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Name: Mike Wood.
Title: Founder and CEO.
Company: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., the Emeryville-based educational toy company that did $531.8 million in 2002 revenue.
Background: Formerly a partner at Cooley Godward LLP in San Francisco, Wood practiced law in the emerging growth group until he launched LeapFrog in 1995. He said: "I couldn't shake the idea. I figured the worst thing that could happen is that it failed and I missed out on practicing law one or two years."
Education: Miramonte High School in Orinda; Stanford B.A. in Political Science; Hastings Law School and Haas School of Business, joint J.D. and M.B.A.
Residence: Orinda.
BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY
Essential business philosophy: We're building a team committed to building products that we believe will make a difference. I ask people five times a day if they are making something that will be spectacular. We should be flattered every time a mother buys one of our products and even more flattered every time a person plays with them.
Best way to keep competitive edge: By staying very focused on what we think is important and by making things...