards were heavily guarded because people tried to hijack them before. Crazy!

  • @curiouscat222
    @curiouscat222 Před 3 lety

    MAN I CAN LISTEN TO HER TALK FOR HOURS. it's game card history man!!! I look forward to more interviews. thanks for this!

  • @ArtFiendz
    @ArtFiendz Před 3 lety

    Always so cool seeing these old employees and people who were directly apart of pokemon come on the channel. Incredible.!

  • @AltevBaka
    @AltevBaka Před 3 lety

    This kind of video is a real treat. So much cool history she was a part of.

  • @benchambers6293
    @benchambers6293 Před 3 lety +1

    Really enjoyed that thank you to both of you

  • @tinatuesdays
    @tinatuesdays Před 2 lety

    These kinds of videos are honestly so interesting and different from what other creators put out surrounding Pokemon, it's so cool and a great way of archiving this history and these stories!

  • @rvj23in210
    @rvj23in210 Před 3 lety +3

    I miss WOTC and the nostalgia around it, I wish I could go back in time to enjoy it all over again

  • @jal619
    @jal619 Před 3 lety +4

    SHE HAS CARDS WITH HER FACE ON IT, THAT'S SO COOL

  • @andydawson6385
    @andydawson6385 Před 3 lety

    Honestly, what a great video! That SD is truly passionate about WOTC and her story telling is spot on being Free flowing and pure fun. Leonhart great job as an interviewer allowing her to tell her story without ever jumping and throwing her off track (sounds like an easy task but it really isn’t) 🙌

  • @Supertaldo916
    @Supertaldo916 Před 3 lety

    Her personality is totally addicting! She seems like such a nice and laid back person. Great video, Leon.

  • @mike_kracken6396
    @mike_kracken6396 Před 3 lety +1

    This is the type of content id love to see more of

  • @ayyygordo7484
    @ayyygordo7484 Před 3 lety

    Every time you shook those boxes I couldn’t help but just imagine those cards edges getting dings.

  • @ZabaTV
    @ZabaTV Před 3 lety

    What an insight into the early days. I am absolutely loving this video! Incredible job setting this up Leonhart!

  • @Crankinthe90s
    @Crankinthe90s Před 3 lety +1

    Now this was content. Good job Leon

  • @aquamarinekaykb1986
    @aquamarinekaykb1986 Před 3 lety +2

    I really enjoyed watching this, it definitely bought back memories.

  • @junothescarecrow
    @junothescarecrow Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for doing this video. It really meant alot for you to take the time and look for these people that were involved in something that is so close to all of us. Instant thumbs up button press!

  • @gilbertmartinez4904
    @gilbertmartinez4904 Před 3 lety

    I would gladly clean up any room in her house, detail her cars, walk any pet she may own, mow the lawn, cook, and do her grocery shopping for a base set booster haha. My mom would bribe me with cards for chores as well.

  • @christiang9773
    @christiang9773 Před 3 lety

    How awesome! Thanks for sharing this awesome history with us. Couldn’t be happier to be apart of an amazing Pokémon community!

  • @Animejeff
    @Animejeff Před 3 lety +1

    She is pretty awesome and has stories for hours. Great interview. Looking forward to more.

  • @CrewCaChoo
    @CrewCaChoo Před 3 lety

    So cool Leonhart! Great to learn about the other side of things! Thank you

  • @silverpanda7138
    @silverpanda7138 Před 3 lety +5

    I would really love any card signed by you, but other than that, this video is so amazing!!!

  • @ashleyr4542
    @ashleyr4542 Před 3 lety +2

    Awesome interview!! She seems really cool and I'd want to be her friend haha

  • @samuelstrang3336
    @samuelstrang3336 Před 3 lety +9

    I miss WOTC! Especially their holographic cards

  • @adamantium9491
    @adamantium9491 Před 3 lety

    That was freaking EPIC!
    Really cool to have that behind the scenes story of not only Magic but Pokemon tcg just hearing how it came to be was truly AWESOME 👍🙌

  • @mickmast8901
    @mickmast8901 Před 3 lety

    Daaaang that is so cool. Such a cool guest, hearing about the early days of both Magic and Pokemon is fascinating. Also happy Bidoof day

  • @Hossyboy420
    @Hossyboy420 Před 3 lety +5

    I want to see her Arabian Nights collection

  • @pokenoodlepacks
    @pokenoodlepacks Před 3 lety

    Just sat here on myunch break to listen to this. I'm always so fascinated by how a company had it's upstart. If you could ever do a part 2 or even other employees that would be awesome.

