Culture of Merit, Performance and Loyalty

Founder & CEO, Anime Universe Global

I’m not here to build just another company—I’m here to build a unified experience to bring the world closer together. 

Anime Universe is my life’s work. A next-gen entertainment ecosystem created from scratch. Built at the intersection of anime, gaming, technology, and community. We’re not following a blueprint—we’re writing it. Every framework, every feature, every experience is engineered to serve creators and fans, and industry professionals, not just platforms.

My background is rooted in product vision, sales, business development, and digital transformation. I’m a Founder Institute Toronto grad, and I’ve been pushing against the limits of what’s possible with no shortcuts, no noise—just focus, grit, and clarity. I've been a gamer and anime fan most of my teens and adult life.

What drives me? My love for the space. Integrity. Execution. Solving Problems. Creating new things the world will enjoy and bring them closer together. I'm building with purpose. When I commit, it’s all the way. There’s no half-measure in my story.

Over the next decade and beyond, we will launch a series of products, studios, and technologies that will redefine how people connect with entertainment, consume content and how they co-create culture.

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Randolph is the anchor to our chaos—the calm strategist who brings precision to vision and stability to rapid growth. With decades of experience in operations, project management, and organizational transformation, he’s the kind of leader who sees the risks before they happen and ensures every step forward is intentional.

He’s analytical, measured, and deeply respectful. A strong executor with a quiet intensity, Randolph brings clarity to complexity and builds the systems that keep our ambitions grounded.

At Anime Universe, he makes sure bold ideas don’t just launch—they land.

 ✨ Meet Elaine Stawinski — our Chief People & Culture Officer at Anime Universe.

Elaine brings her expertise in organizational transformation, HR innovation, and people-first leadership. She’s led strategy at some of the most respected institutions, from RBC and IBM—and now she’s helping us design a culture where creativity, equity, and bold execution thrive.

But Elaine is more than her resume. She brings calm to complexity, soul to systems, and a rare ability to guide teams through growth with both structure and heart.

At Anime Universe, we’re building something never done before—and we needed someone who could hold space for both the dreamers and the doers. Elaine is that person. With her at the helm of our people and culture efforts, we’re shaping a future where teams are empowered, voices are heard, and vision becomes reality.

Welcome, Elaine. We’re lucky to build this with you.

Senior Community Manager

Gustavo is the voice of the people and the heart of Anime Universe’s community. With over a decade of experience—including senior roles at Blizzard Entertainment and Wargaming—he’s led global gaming communities with style, strategy, and soul. Fluent in English and Portuguese, Gus excels at managing influencer campaigns, activating fan events, and building genuine connections across platforms like Twitch, YouTube, Discord, and more. 

But what truly sets him apart is his integrity—when he says he’ll do something, he does it. His calm, collaborative energy makes him a trusted pillar of our team and a magnetic presence for the world we’re building. He's super a super chill guy and knows his stuff.

  Chief Financial Officer, Anime Universe

Elvira Muca is the rock behind the numbers at Anime Universe—our fearless CFO and a true architect of financial clarity. With over a decade of global leadership experience and an FCCA designation (CPA equivalent), Elvira brings a sharp mind, deep integrity, and calm precision to every balance sheet and budget. She’s led financial operations at institutions like the London Stock Exchange Group, VeriFone, TUI Group, and ArcelorMittal, delivering automation, transparency, and cost-saving transformations across Europe and North America.

She is fluent in four languages and speaks the universal language of spreadsheets fluently. Her toolbox includes Python, Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, and more—making her the rare CFO who can code, consolidate, and counsel in the same breath. She combines cross-border savvy with startup grit. Elvira is guiding us into financial hyperspace—mapping bold growth, safeguarding long-term sustainability, and ensuring every credit, token, and equity move aligns with our vision. She’s not just watching the numbers—she’s building the future behind them.

 Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Transactions | Fintech Compliance | IP & Privacy 

Summer Bridges is a veteran legal executive with over a decade of high-impact experience spanning law firms, fintech startups, and international enterprise. As Anime Universe’s deputy general counsel, she brings rare cross-sector fluency in corporate governance, complex commercial transactions, intellectual property, fintech structuring, and global regulatory compliance. Summer has led legal strategy for private equity-backed ventures, multinational real estate developers, and high-growth technology companies—from early-stage through IPO.

Her legal command bridges traditional law and innovation, advising on GDPR, CCPA, KYC/AML, and cybersecurity frameworks while drafting policies that future-proof enterprises against regulatory risk. With a proven litigation background and a people-first approach to risk management, she is a trusted advisor to C-suites, boards, and founders alike.

