Stan Press
Ryan Morrison
Ryan Morrison represents more players in competitive gaming and esports than any other individual on the planet. Running a player-only agency has allowed him to create and grow relationships with the top talent in every major game. Ryan works with players not only to succeed now, but also to prepare for their future.
Robb Charini
Robb has been immersed in the video game community for over 20 years and leverages his extensive experience as a player, community organizer and industry professional to elevate the ecosystems of gaming, competition and esports.
Since his early beginnings as a community organizer, hosting his own series of events and activities, he’s had the pleasure of working at IGN and their esports program, the IGN Pro League (IPL) to Blizzard Entertainment’s eSports group and currently leads the casual and competitive initiatives for esports at Ubisoft.
Through the years he has worked with nearly every publisher and endemic partner, including premier esports titles and events such as League of Legends, StarCraft II and BlizzCon to developing the next generation of esports with games like Rainbow Six Siege, as well as provided consultative services to a wide variety of entities and corporations.
Rick Fox
Nik Adams
Nik Adams was the first full time employed esports commentator in the world. With his aim of bringing competitive gaming to large audiences he worked with the likes of GIGA TV ad EuroSport as producer and editor chief. From there he drove forward both Turtle Entertainment and ESL as Vice President of Sales with focus on the three major company categories: sponsoring, media sales and TV licensing.
Mike Vorhaus
Having been extensively involved in video and PC gaming strategies, as well as the development of new gaming concepts, Mike Vorhaus provides research and consultation services to major traditional media companies about new media initiatives, venture capitalists and private equity firms about investment in the media space, as well as consultation services to a number of leading internet and gaming companies.
Marty “Lazerchicken” Strenczewilk
A longtime veteran of the entertainment world, Marty “Lazerchicken” Strenczewilk worked in theater, film and television for over 10 years, primarily in New York City. Esports started as a passion when he began writing blogs and managing class guides for World of Warcraft. He landed his first esports gig at a startup, where he led production on one of the most successful first-time broadcasts of a World of Warcraft tournament. He then went on to found Splyce in the winter of 2014 with his wife Meghan Strenczewilk (Business Director) and his longtime friend Vincent Garguilo (Creative Director).
Manny Anekal
Manny Anekal is currently running several companies within the esports ecosystem: The Next Level (The Business of Esports Media Organization), Versus Sports (Consulting), VS Sports (Esports team) and Loot Ventures (Esports Investment Fund).
Manny has over a decade of experience working at the intersection of Gaming, Marketing and Brands. His first role was with the startup Massive Inc., which was acquired by Microsoft Xbox in 2006, followed by Executive roles at Electronic Arts, Zynga, Kiip and most recently with Major League Gaming.
He will also take you on in Clash Royale.
Dan Ciccone
