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Local News - Local News - October 02, 2009
Putting the 'play' in party

By Mike McLean
Of the Journal of Business

Richard and Heather Pieczonka show off a display-sized reproduction of one of Creative Spark Media's most popular games.
Richard and Heather Pieczonka show off a display-sized reproduction of one of Creative Spark Media's most popular games.
—Staff photo by Mike McLean
Richard and Heather Pieczonka shared a simple dream to start up a modest home-based company that would let them stay home with the children they planned to have, but their party-game endeavor grew into a serious business too big to handle by themselves, let alone from home.

"Success brought us something different, but I've got no complaints," says Heather Pieczonka, the company president.

The Pieczonkas founded Creative Spark Media Inc., in Phoenix, Ariz., in 2001. Wh...


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