Brandon has been a bear for nearly 13 years, and he is also a father to 6 boys ranging in age from 5 – 17 years old! His kids help him keep Build-A-Bear Workshop the MOST fun place! When Brandon came to World Bearquarters, he worked on getting new stores up and running. He was an important part of the IT team and eventually began working more with our online and interactive projects, like Bearville.com™. You better believe his boys have helped him test games to make sure we offer pawsome stuff for kids of all ages!
Brandon’s crew has also helped test the Build-A-Bear App. With a Dad in IT, his kids love all things techie. He became a bear when his oldest son was just 4 years old and it’s hard for his family to imagine life without BABW! It’s normal for his sons to hang out with him in the engineering lab at BQ or to help him cut foam board to make mock fixtures. They love trying out new gadgets and gizmos for us! Recently, Brandon’s kids have helped with our new digital sound station for Hear Me. The digital sound station has a touchscreen that allows Guests to choose from tons of songs and sounds, including ones that have been approved by Brandon’s boys. At Build-A-Bear Workshop, we love to hear from real kids. They help us to evolve and remain innovative.
Besides helping their dad, ALL of his kids have celebrated at least one birthday with a Build-A-Party!
Brandon E., Director Virtual World & Interactive Opbearations
Jonah, 17; Ethan, 13; Isaac, 12; Carson, 10; Kyle, 7; and Caleb, 5.
June 16th, 2012 at 9:20 am
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June 17th, 2012 at 9:45 am
Its great to see another family of six boys! My boys are 22,21,19,10,6 & 5
Blessings!
Tara
June 18th, 2012 at 8:52 am
OMG that was soo touching
June 18th, 2012 at 11:17 am
wow !!!!!!!!!!!!! this story is so touching .He is part of the reason thatwehave Build-a-bear workshop
June 18th, 2012 at 11:37 am
Wow what a story!
June 19th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
Wow! he has six kids and runs biuld a bear!
June 21st, 2012 at 10:10 pm
This story is very touching, thank you
June 22nd, 2012 at 6:53 pm
WOW!!! That is a really touching story!!!
June 23rd, 2012 at 11:59 am
your cool.