Over the past 20 years, Jay has negotiated and closed countless deals for licensing, development and distribution. Jay has developed and continues to maintain relationships with companies such as Amazon, National Geographic, Disney, Cartoon Network, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Microsoft. In 2010 Jay licensed the NYT bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews’ work which led to a #1 casual game, and he has overseen the development of more than a dozen titles based on licenses such as Garfield, Holly Hobbie, Strawberry Shortcake, and a wide selection of Disney characters on multiple platforms. He has also been published in ‘Game Design Methods’ and ‘Secrets of the Game Business’ and spoken at numerous industry trade shows and events.

Joining the industry in 2003 as an Office Manager, Jennifer is a veteran of multiple game companies including Playdom—a division of Disney Interactive Media and fiveonenine games. As the CCDOO for The Powell Group, she oversees all lead generation activities including research, analyzing collected data and identifies targets to prospect. She crafts and executes all outreach campaigns to secure meetings with decision makers. Jennifer also manages the business development database, plus the social media calendar for The Powell Group and is the CEOs right hand. Her focus is to create lasting partnerships and is committed to helping clients succeed.

Heather Chandler is a veteran producer with over 20 years of experience in the video game industry. During her career, she has led teams at Epic Games, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, and Activision. She was most recently Senior Producer on Fortnite, and worked closely with the development teams on managing the development, deployment, and updates for Fortnite. She has worked on over 35 games, including Never Alone, Star Trek Rivals, the Ghost Recon series Godfather Slots, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Sid Meier’s Railroads, Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia, Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, Shanghai: Second Dynasty, Vigilante 8, and Apocalypse. Heather is the author of The Game Production Handbook, The Game Localization Handbook, and several articles on game development and localization, which have been published in Secrets of the Game Business and The Project Manager’s Desk Reference, 3rd Ed.  

Laura Angell is a multimedia expert with over 15 years of experience spanning game development, video production and education. She managed all video services for the largest professional video game conference on the east coast and was chair of the NC-Triangle chapter of IGDA. She brings a wealth of knowledge in current media, and excels at researching the latest in comics and video games to provide actionable leads. Well versed in corporate media, asset management, PR, licensing and business relations, Laura brings a variety of skills to the team. She is a graduate of UNC-Greensboro with a degree in Communications and Media Production and also serves as Women in Games Austin’s Development Chair.  

Dan Long, AKA “INDIE” has been a fixture in streaming since 2013. He was partnered by Twitch in 2014 and has been active in the community ever since. Indie has recently joined The Powell Group as the host of “Indie Game Business” on Twitch. Outside of his stream, Dan has also helped companies such as Netease, Tencent, and AMD with influencer marketing to streamers on Twitch and Youtube, and PR campaigns for games such as Arena of Valor, Immortal Conquest, and Fringe Wars. Dan has been a vital asset to multiple campaigns that have helped game companies break through the much saturated market and lead them down the road to success.