Advisors

Lifelong entrepreneur (multiple exits), educator (BA & MA), project manager (mostly tech), multiple patents, speaker, & car nut! Recently voted as one of the Global Game Industry’s “50 Over 50”!

Former Pres/COO at Engineering and Computer Simulations, with exec. leadership roles at SAIC-Orlando and AT&T Gov’t Solns. He brings extensive processes, tools and strategic knowledge to BGV!

A seasoned financial executive for Fortune 500 (Unisys, Time Warner, Bright House Networks) and high-growth tech startups, Phil enhances our ability to generate stakeholder profitability.

His 30+ yrs product mgt., covering 80+ SKUs (incl. Rock Band, Angry Birds, Tetris, etc.), across mobile, console, PC & VR platforms, means we have a BEAST of an EP managing our Teams!

A seasoned project manager who managed Top Golf’s entire game portfolio, with experience at AAA, Disney, Wyndham and JPMorgan Chase. Val brings a “can-do” attitude in building our relationships with the largest game distributors in the world.

Chip is a senior-level business, technology, and learning executive experienced in developing top-tier learning programs for Fortune 500 and top Universities, alike. He’s building another top-tier program for our developers, and others worldwide.

20+ yrs gaining comprehensive experience regarding all things HR, she brings a keen mind and eye (well, two, actually) to bear on how we create the BEST environment for our Team members to THRIVE!

Market-facing, tech-savvy, strategic Sr exec for private sector, public sector & academic initiatives, with multiple exits. Multiple video game venture placements.

Manages our fanbase and social media communities (esp. Discord); attracts new fans, engages them, and builds ambassadors like nobody else. Assists with our social media efforts, contests, etc.

With a long career creating art, animation, and running projects for film, TV, and games (including EA), Chris brings a fresh perspective, and excellent production cred to the BGV team!

Founder of the top boutique accounting firm in Orlando, with offices across the U.S., Ken makes sure our accounting practices are up to snuff, and our capital is used even more wisely than it already is!

He brings tech savvy and creativity to our disruptive organization, and ensure that our operations – using the latest tools and systems – are functioning as efficiently as possible!

A top brand manager (Success! Magazine Top 100), with 20+ yrs doing branding with Apple, Lucent, HP, etc. as well as multiple unicorns. Stuart will help us become yet another one: the top Indie Game brand in the world.

After selling his highly successful data analytics company, he continues to manage a world-class team of analytics engineers. Matt will make sure we get every penny’s-worth for our advertising dollars!

Drives IT strategy & architecture dev; tech products & svcs transition; cloud setup & svcs; thought leadership; IT vendor & supplier POC; business mentoring/coaching, etc.

An expert in helping small businesses grow through mobile apps, she brings her global marketing reach to our indie dev teams! Social media, web sites, content, SEO, etc. – we’ve got you covered!

A former student of Rupert’s, José is a former game industry professional, and current entrepreneur and fund manager. He helps us keep up-to-date on industry news, and keep potential investors interested in BGV’s future.

He works w/ Rupert and BGV for us to optimize our value and productivity, expanding margins and growing revenue via business development, management, and marketing strategies.

An award-winning freelance game designer & creative director w/ 20+ yrs in game design & UX. Titles include: Splinter Cell, Alone In The Dark-The New Nightmare & several mobile hits.

20+ yrs exp. in Accounting, Info Sys & Taxation. Hands-on approach in providing interim & on-going CFO services, biz & strategic planning, etc.

25-yr game industry veteran recruiting & building start up VR & game dev teams. Knows everyone! Startup Exec Producer & Recruiter.

Tech business insurance expert & profit maximizer. Advisor to companies w/ ≥$2m revenues. Offers proactive risk & insurance services to business Founders.

An award-winning B2B advisor helping small & medium bizzes grow via HR & other Business Performance Solutions. Enables entrepreneurs to be effective in their hiring & training.

One of the founding creators of Call of Duty, he’s an animation guru of epic proportions! He’ll also advise our VR projects, of which there are a few!

20+ yrs as the #1 search firm in the game industry; he recruits top tech’l, production & exec staff, to help BGV achieve its ambitious goals.

Mobile gaming, digital marketing, capital acquisition consulting and entrepreneurial business mentoring & coaching.

25 yrs exp. creating VR systems & apps for Oculus, Valve, NASA, GM, DARPA, etc. Products on Shark Tank, Discovery Channel, etc. His book on VR is rockin’!

A Chief Growth Officer who specializes in ASO, influencer mktg, App Store featuring, content mktg & PR, he’ll make sure we maximize our products’ exposure and installs!

Entrepreneur & Innovator of blockchain-based automotive data management. Leading the future in vehicle telemetry tech. Former CTO @ Gigliotti & Founder/CEO @ Zoomio.

BAFTA- & Oscar-Nominated Game Audio engineer who worked on Aliens, Mortal Kombat, Transformers, Silent Hill, and Assassin’s Creed. Expert in all areas of game audio.

An Internet, Mobile, and Games exec w/ deep background in product mktg., mgt. & content dev. Former GM @ Kabam, and Co-Founder at IGN Entertainment, now handling games for Netflix!

IT prof’l w/ 28+ yrs of advancement, proven tech leadership & org’l change. Former Sr Dir of Global Tech Svcs @ EA, Sr Dir IS&T @ EA Sports, Dir/Ops @ EA Tiburon.

Exec producer for games & simulation technology projects. Former Exec Prod @ n-Space & Turbo Squid; Production Mgr @ EA, Dir/BizDev @ Pulse Entertainment.

Award-winning game developer, professor, and indie enthusiast. Entrepreneur & Sr Game Designer (& instructor). We’re working on his games!

Another serial entrepreneur w/ 35+ yrs exp. Specializes in developing, optimizing and executing mktg. & sales plans. Successfully took internet apps & websites from concept to successful exits.

Seasoned startup founder (w/ multiple successful exits), advisor & investor. Currently using real-time neuroscience to measure what the world loves. A bunch of email patents, too!

35+ yrs exp. in construction, insurance, risk mgt & real estate. Exclusively represents buyers & tenants, provides real estate action plans we’ll need to open our new locations!

Innovative electronics & S/W engineer w/ experience taking custom S/W & H/W solutions from concept thru delivery. Extensive VR exp.