About us
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Jonathan Herman
Founder & CEO
As an early technologist, Jonathan received a national award in physics before leading an online venture to disrupt entertainment purchasing. Later, as partial owner of an NYC-based mobile app venture, Jonathan led white-label solutions for Johnson & Johnson, the Billion Dollar Roundtable, World Boxing Council, and others. Jonathan also spent ten years advising pro athletes and entertainers on high impact philanthropy.
Today, ranked among the Top 10 CEOs in the United States and Top 20 Founders worldwide by Crunchbase, Jonathan leads the technology innovations and branded solutions that Strong Interactive is bringing to market. As a frequent speaker on the topics of Web 3, emerging technologies, and the metaverse, Jonathan will speak at the upcoming Miami NFT Week and will serve as a judge for the first-ever American Metaverse Awards in March of 2023.
More about Jonathan at JonathanMHerman.com
and on LinkedIn.
Baller Team
Sean Creighton
Chief Marketing Officer
Founder of Echelon Culture, Sean is a expert strategic marketer who's represented major brands like Pepsi, Rockstar Energy and Gray Goose along with cultural icons like Fat Joe, Wale and Deion Sanders.
Austin Guidry
Community Manager
Founder of Esports.org, accomplished community manager skilled in leadership, organizational development, partnerships, and operations. Twitch partner & creator, Discord guru, and former Starcraft Pro.
Michael Shaw
Strategy Advisor - Partnerships
As a veteran sports executive who led core business units for the Florida Marlins, Amazon Sports and Groupon, Mike leverages his experience and deep network to facilitate key partnerships for Baller Mixed Reality.
Bocazon Team
Sonia Bermúdez
Head of Operations
As an industrial Engineer experienced in operations and strategic planning, Sonia leads Bocazon's efforts to broaden its supplier base, strengthen fulfillment processes, and increase operational capacity for coming expansion.
Miguel Pinto
Chief Technology Officer
Miguel's 17 years of "Big Four" experience, including lead technology roles with KPMG and Price Waterhouse Coopers, is leveraged toward process improvement and digital engineering to enhance the user experience.
Rohit Sharma
Head of Fulfillment
A former manager at one of Panama's largest electronics retailer, Rohit oversees the fulfillment of all customer orders - including coordination with suppliers, inspection of merchandise, and quality control processes.
Parent Company
Lori Souza
Blockchain Strategist
Blockchain expert, thought leader and facilitator in the FinTech, Web 3 and Crypto sectors who informs our tokenomics and smart contract development in developing our tokenized consumer ecosystem
Sahil Verma
Creative Director
Experienced 3D production artist, director and project manager in modelling, rigging and animation. Well-versed in Unity, Maya, Zbrush, Revit, AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKs & 3DsMAX, Blender and more
Guillermo Rodriguez
Digital Producer
Commercial photography and digital imaging professional with specialization in three-dimensional scanning, photogrammetry, and visual branding
Stacy Baskin
Cyber Security Advisor
Cyber security and project management professional with national security clearance, having designed and implemented IT security operations for state-run power facilities in the Southern U.S.