Behind the Brand
They’ve created and marketed couples' games that are romantic and playfully intimate, as well as games that foster engaging conversation perfect for dating or spending enjoyable time together learning more about each other.
Barbara and Michael have been responsible for managing all phases of T4T’s business - creative, design, production, fulfillment, and customer support, as well as marketing and public relations.
Along with their board and print-and-play downloaded games, they’ve developed but not yet published additional games for “family and friends.”
The Jonases have authored numerous articles on relationships, as well as “The Book of Love, Laughter & Romance,” which has sold over 130,000 copies, and they wrote for Pfizer/Viagra’s consumer publication.
The Game Retailer Network and Fun & Games Magazine selected the games “To Know You…Better” and You Just Became a MILLIONAIRE® as Best Adult Games and named T4T “Game Manufacturer of the Year.”
Barbara and Michael each have decades of marketing and business development experience. Michael served as Director of Marketing Resources and head of Business Marketing for Wells Fargo Bank and Barbara operated her own public relations/customer management agency.
Together they worked as members of Subaru of America’s start-up management team and are co-principals of MRGroup, LLC, a company that provided marketing services and consulting support to business clients that included, among others, Charles Schwab, Bank of America, PacBell, Bank of California, Stanford Law School, Monterey Bay Aquarium, the United States Peace Corps, and INA Insurance.
The Jonases have written numerous business articles on marketing, and they’ve appeared as speakers at business conferences.
Beyond their business experience, they served together as Peace Corps Volunteers in Ghana, West Africa; and later Michael served as a legal officer in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, while Barbara conducted original fieldwork in the Chuuk Islands.
Both attended the University of Florida at Gainesville where Michael received a B.A. in literature and philosophy and a Juris Doctor degree. Barbara received a B.A. degree in communications at the University of Florida and completed her Master’s level graduate work in cultural anthropology at Temple University.