She has negotiated high-stakes partnerships, licensing frameworks, and IP protections across industries, while creating scalable legal processes that reduce costs and boost ROI. Her in-house leadership has yielded measurable results, including >15% operational cost reductions and successful navigation of complex M&A, audit, and regulatory events.

Fluent in commercial strategy, employment law, global compliance, and corporate structuring, Summer aligns legal execution with business acceleration—empowering AU’s global vision to innovate at scale with legal confidence. Outside of legal innovation, Summer is passionate about languages (Spanish, French-in-progress), AI in law, and teaching executives how to embed ethics and compliance into high-growth operations.

Chief Technology Officer & Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

 Sylvain Aubé is the former CTO of IBM Canada and a serial entrepreneur with three successful exits in Blockchain and AI. Known for his innovation and leadership, Sylvain has founded and scaled companies across Web3, LLMs, SaaS, and MultiSig wallet technologies.
During his tenure at IBM, he led global engineering teams of 400+ professionals and managed budgets ranging from hundreds of millions to multi-billion dollars. He was instrumental in developing enterprise-grade solutions, including Hyperledger Fabric, WatsonX, advanced AI/ML systems, AI Agents, and EHR/EMR platforms.

Sylvain has worked closely with leading Fortune 100 companies, delivering complex, scalable technologies at the intersection of AI, blockchain, and enterprise software. 

Infinite Play Studio - Lead Game Designer  - Dreamer • Experience Alchemist • Futurist Game Maker 

Joe Tresca doesn’t just imagine new worlds—he ships them. As the visionary force behind First Moon Games and Eyeballistic, Joe has spent two decades turning wild ideas into award-winning interactive realities across Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Oculus VR. From rebooting retro fighters to mapping next-level journeys in VR, his design philosophy fuses bold narrative with flawless UX, all powered by relentless curiosity (and a healthy obsession with Figma).

His leadership style is pure “co-op mode”: collaborative, fast on the iterate button, and fiercely committed to elevating every teammate’s superpower. Industry heavyweights like HP, MLB, Walmart, and Microsoft have relied on his creative direction to push the boundaries of user immersion—and he’s just warming up.

At Anime Universe, Joe channels that same spark to craft experiences that feel less like games and more like portals—seamless, social, and breathtakingly fun. Expect fresh mechanics, joyful surprises, and a touch of moon-shot madness in every title he touches.

Fun fact: When he’s not quest-crafting, Joe volunteers sorting children’s books—proof that every good story deserves its happily-ever-after reader.

 Sr. Program Manager - R&D team

  Vanessa brings over seven years of diverse experience spanning investment banking, enterprise SaaS, and early-stage startups. Based in Australia previously, she gained expertise in go-to-market strategy, revenue, and business operations before transitioning into Strategic Programs and Business Development roles. Most recently, she served as the Acting Chief of Staff at a Series C startup, where she led fundraising support, strategic programs, and business operations. 

She is passionate about fostering cross-functional momentum, establishing structure in ambiguous environments, and facilitating company growth.On a personal note, Vanessa is originally from Australia and currently resides in San Francisco. Her interests include sports, the outdoors, cooking, and traveling. She is also an avid gamer (PS5 + PC) and even works as a reformer Pilates instructor at Bodyrok in San Francisco. Vanessa enjoys hiking, exploring new travel destinations, and discovering great restaurants. Currently, she is also pursuing a Masters in Data Science. 

 People & Culture Coordinator - HR

 Jessica is the heartbeat engineer behind Anime Universe’s rapidly expanding crew. With a decade of people-ops mastery—spanning sports-tech start-ups (Sports IQ Analytics → DraftKings), non-profits, global brands like Coca-Cola, and even a remote-first Christian school—she’s turned HR paperwork into rocket fuel for teams of every shape and size.

• 360° People Ops Veteran – From drafting handbooks and leveling up benefits to designing onboarding journeys that feel like blockbuster premieres, Jessica has rebuilt the employee life cycle more times than most of us have brewed coffee.
• Culture Code-Switcher – Whether writing SOPs for autism-support networks or scaling DEI initiatives across continents, she treats culture like a product: user-centric, iterative, and unforgettable.
• Remote-Native Navigator – Time-zone Tetris? Nailed. Your offer letter lands before your latte cools.
• Wellness Whisperer – Certified yoga teacher and wellness strategist who sneaks micro-stretch breaks into sprint retros—because healthy heroes make the best games.

Off the clock, this full-time mom, part-time zen master, and forever-curious people advocate is busy turning empathy into enterprise advantage. At Anime Universe, Jessica keeps every adventurer aligned, supported, and ready to co-create the future of interactive storytelling.  

