Tripleclix Video Game Marketing Podcast

JD Witherspoon is a jack of all trades and new media maven. He’s a YouTuber, actor, VO actor, stand-up comedian, gamer, host, and social media influencer. He rose to prominence from his YouTube channel, runJDrun where he posts gaming content. He lends his voice to FuseTv’s “Sugar & Toys” and Adult Swim’s Lazor Wulf, where he plays Stupid Horse. He’s also the host of Confetti on Facebook Watch.

Deborah Ann Woll is an actor best known for her roles as Jessica Hamby in the HBO series True Blood and Karen Page in the Marvel and Netflix shows Daredevil, The Defenders, and The Punisher. More recently, she has become a fixture in the Dungeons and Dragons community. She has appeared as a Dungeon Master in multiple live events, and is the creator and DM of Geek and Sundry’s Relics and Rarities. She is also a champion for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, which serves to provide research and awareness to degenerative retinal diseases.

Scott Porter is a multi-faceted talent with experience in theater, film, television, and voice acting. He’s had roles in Friday Night Lights, Speed Racer, and Hart of Dixie as well as lent his voice to some of the biggest franchises in gaming, including Madden NFL, Minecraft, Spider-Man, and Telltale’s The Walking Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy. We sat down at E3 and discussed his acting career, where his love of gaming comes from, and his personal involvement with Huntington’s Disease Society of America.

Chris Munson is the Global Lead for Xbox FanFest. Over the last 5 years, he's overseen planning and execution of FanFest events in cities all over the world including Sydney, Cologne, Madrid, Milan, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, and Los Angeles. He’s a 20+ year gaming industry veteran who has also held posts at Sony, Ubisoft, and Atari

Venus Brown is best known in the music space as an award-winning producer working with some of the biggest names in music including The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Quincy Jones, and Justin Timberlake to name a few. But Venus is also the Owner & CEO of Buddah Brown International – a global entertainment company focused on technology, fashion and now gaming. He was at E3 showing off the newest luxury gaming accessories that will take the entertainment space by storm.   

Aaron Greenberg is the General Manager of Xbox Games Marketing and leads a team of global product marketers who oversee games marketing for Xbox first party studio titles (Halo, Gears, Forza) as well as third party studio partners such as EA, Activision, and Ubisoft. He’s also a board member of Gamers Outreach, a video game industry charity that provides therapy & recreation to children in hospitals.

Tyler Schmitt is the Chief of Staff for Gary Vaynerchuk and an integral part of the rapidly growing TeamGary.  When not busy running the day-to-day operations of Gary’s life, Tyler is deeply involved in the development and marketing of VaynerX’s businesses including One37pm, Empathy Wines, VaynerSports, and the highly successful K-Swiss collaboration.  We sat down with Tyler at the Tripleclix office to get a look behind the curtain of TeamGary, how the K-Swiss collaboration came together, and their thoughts on the gaming space. Royalty Free Music from Bensound

Ethan Stearns is a seasoned expert in the field of Virtual Reality. He’s currently the Executive Producer at MWM Immersive (formerly Reality One), the innovative virtual reality and augmented reality division of MWM. Prior to joining MWM in 2017, he was the head of Virtual Reality at Legendary Entertainment where he spearheaded a number of high-profile interactive cinematic experiences for both virtual and mixed reality including Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim experience and Skies of Azeroth for Warcraft. Ethan worked with acclaimed director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to produce the first ever Academy Award-winning VR project, “Carne y Arena”.

Peter Letz is a CAA Agent for Digital Talent & Packaging, focused on gaming. He builds partnerships that expand digital entertainment businesses for YouTube creators, Twitch streamers, esports teams and game studios. Some of his impressive roster of clients include Dr. DisRespect, StoneMountain64, KayPea, and Nick Eh 30. He has also held positions at Studio71 and the legendary RKO Pictures.

Nathan Stewart is a gaming industry executive with over 20 years in brand marketing and publishing. Currently the Senior Director of Global Brand Marketing at Wizards of the Coast, he manages the development and marketing of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise across all products including tabletop RPG, entertainment and storytelling media, digital games and consumer products. Nathan’s background in gaming is impressive, having held roles in companies like Namco, Xbox, Electronic Arts, and Rockstar Games. We sat down at the D&DLive 2019 event in Hollywood to discuss the growth of the D&D brand, their partnerships with Stranger Things, and got him to tell some funny stories about his days working at Rockstar.    

Joe Manganiello is a writer, producer, and actor with roles in Spider-Man, True Blood, Magic Mike, Rampage and the upcoming film Bottom of the 9th. He’s also a Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast and entrepreneur with the launch of his street wear brand Death Saves. I sat down with him at the D&D Live 2019 event in Hollywood to discuss his passion for D&D, the success of Death Saves, and got him to tell some fun stories about his relationship with Arnold.

Tyler Turquand is an entertainment industry veteran with 18 years in the ticketing industry and currently the Vice President of Studio Relations at Fandango. Tyler has an extensive background in partnership marketing with major studios such as Warner Bros, Disney, Universal, and more. 

DJ Skee (Scott Keeney) is a world-renowned DJ, entrepreneur, television host, radio personality, and philanthropist. He’s worked with some of the biggest artists in music today, including The Game, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Akon, Lorde, and Lady Gaga. He’s a marketer and an innovator who founded Dash Radio, a digital radio broadcasting platform with 80 original stations curated by artists such as Snoop Dogg, Odd Future, Kylie Jenner, Lil Wayne, and many others.

Over the past two decades Geoff Keighley has established himself as one of the leading media figures, live event producers, and on-camera personalities in the video game industry. In 2014, he created The Game Awards, the largest annual awards ceremony celebrating both game creators and game players. During his storied career he’s also created  premium, exclusive content with Entertainment Weekly, Spike TV, G4, and YouTube.

Tom Edwards is the Chief Digital & Innovation Officer for Epsilon, the global leader in creating connections between people and brands. He’s also a futurist and dynamic keynote speaker with a deep understanding of technical detail, with the ability to disseminate complex concepts to all audiences. He regularly speaks on the topics of artificial intelligence and the evolution of the consumer experience through his platform Innovation to Reality.