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Over 10 years of enterprise blockchain experience

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Over 20 years of global brand experience

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Over 4 years of NFT experience

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Over 24 years of gaming experience

Our Team

Deep experience in branding, media, and technology

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Alex Abrams

Director of Customer Success

Alex Abrams is Director of Customer Success. He previously served as Sales Director, Professional Sports & Entertainment, and Senior Key Account Manager at SSB (now Affinaquest).

He is the co-founder and former president of the MBA Sports Business Alliance, a 700+ person organization across top tier business schools that provides community, resources, and recruiting opportunities for students interested in recruiting for sports businesses.

Alex has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Furman University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
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Seth Carstens

Head of Technology

With over 25 years of experience in Software Engineering and Cloud Architecture, Seth has constantly set himself apart with his passion for technology and work ethic to match. Graduating ASU with a Business Degree in Computer Information Systems, he went on to be a part of multiple successful startup exits. He is also a husband, father of 2 boys, YMCA Coach, snowboarder, golfer, musician, and he secretly hobbies in IoT devices.
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Christian Ferri

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Christian Ferri is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer. He’s a globally renowned expert on Web3 and the metaverse. Forbes has called him a “blockchain humanitarian” and he’s an authority on DLT and digital currencies. In prior roles at PwC, he has advised Walmart, AT&T, and HP on innovation and process improvement.

Christian has keynoted at the World Economic Forum, S&P Global Platts and the Blockchain Economic Forum. He’s a guest lecturer at Cornell University and has authored a foundational book entitled “Blockchain and Made in Italy.”

Christian has an MBA from Cornell University.
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Bekkah Frisch

Marketing Executive

Bekkah Frisch is a Marketing Executive. She previously directed marketing strategy for a chapter of The Arc New York and for a Sky Zone franchise.

She is also an award-winning writer. Her debut novel, The Great Quiet, is due out in 2023.

Bekkah graduated magna cum laude from Wells College and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
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Evelyn Hytopoulos

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

Evelyn Hytopoulos is a Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer. She is a blockchain pioneer and a mathematical economist who has worked across America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Before entering blockchain, she developed econometric models that enabled business growth, process optimization and market development.

She is also the Founder and CEO of champion.vc. She has spoken at the SXSW Crypto Summit and other conclaves.

Evelyn has an MPA in Public and Economic Policy from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from UC Berkeley. She was also a research scholar at Heidelberg University, and during high school, she studied in the G.A.T.E program.
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Tim Khamnayev

Head of Product

Tim Khamnayev is Head of Product. He previously served as a Head of Product at Tymbl Technologies Inc, a company he co-founded. He also held various product roles at Lightspeed Commerce, eBay, Nike and Learning.com. Tim holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Portland State University.
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Yuri Kundin

Vice President, Strategy and Operations

Yuri Kundin is Vice President, Strategy and Operations. He served previously as Head of BizOps at an early-stage company developing Machine Learning platforms. He has also worked in various international leadership positions in major management consulting agencies.

Yuri has bachelor’s degree from the Lubin School of Business, Pace University
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Candace Malone

Head of Partnerships

Throughout her career in traditional and digital media, Candace Malone has worked with leading media companies like Y&RNY, Chicago Sun-Times, Tribune Broadcasting, Weider Publications, Hachette Filipacchi Media, marketing and selling concepts that align with a brands DNA. Her extensive background has been working in advertising/sponsorship sales for 20 years, holding leadership roles with major media corporations in broadcast, consumer magazines and agencies. She’s brought those disciplines and Fortune 500 brand relationships to Entertainment where she has been responsible for the development, transmedia marketing and sales of original IP across digital and interactive platforms, brand sponsorships, partnerships, distribution, live experiences and brand-funded entertainment. Candace has worked with some of the most recognizable brands and companies for advertising, brand sponsorship/integrations and partnerships like: Campbell’s, SeaWorld, Chevron, Anheuser-Busch, Ford, Chrysler, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Kraft, General Mills, Kellogg’s, Mattel, P&G, Unilever, Honda, Pepsi, Coke, American Express, MAC Cosmetics, UNICEF, Sprint, Sears, Disney, Clorox, Delta Airlines, Nestle, Disney, and Target to build campaigns using the latest in experiential marketing and digital/social technology to package them for brand sponsors.
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Christine Mansour

Operations Manager

Christine Mansour is Operations Manager.

She has an AB from Harvard and is pursuing an MBA.
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Jeff Milligan

Vice President, Customer Success

Jeff Milligan is Vice President, Customer Success. In prior roles, Jeff worked for more than 14 years with PwC Consulting, advising large multi-national corporations with revenues ranging from $500M to $50B+ on M&A, strategy, operations, risk, and compliance.

Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Penn State University.
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Aziz Vora

Director of Marketing

Aziz Vora is Director of Marketing.

Our Board and Advisors

Proven leaders, subject matter experts, thought leaders

Jeff Mallett

Jeff Mallett

Co-Founder, Former CTO

Investor and Advisor

Jeff Mallett is Co-Founder and former Chief Technology Officer of Web3 Pro. He previously served as VP of Engineering for Making Fun, VP of Engineering for FunSockets, Director of Engineering and Interim CEO for Internet Chess Club, Director of Software Development for Immersion Corporation, and President of Zillions Development.

He pioneered the AI field of General Game Playing. He is also a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded several other companies.

