A passionate entrepreneur who thrives on building successful new ventures both hands on and as a mentor/advisor. He acts as the Alchemist of Fun at Spotkin, evangelizing and building strategic partnerships. As co-founder of BitRaider he sets out to change the rules of digital distribution and create a better consumer experience for all games, especially online games. An evangelist and brand manager in the games industry since 1994, he was an original partner in GarageGames and hosted Indie Game Con `02-`05. As a startup advisor to game entrepreneurs he is an insight merchant focused on building strong business teams and advising on brand, business and corporate development. He's advised a with a wide variety of studios and spoken at Digital Kid's/ToyFair 2015, Game Developers Conference/GDC SF & Austin, Electronic Entertainment Expo / e3, LA Games Conf., LOGIN and Casual Connect SF/Asia, IGDA Summit.