Kay Kamen

3 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 23, 2026 by David Rosenthal · said 13 times in 1 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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Jun 23, 2026 positive
Opinion
Kay Kamen was Disney's third most important historical business figure
“There is a real case to be made that besides Walt and Roy and I works too, but at least on the business side, besides Walt and Roy, Kay Kamen was the third most important person in the first, you know, half century of Disney.”
David Rosenthal Jun 23, 2026 ▶ 1:04:15 The Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio) · Acquired
Jun 23, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Mickey Mouse watch sold 2.5 million units and saved Ingersoll Watch Company
“In 1933, right after he takes over, he does a deal with the Ingersoll watch company to manufacture the famous Mickey Mouse watch. That watch would sell two and a half million units over the next two years. The Ingersoll watch company was about to go bankrupt d…”
David Rosenthal Jun 23, 2026 ▶ 1:08:38 The Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio) · Acquired
Jun 23, 2026 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Kay Kamen grew Disney merchandise to $70 million in gross annual sales
“Within six months, Kay takes Disney merchandising from this hodgepodge of random licenses of guys that Walt met on the street... To a real professional operation doing six million dollars of gross merchandise sales within six months. That then grows over the n…”
David Rosenthal Jun 23, 2026 ▶ 1:04:35 The Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio) · Acquired
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