Deb Hoffmann

Deb Hoffmann lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. She has always had an affinity for Winnie the Pooh receiving her first stuffed plush Pooh when she was two years old. In 1987 Deb married her college sweetheart, Gary. Deb and Gary work together in her never ending search for unique items. Deb volunteered to play Winnie the Pooh for Sears and Roebuck in the late eighties and was the last person to play Pooh for Sears in Brookfield, Wisconsin. In 2000, with the increased use of websites, the Hoffmanns joined their strengths of marketing and technology together and formed TechAnalysts, Inc. a custom software and website design company. This led to the creation of Deb's app for collecting which allows for searching her collection while out "adventure shopping". With her passion for Winnie the Pooh, Deb decided to submit her vast collection to Guinness World Records and was officially recognized as the Guinness World Record Holder of the Largest Winnie the Pooh Memorabilia Collection in 2008. In 1999 Deb ventured to White River Canada to attend Winnie's Hometown Festival. When the festival committee learned that Deb Hoffmann was the Guinness World Record holder for Pooh and Friends Memorabilia, they asked her to become the emcee of the festival. As continued support to the town "Where It All Began", Deb has donated hundreds of Winnie the Pooh items to the White River Heritage Museum. In 2015 Deb followed a dream of participating in the World Pooh Sticks Championships in Witney, England. The event, run by the Rotary of Oxford Spires, is a fundraiser for the Rotary with proceeds going to charity. At the Championships several media outlets, including the BBC Radio in Oxford, That's Oxford TV, Oxford Mail and The Independent interviewed Deb because she made the almost 4000 mile trip to attend the festivities. In 2015 Deb made her television debut as a very excited contestant on The Price Is Right, hosted by Drew Carey, while on a trip to ride The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride at Disneyland park in California. In 2017, Deb had the opportunity to share her collection with the world by staring in an episode of Yahoo! Obsessed. In 2018, Deb was contacted by Collector's Call on MeTV and had the honor of staring in an episode of Collector's Call in April 2019, hosted by Lisa Whelchel, best known for her roll as Blair Warner on The Facts of Life. Deb's dream is to host her own collector's show. In the meantime, Deb has launched her own YouTube series called Never Enough Pooh where she showcases her Guinness World Record Collection and gives away free Winnie the Pooh memorabilia to Pooh fans across the globe on her website, mostpooh.