About Us:
Our Mission:
To provide a specialized resource for mascot staffing and consulting nationwide.
Our Philosophy
Being "emotionally
touched" by actually meeting the character in person is key to the
character being acknowledged and remembered. The public does not go to
a theme park or a mall to simply watch a character on stage. They can
have the same experience watching TV. They go to theme parks and events
to actually "meet" their favorite character, shake his/her hand,
get a photo and take home a fun memory. Those few moments with a character
are important to your potential customers both young and old.
A professional mascot
performer is key to bringing "life" to your character. All too
often companies rely on internal personnel or unskilled temps to portray
their characters. This enables the character to stand up but still doesn't
bring life or personality to the character. It simply looks like a miserable
person in a hot sweaty mascot suit. Our professional mascot performers
will not only make your character stand up, we will make them stand out!
If your character
looks like he or she is having fun and positively interacting with guests,
they are more likely to believe the character and look past the person
in a costume. This change in mindset is crucial to creating the "top-of-mind"
awareness you want associated to the products and brands your mascot represents.
What would you rather
have your potential customer remember:
"That person
in the tiger suit must have been miserable"
- or -
"That tiger
was so much fun he made our daughter laugh; that's all she has talked
about since we got home"
Our History and Founders
The Mascot Origination was formalized in 2002 as a Limited Liability Partnership
between Adam Bonner and Matt Brady to provide an expert resource for mascot
staffing and consulting nationwide.
Matt Brady
has worked as a professional mascot performer and special effects consultant
for the past 18 years. He has worked many high-profile venues for clients
such as World Cup Soccer, Nickelodeon, Warner Brothers, Nabisco, Kellogg's,
Frito-Lay and Cartoon Network to name a few. Matt has played many high-profile
mascots including "Bugs Bunny", "Tony the Tiger",
"Izzy" for the 1996 Olympics, "Bib" / "The Michelin
Man" and "Chester Cheetah". He has also worked as a mascot
program consultant for companies such as Franklin Mills, a subsidiary
of The Western Development Corporation; Holiday Hair, a division of Regis
Corporation; Academy of Natural Sciences and the Philadelphia Zoo. He
has fabricated mascot costumes for the Philadelphia Department of Recreation
and the NJ Devils (NHL team). Matt has staffed mascots for the east coast
for the past 15 years and nationally for the past 5. He manages an international
network of performers, coordinators and vendors that all contribute to
the success of over 1000 mascot appearances per year. Matt has created
many special effects creatures and characters for commercials, movies
and television. A veteran bear performer, Matt has worked throughout United
States, Europe and Canada in feature films and commercials.
Adam Bonner
graduated with a BA in Mass Communications and Marketing and has worked
as a professional mascot performer, consultant and coordinator for the
past 10 years. He has worked for many high-profile clients including Warner
Brothers, Time Warner, Nickelodeon, Nabisco, Kellogg's, NBC, the Columbus
Blue Jackets (NHL team), The Columbus Clippers (AAA affiliate to the NY
Yankees), Giant Eagle and Red Robin Restaurants. Adam started his career
building and maintaining costumes for many local clients and graduated
to consulting in the development of many local and regional mascot programs.
He has staffed and coordinated mascot appearances in the Midwest for the
last 8 years. He has an expansive network of clients, venues, and performers
who all contribute to the success of several hundred mascot appearances
per year. Adam comes from an entrepreneurial background having created
& operated three different businesses during his career. Of particular
note was a video/film/staging company called ABOT productions, which was
acquired by Ozone Studios, LLC in 2002.
The combination of
these two talents form a heavy hitting nationwide solution for corporate
mascot consulting and staffing. With the combined resources of the founders,
plus the added resources of our other regional mascot consultant's, coordinators
and performers, we form a network dedicated to mascots unmatched in size
and capability. We were founded by performers, for performers and work
to achieve beneficial, customer service centered relationships.
Our clients include
Kellogg's, Michelin, Sony Pictures Consumer Products, DreamWorks, Goodman
Media, Big Tent Entertainment, Felix the Cat Productions, the US Mint,
the USDA, Time Warner Cable, Sesame Workshop and PBS.
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