  • @diefordethklok3711
    @diefordethklok3711 Před 3 lety

    This was actually really cool man. I usually just watch your 95-1999 Pokémon openings but it was a cool story to hear. Maybe think about doing more. She is a great example of taking a jump and flying.

  • @heebs3925
    @heebs3925 Před 3 lety

    I’m going to comment on this again. This is top 5 videos ever posted. Thanks for the collab’s!!! No one else has this kind of stuff very special

  • @younggwillis
    @younggwillis Před 3 lety

    That folding cube that was brought out really quick was so nostalgic!

  • @Cowardlydabbling
    @Cowardlydabbling Před 3 lety +1

    Hard core magic players would love the first 5 minutes of this!

  • @ricardotorres6919
    @ricardotorres6919 Před 3 lety +2

    I will watch a documentary of how Pokémon started with like some never before seen footage in the warehouse and stuff

  • @Hug_life
    @Hug_life Před 3 lety

    THIS IS SUCH A TEASE!!! lol I have seriously been waiting and wondering why we’re not seeing insiders like her pop up and do a deep dive in the early days of Pokémon! BUT longer not 24mins!! Lol 😂 I mean thank you Leonhart, but you gotta invite her back and do at least an hour podcast style with her because you know she has so much more to tell!

  • @adamyyz7826
    @adamyyz7826 Před 3 lety +1

    Such awesome content Lee, nice work. I know she left in 2000 but I wonder if she kept in touch with people who were there till the end of WOTC. Would be cool to know if they had any sets planned after Skyridge in 2003 before they shut down.

  • @Taylor.Nicole
    @Taylor.Nicole Před 3 lety +1

    Such an amazing guest!! She seems like a great person 🤍

  • @NachoKehlar
    @NachoKehlar Před 3 lety

    Whoa!! Can't wait to watch this! Love the guests you get on this channel! Keep up the awesome content!

  • @danielnewton4251
    @danielnewton4251 Před 3 lety

    That was an awesome interview! I remember using my allowance money to buy packs during the Wizards era.

  • @GAVST4R
    @GAVST4R Před 3 lety

    Ah Carol is so awesome! Such an interesting and personable insight into her time and involvement at WOTC. So glad she came on the show! Nice one Leon! Looking forward to a part 2… ☺️

  • @brandonhodges4167
    @brandonhodges4167 Před 3 lety +1

    You know you're cool when you're actually on not one but two magic cards!

  • @afterthecape
    @afterthecape Před 3 lety

    Such an incredible insight by a wonderful person! Thank you so much- hype for the Hartsquad!

  • @BoomerCosmo
    @BoomerCosmo Před 3 lety +1

    She's 100% a legend!

  • @Brian-tx8gg
    @Brian-tx8gg Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome stories! She would probably be one of the people that could definitely let us know if there was an actual Riachu Prelease stamped card printed.

    • @Robespierrette
      @Robespierrette Před 3 lety

      I don't know that, but I know someone who might. :)

  • @matthewmartin5010
    @matthewmartin5010 Před 3 lety

    So awesome to hear so much about the beginning of Pokemon cards and all the stories. Thanks for the continued fantastic content.

  • @jangofett8210
    @jangofett8210 Před 3 lety

    Leon putting his former litigation skills to use. The connections this guy has ⭐️

  • @michaelmiranda3023
    @michaelmiranda3023 Před 3 lety

    What an awesome opportunity to hear this wizards share holders story of it all

  • @PhilthyCards
    @PhilthyCards Před 3 lety

    This was a really fun interview, thanks for sharing.

