Meet The BC Bloggers

Tara Zucker:
Tara Zucker's humor about collectibles, fashion, and home decor have been featured on a variety of online portals. She also creates content for clients ranging from rock bands to authors at Post Haste Media. "Growing up, I always had some off-brand fashion doll. Now that I write about the real thing, I've proved it's never too late to have a happy childhood!"

Lisa Steadman:
Lisa Steadman, or BC Lisa as she's known to the Barbie Collector community for the last decade, is an internationally renowned best-selling author of 3 books and CEO of Woohoo, Inc. As Chief Woohoo Woman and creator of Excitement Marketing, Lisa loves creating compelling content for engaged audiences, and celebrating community in the social space.

Allen Voivod:
Allen Voivod serves Barbie enthusiasts around the world as Managing Editor for Barbie Collector News, and Community Manager for @BarbieCollector on Twitter. Part of the BC team since 2003, Allen is also co-owner of Epiphanies, Inc., where he thrives as a biz storyteller, social media speaker, and event leader with his wife Lani, a former content strategist for Barbie.com. A love of Barbie runs in the family!

Matt Stevens:
Matt Stevens is a twice-published author and sold screenwriter who specializes in movies and pop culture. A former producer for E! Entertainment Television, he now writes about film for their website, E! Online, and contributes to numerous new-media outlets. Since his first games-writing gig for Barbie.com, Matt has been tickled pink to work on BarbieGirls.com and MyScene.com before joining the BC blogger team.

Chris Varaste:
Chris Varaste started out at ABC-TV, producing segments for the Emmys, Tonys & Grammys. A fascination with fashion and pop culture led to his first published book, Barbie: Face of the American Dream – and an appreciation for all things Barbie! His insights on collectibles/brand success have been published in the New York Times, The Economist, and VenueToday.com, where he served as fashion/style host.