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Sammy Wegent

CEO + Co-Founder
San Francisco,California

Summary

Entertainer turned Entrepreneur. Improv Evangelist. Game Designer. Comedy Student + Teacher. Risk Taker + Tinkerer.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

CEO + Co-Founder

Mindless Inc.
04.2015 - Current
  • Set the vision and strategy for digitzing and democratizing improv based games in order to improve people's mental fitness at home and at work
  • Raises capital to drive growth and innovation
  • Owns the product roadmap for the game portal, Mindless Play, as well as all games developed for it and other platforms


Creator + Host

Speechless
03.2013 - Current
  • Created initial concept for Speechless show format and co-developed with partners to turn it into a recurring event that has run locally for over 10 years
  • Hosted the live show consistently at comedy venues, companies and colleges worldwide
  • Developed spin-off formats including public and corporate tournaments as well as marathons that acted as fundraisers and voter registration drives
  • Co-developed training program that led to the founding of Speechless Inc. (now Mindless Inc.) which has entertained and trained 100+ enterprise organizations all over the world
  • Developed licensing models for both the show and training formats that were licensed to dozens of producers and venues in multiple countries
  • Co-designed "What's Your Point?", the party game based on the show format which was successfully funded on Kickstarter.

Game + Narrative Designer

Zynga
04.2011 - 10.2015
  • Designed and wrote the overall narrative of several titles including multiple games in the FarmVille and CityVille franchises
  • Created over 100 characters and named over 5,000 game items across multiple web based and mobile games
  • Co-developed numerous features focused on driving engagement, retention and monetization

Education

Master of Fine Arts - Acting

Catholic University of America
Washington DC
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Theatre

Shorter College
Rome, GA
05.2001 -

Skills

Talent development

Digital transformation

Executive presence

Problem-solving abilities

Project management

Teamwork and collaboration

Excellent communication

Relationship and team building

Adaptability and flexibility

Training and development

Effective communication

Strategic partnerships

Client engagement

People and culture

Timeline

CEO + Co-Founder

Mindless Inc.
04.2015 - Current

Creator + Host

Speechless
03.2013 - Current

Game + Narrative Designer

Zynga
04.2011 - 10.2015

Master of Fine Arts - Acting

Catholic University of America
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Theatre

Shorter College
05.2001 -

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