  • @reedbot6088
    @reedbot6088 Před 3 lety

    Great interview, working for wizards would be so much fun!!

  • @trekker6000
    @trekker6000 Před 3 lety

    Super cool video!! You might want to mic up your subjects in future videos, she was a little quiet at times. Closed captions and/or boosting the audio a bit might help as well. Beyond that, I'm looking forward to more of these! This is really cool and adds some variety to your channel. Cheers!

  • @nickskateandlove
    @nickskateandlove Před 3 lety

    This was sweet, id love to see a video of inside a pokemon warehouse like cards being printed and packaged

  • @dougiebhoy2399
    @dougiebhoy2399 Před 3 lety

    This is such an amazing insight! I’m surprised they haven’t mad a movie out of the start up of Pokemon, like in the style of the social network etc

  • @gywii
    @gywii Před 3 lety

    So down to earth. The real stories behind the myth. Nice

  • @moonboy5851
    @moonboy5851 Před rokem

    It’s funny listening to how the business operates so casually in the beginning. Blizzard was similar, the original Diablo battle net server running off a single computer.

  • @tourettesonfiree
    @tourettesonfiree Před 3 lety

    This just made me look back to the year 2000 on the dot actually where my mother, myself and my cousin went to the (What was Millenium Dome, now O2 Arena) I didn't care much for the trip at the time but I do remember being way more excited to get a few pokemon card packs from the motorway service! Was such a lovely memory

  • @cousinchris802
    @cousinchris802 Před 3 lety

    This was cool. She seems like a very nice, interesting person.

  • @mizutsamigekko9216
    @mizutsamigekko9216 Před 3 lety

    Dude you have no clue how much your videos bring me joy

  • @RocSandy
    @RocSandy Před 3 lety +11

    Leonhart "tell us the history of pokemon."
    Snorlax in the back "......whattt did you Sayy? I got to be awake for this!"

  • @emielbisseling488
    @emielbisseling488 Před 3 lety

    Like the bit of inside information!

  • @Jstephan915
    @Jstephan915 Před 3 lety

    Great stories about how the TCG started in the US and the history behind what we have in our collections today!

  • @jordantorrilla
    @jordantorrilla Před 3 lety

    Fossil was my favourite growing up. I would LOVE a first edition Fossil box. 😫 great vid Leonhart

  • @SlendersLittleBlender
    @SlendersLittleBlender Před 3 lety

    Amazing interview! Glad you could get her to come talk!

  • @Perses3000
    @Perses3000 Před 3 lety

    That was an incredibly fascinating interview. Thanks for sharing!

  • @nostalgic_pokemon_memories

    That was a awesome video! Would like to have her back on the channel some day for more stories! :)

  • @christopherfigueroa4140

    Simply incredible man, just awesome 👌👏

  • @PokeGonz
    @PokeGonz Před 3 lety

    That was a really cool interview man! Can’t wait to see the other ones! And btw you’re a dang good interviewer too!

  • @Cam4really
    @Cam4really Před 3 lety

    Keep up the positive vibes man! Love watching your stuff! You got me back into collecting cards!

  • @JoseRodriguez-ck3zr
    @JoseRodriguez-ck3zr Před 3 lety

    Luckiest man alive! Great to have this community to share all this ❤

  • @xxXPapuXxx
    @xxXPapuXxx Před 3 lety

    it would be nice if there were subtitles in this vid bc i can barely hear her even with the volume up all the way on my laptop. that and i have a hard time processing what ppl say sometimes. Love the video btw

  • @DylanThompson9063
    @DylanThompson9063 Před 3 lety

    Great video Leonhart. Keep up the great work. Love these videos.

  • @dofo8851
    @dofo8851 Před 3 lety

    Never knew my hometown Grand Prairie was the main location for the WOTC warehouse!! thank you leon for this video

  • @dwaffawf586
    @dwaffawf586 Před 3 lety +1

    this could realy become the next Witcher meme, with all the uhuh and hmmm , aha.. XD