Manny Stul

Manny Stul was born in a refugee camp near Munich, Germany[2] to Polish-Jewish parents who were both Holocaust survivors, and had fled Poland in 1949 due to Communist rule.[5] Aged seven months he travelled with his family by sea to Australia, where they spent three years in a refugee camp in Northam, Western Australia, before moving to Perth, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) south.[6][7]

In school, Stul rebelled against his parents expectations to become a doctor or lawyer. Although at the age of fifteen he won a scholarship to an advanced school, he would have the funding pulled. Disheartened, he dropped out of school and worked at first as a bank teller before he found success in the gift sector.[8]

Moose Toys is best known for its Shopkins and Mighty Beanz collectible plastic toys, which take inspiration from everyday grocery and department store items.[9] In 2016, Stul became the first Australian to win the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year, at the age of 67, having already won EY's Australian Entrepreneur of the Year.[10][11]

In 2017 Stul reflected on his success, commenting: “Think globally. Do not be motivated by money alone; money should be a side benefit of doing something you love.”[12]

Stul lives in Melbourne with his wife Jacqui Tobias; and has a step-son, Paul Solomon, who is his co-CEO.[1]

Wealth rankings

Year	Financial Review Rich List		Forbes Australia's 50 Richest
	Rank	Net worth (A$)	Rank	Net worth (US$)
2017[13][14][9][15][16]			27	$1.4 billion
2018[17]
2019[18]	51	$1.6 billion	33	$1.3 billion
2020[3][4]	119	$835 million		$1.2 billion

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