Vice-President, Operations

Ron Chis is a seasoned operator with over 12 years of experience scaling early and growth-stage companies across SaaS, healthcare, and tech. As a founding member at a compliance startup, he helped grow the business from a bootstrapped team to over 100 employees and 8-figure revenue, playing a key role in its private equity acquisition and transition. His work contributed to multiple national recognitions, including four-time honors on the Inc. 5000 and Best Workplaces lists.Ron has led functions across operations, finance, HR, and go-to-market strategy, frequently stepping into high-impact roles such as interim VP of Finance. He builds systems that drive execution, aligns leadership around shared goals, and supports teams through scale and change.His leadership style emphasizes empathy, clarity, and adaptability. He focuses on building cultures of trust, accountability, and collaboration. Ron is also conversational in Mandarin Chinese and brings a thoughtful, global perspective to his work.

Vice President, Gaming 

 Matt Kessler is the behind-the-scenes maestro who keeps our worlds running at full tilt. After more than a decade leading multi-site operations for senior-living networks—guiding 14 communities, boosting occupancy, and erasing cost leaks—he now channels that same blend of precision, empathy, and big-picture strategy into Anime Universe’s gaming division.

His specialty? Turning complex, cross-continental production schedules into launch-day smoothness. He orchestrates studio workflows, optimizes resources, and safeguards quality, so players everywhere experience seamless servers, timely updates, and fresh content drops. He’s unflappable in a crisis and a natural leader of diverse, cross-functional teams.

Off the clock, you’ll find Matt sprint-training on the track or theory-crafting new ops buffs over cold brew—proof that speedruns belong both in and out of the game. With Matt at the helm, every Anime Universe title arrives polished, on time, and built to earn lifelong fans. 

 Sr. Program Manager - Tech

Ramya has over 15 years of experience driving complex, cross-functional projects from ideation to successful launch and continuous improvement. her career has been centred around leveraging technology to solve business problems, enhance customer experiences, and deliver impactful results.

She brings a unique blend of strategic technical program management and holistic well-being to my work. Professionally, she specialize in architecting digital transformations that connect an organization's envisioned future with concrete strategy and tangible business results, moving far beyond simple tool implementation.

She works with executives, key stakeholders, and leadership teams to align strategy with execution, enabling us to dynamically adjust budgets in line with goals, eliminate silos, and empower teams to organize around value. She coordinates the program strategy through an effective program roadmap to help us achieve our business outcomes.

She possesses a versatile skill set, adept at overseeing process improvement, product development, and people management. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to optimizing the customer journey by crafting effective customer roadmaps and strategies that enhance user engagement and extend customer lifetime with the product. 

VP Growth - Americas and LATAM

Julio is our cross-border growth maestro—the strategist who turns great ideas into shelf-space, screen-time, and soaring sales curves. Over 15 years with P&G, Diageo, SABMiller, and Heineken, he’s launched category-defining drinks, built multichannel distribution webs from Mexico City to Miami, and boosted portfolio value double-digits in seven new markets. Fluent in English and Spanish, he moves as comfortably in Tampa boardrooms as he does in Latin American trade halls, always connecting brand purpose to commercial reality.

At Anime Universe, Julio architects the go-to-market playbook that takes our IP far beyond the game: licensing deals, CPG collaborations, retail activations, and multicultural campaigns that resonate from Bogotá to the Bronx. His mantra—“insight first, execution faster”—drives data-led innovation, channel diversification, and sustainable profit growth across every territory we enter.

When he’s not mapping route-to-market schemes, you’ll find Julio mentoring Latino entrepreneurs, scouting the next craft-beverage trend, or cooking up mole poblano for an ever-growing tasting panel of friends and family—proving that great flavor (and great strategy) knows no borders.

 Head, HR Systems Modernization 

 Mickael Rauph is the architect behind Anime Universe’s next-gen talent engine. After modernizing people platforms for fintech disruptors and compliance-heavy firms, he now fuses AI analytics with rock-solid governance to give our artists and engineers friction-free, future-proof support.For the past decade he’s delivered results where tech, risk, and rapid scale collide: tripling headcount at PandaPay while automating every HR workflow; steering global HR and TA at Phillips & Cohen through a high-growth pivot; and sharpening his regulatory instincts as an anti-money-laundering officer and fraud analyst. That mix of data fluency and risk radar means every process he builds is both lightning-fast and audit-ready. 

At Anime Universe, Mickael’s mandate is simple:
Replace spreadsheets with insight-rich dashboards, embed compliance into every click, and ensure each new hire feels the magic from day one. Whether he’s rolling out an HRIS migration, crafting predictive retention models, or mentoring the next wave of people-ops innovators, Mickael clears the runway so our creatives can launch worlds—faster, safer, and stronger.

Off the clock, the Montréal native can be found hunting for the city’s best espresso or coaching emerging HR leaders—because building community is as important as building systems.