Our Expert Lineup
Meet your teachers for Summit
Nicole Amato
Games Outreach Lead, Kickstarter
They've been in the games industry for 15 years and have been designing and developing games for a decade. They're also a writer, editor, and avid gamer.
Derek Hudson
Co-Founder and Head of Product, Avantris Entertainment
Derek plays and runs games on stream along with supporting media production. Offstream, Derek leads the design, development, and management of Avantris' digital and physical product portfolio.
Ricardo Evangelo
Founder and CEO, Hit Point Press
Graphic Designer by trade with a penchant for making products for the games he loves to play.
Richie Gilder
Co-Founder and CEO, Avantris Entertainment
Richie founded what would become Avantris Entertainment in 2017 with the dream of making and playing games with his best friends for a living. When he's not helming the strategic vision for the company, he runs the production for Legends of Avantris.
Dusty and Amy Droz
Botany / Duxsomnium Games
High School sweethearts that have been playing games together since we were kids! Together, they brainstorm gameplay that is quick to learn with depth of strategy.
Mikey Gilder
Head of Creative and Marketing and Co Founder, Avantris Entertainment
Best known on the internet for playing the infamous Chuckles the Clown, Mikey also leads the marketing & advertising, art direction, and narrative for the Avantris game publishing wing.
Kortney Terry
Community Assistant - Finji and Community Coordinator - Dungeons and Daddies
Community Management expert with over a decade of experience bringing excitement and compassion to the space.
Meloney Buehl
CEO, PledgeManager
The hub of a wheel for an organization focused on empowering innovators and artists with expertise and logistical tools to support your backers.
Andy Flynn
Co-Founder and Head of Sales & Business Development, Avantris Entertainment
One of 4 Co-Founders of Avantris Entertainment. In a former life, Andy was a software developer who has enjoyed learning the TTRPG industry. He has always been eager to prove you can learn anything you set your mind to, regardless of professional background.
Marie Enger
Artist, Death to the Wizard Kings
Cartoonist and illustrator behind some of your favorite comics and games like Controlled Burn, Casket Land, and Death to the Wizard Kings.
Ori Kagan
Founder, Kagan Productions
Lead of Kagan Productions, a renowned studio specializing in high-quality animated trailers for board games. Aiding campaigns that have collectively raised over $19 million in crowdfunding.
Ellis Harry
Partner Development Manager, Mailchimp
A people person and collaborator, Ellis understands how to listen to and communicate impactfully with company departments, global partners, and stakeholders.
Zachary Strebeck
Attorney, Legal Moves PC
California board game lawyer who represents clients across the tabletop and video game industries. Has appeared on the Dice Tower, Board Game Design Lab, as well as Gen Con, GAMA, and LB panels.
Mike Boseak
Marketing Manager, Grey Fox Games
Thw owner of Dragon’s Breath Marketing and Communications, a company serving tabletop companies in the marketing, communications and advertising space since 2020.
Joe Slack
Founder, Board Game Design Course
Board game designer, successful crowdfunder, publisher, instructor, and author of the #1 intl best-selling book, The Board Game Designer's Guide.
Brandon Rollins
Fulfillment Expert, Fulflllrite
Brandon and the team at Fulfillrite have fulfilled and delivered over 3,200 Kickstarter campaigns on time.
Drew Denning
US and European Sales Manager, Whatz Games
With 2 years at Whatz Games, Drew has used his passion for seeing ideas come to life to aid publishers and designers to print their game.
Alex Newby
Financial Advisor, Thrivent
Games creator and partner at Legacy Wealth Group that has been recognized as a leading financial advisor nationwide.
Tyler Lipchen
Senior Project Manager, Panda Game
SPM and Prepress Specialist with Panda Game, he is also a tabletop game designer and active in design, playtesting and development in the tabletop industry.
Zack Bolien
Director of Sales and Marketing, Bridge Distribution and Fulfillment
With over 20 years of B2B and media creation experience, Zack loves to focus his efforts on helping indie designers reach the mass market, while maintaining what makes them unique.
John Ward
CEO, Webbed Sphere Inc.
John is a Game Enthusiast and Shipping Expert with over 20 years of experience in the field.
Victor Shiu
Director of Games and Co-Founder, LaunchBoom
Victor has directed, produced and consulted hundreds of crowdfunding pages, videos, and pre-launch funnels that have raised over $100M in revenue.
Maria Dutton
Product Launch Director, LaunchBoom
Product Launch Director spearheading the LaunchBoom Games program with a focus on crowdfunding initiatives within the tabletop game realm.
Justin Arakaki
Director of Crowdfunding, LaunchBoom
Justin helped develop LaunchBoom’s robust launch strategy and has been a part of every one of LaunchBoom’s crowdfunding launches since 2015.
CK
Director of Events, LaunchBoom
Seasoned event marketer with almost a decade of experience bringing community together through in person and online engagements
Spencer Knowlton
Sr. Crowdfunding Expert, LaunchBoom
Our Senior Crowdfunding Specialist responsible for helping raise over $60M through crowdfunding and in ecommerce.