Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO of Mattel - the company behind the Barbie doll and Hot Wheels, joins David Rubenstein to discuss his transformation of the brand from a toy manufacturer into an IP-driven entertainment powerhouse. Kreiz also talks about shifting production away from China, navigating retail partnerships, and launching a new collaboration with OpenAI. Kreiz is on this week’s episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. The interview was recorded on October 29 in New York.
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