Seth earned his undergraduate business degree from Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in both finance & international business. After completing his education, he worked in the corporate world for both Edward Jones (in St. Louis) and Forrester Research (in Boston). Currently, Seth is the CEO/majority owner of Constructive Playthings. He represents the 3rd generation of his family to manage & own the business, which was founded in 1953 by his grandparents. In 2019, Seth purchased the local Pump It Up franchise, and melded that kids birthday party concept together with the US Toy retail gift shop. In 2024, Seth orchestrated the sale of the US Toy novelty line to focus solely onto Constructive Playthings. As CEO, Seth’s role includes ownership fiduciary responsibilities, setting the future vision for Constructive Playthings product line / brand / team, executive leadership, and supporting marketing efforts across various sales channels / brands (Constructive Playthings, Creative Minds & Pump It Up). When first joining the business, Seth managed the retail store in Chicago before transitioning into an outside sales role focused on early childhood customers. Upon returning to Kansas City, prior responsibilities included US Toy merchant related duties like overseas vendor relations, product line selection, warehouse distribution, customer relations, and marketing. Having learned from these experiences, Seth’s guiding principles are “the only thing constant is change” & “do business with people you trust.” Seth’s goal for Constructive Playthings is to successfully guide the company forward into the future. Personally, Seth’s volunteer work includes serving on the board of the Menorah Heritage Foundation, while serving on the Finance committee for HBHA school. In the scope of early childhood volunteer work, he recently joined The Family Conservancy Board, and has taken an active role with both Raising JoCo & KidsWin Missouri organizations. Finally, Seth is actively involved with local fundraising efforts to support both Crohn's & Colitis Foundation along with Breakthrough T1D (Type 1 diabetes). Previously, he served as an officer on the board of the Jewish Federation and was awarded the Dan Fingerish Young Leadership award. His wife, Robyn, is formerly an Occupational Therapist and served as board member of HBHA. Together, they have two children (Dylan & Kara) who already joined the family business, by modeling in catalog photo shoots as young children - a family right of passage!