Jeff is a National Merit Scholar and holds degrees in Computer Science and Music from Cornell University, where he was a Cornell Scholar.
Young Sohn

Young Sohn

Former President - Samsung

Investor and Advisor

Young Sohn is the Founding Managing Partner of Walden Catalyst Ventures and a seed investor in companies such as Berkeley Lights, Fungible, Zoom Video, Graphcore, and TTTech. He is an entrepreneur who has served as the CEO of two successful Silicon Valley public companies and on the boards of Arm, Cadence, Cymer (ASML), and others. He was Corporate President and Chief Strategy Officer of Samsung Electronics and the Chairman of the Board at HARMAN International.

He is also a co-founder of the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), a global start-up competition inspired by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Charles Huang

Charles Huang

Founder - Guitar Hero

Advisor

Charles Huang is co-founder of RedOctane and co-creator of Guitar Hero, which reached $1 billion in sales more quickly than any video game in history. He is currently CEO of Indigo 7, which owns several brands in fashion, technology, and entertainment.

He founded the Huang Scholars Program at UC Berkeley, providing students with intensive Chinese language instruction. Currently, he is a Visiting Lecturer at UC Berkeley.
Matteo Dolci

Matteo Dolci

Former Executive - Ferrari

Advisor

Matteo Dolci is an investor who specializes in M&A, turnaround, and strategy. He is the former Global Head of Strategy and Chief Operating Officer of WP Group (Woolrich, Filson, Barbour, Blundstone, etc.). He was previously the Head of Strategy and Special Project Operations for the President of Ferrari North America. Matteo also worked for 10 years for the Italian Government in Rome and Brussels as Head of Institutional Relations.

He holds an MBA from the London School of Economics.
Jonathan Chen

Jonathan Chen

CEO, Ascendant Biotech Corp.

Advisor

Jonathan Chen is CEO of Ascendant Biotech Corporation and Chairman of the Board. He previously served as partner and executive officer at Gemini Consulting (now CGE&Y), C-Change and Liknon.

He also serves on the Boards of HotPlay Games, Heroic Imagination Project, Milo’s Academy, Liknon, and Wine Innovations.

Jonathan has a Bachelors’ from Stanford University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Marc Reeves

Marc Reeves

Board of Directors, Relo Metrics

Advisor

Marc Reeves is an investor and advisor across various sports properties including Leeds United and Cancun FC. He was previously Head of Brand, Football, for Nike. Prior to this role, he was GM, Nike+.

Marc is on the Board of Directors of Relo Metrics. He is also a Board Advisor to Cloud9 esports, a Techstars Sports Mentor, and on the Advisory Board of the Tulane Sports Law Program.

Marc has been a featured speaker at Stanford, the Kellogg School of Management, and other academic conclaves. He has been an adjunct professor of Sports Marketing at University of San Francisco

Marc has a BA from Kalamazoo College, where he was a member of two NCAA Division III National Championship Tennis teams. He also has a JD/MBA from Tulane University
Mike Vorhaus

Mike Vorhaus

Founder, Vorhaus Advisors

Advisor

Mike Vorhaus is the Founder of Vorhaus Advisors, which provides consulting services focused on strategy and investment opportunities to digital and gaming companies.
Mike is a member of the Board of Directors of Perion, Altimar Acquisitions III, Popreach, Maestro.io and Rewardify.com.

Mike holds a B.S. cum laude from Wesleyan University.
Gaetano Sciuto

Gaetano Sciuto

CEO, Giorgio Armani Corporation

Board Observer

Gaetano Sciuto is the Chief Executive Officer of Giorgio Armani Corporation. In a prior role, he was President of Fendi America.
Gaetano has a degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan and a Master’s from Thunderbird.
Irina Shames

Irina Shames

Chief Revenue Officer, G2 Esports

Advisor

Irina Shames is the Chief Revenue Officer of G2 Esports. In prior roles, she has led the creation of new businesses at CNN, Viacom, Lionsgate, WPP, Kevin Hart’s digital platform, and 3BLACKDOT.

She is also the Digital Innovation instructor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and has been a keynote speaker at SXSW and Digital Hollywood.

Irina has an Executive MBA from ESCP, Paris.
Yoshio Osaki

Yoshio Osaki

President and CEO, IDG Consulting

Investor

Yoshio Osaki is President and CEO of IDG Consulting. In prior roles, he was a hedge fund investor focused on gaming and Internet companies.
He serves on several boards and is an active angel investor in 13 startups, with an investment focus on gaming, esports, VR/AR/MR, the metaverse, and transmedia entertainment.

Yoshio has a Bachelor’s and Secondary Bachelor’s in International Relations and Political Science from Stanford University.
Mosh Suzuki

Mosh Suzuki

Senior Director, Presidio Ventures and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

Board Observer

Mosh Suzuki is Senior Director of Presidio Ventures and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, serving seven startup portfolio companies. He has led large-scale projects in a major cable company and a global trading firm.

Mosh has a Bachelor’s from Chuo University, a CPA, a statistician and an ex. PMP holder. He was a visiting scholar at Stanford University and has studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and INSEAD Singapore.
Chad Stender

Chad Stender

GP - Seventy-Six Capital

Board Member

Chad Stender is a Partner at SeventySix Capital. He is a Board Member at FORTË, KYX World, NFTPro, Quintar and a Board Observer to collectID and Nerd Street. He has also been the Board Member for Vigtory, a next-generation sports book that was acquired by fuboTV. Chad is a Co-Founder of SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory and has played an integral role in solidifying the company’s partnership with Rubicon Talent, a leading sports marketing agency.

Prior to SeventySix Capital, he worked in the sports and entertainment industry for the Walt Disney Corporation, Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Comcast Spectacor.

Chad received his Bachelor in Business Administration from James Madison University, his Master of Science in Sport Management from East Stroudsburg University, and studied at the University of London. He was awarded the 2018 Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 and the 2018 Southern New Jersey Business People’s 40 Under 40.

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