Harvey Guillén
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
These pieces aren't printed on the main line.
No, they are printed in a sealed room, a vault.
within a vault.
The process is designed to be tamper-proof.
Two executives from Simon Marketing have to be present at all times during the printing.
Once the pieces are printed and inspected, they're immediately locked in a titanium briefcase.
From there, they are transported by an armored car to the packaging factories, where they will be randomly inserted into fry boxes and soda cups.
The chain of custody
Chef's kiss, it's perfect, it's unbreakable.
Until it isn't.
The problem with building a fortress is you eventually have to give someone the keys.
Enter Jerome Jacobson.
Eventually, he'll be known as Uncle Jerry, and it's not a term of endearment, and no, not related to the ice cream family.
But for now, let's call him Jerry.
Jerry is the head of security for Simon Marketing.
It's his job to oversee the entire production of the Monopoly game.
Jerry used to be a Hollywood, Florida, police officer, and he'd been a good one.
But in 1980, his body betrayed him.
He developed a rare neurological disorder that caused his wrists to seize up.
He lost his grip strength and was medically retired.