our partners
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Delivering stories to a global audience.
Just some of the clients and partners we're in business with.
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our vision
Building the future of creator-owned entertainment.
We believe great stories can come from anywhere—and that creators should have more opportunities to build audiences, own their intellectual property, and participate in the value they create.
snackshop combines human creativity, AI-native production, audience validation, and franchise development into a new operating system for emerging media. By transforming stories into reusable creative assets, audience-ready experiences, and scalable intellectual property, we help creators, publishers, and studios move from concept to community to franchise faster than ever before.
Our goal is simple: help great stories find their audience, prove their value, and grow into lasting entertainment brands.
Creating asset libraries for scalable storytelling.
Organized, reusable creative assets designed to accelerate development across publishing, animation, gaming, film, and television.
Building audience-validated franchises.
Helping creators, rights holders, and studios transform stories into scalable intellectual property with measurable market demand.
Creator ownership | Creator equity | Audience validation
" Readership of AWA comics on mobile is soaring with low overlap with our print readership.
KNIGHTED is the perfect story to showcase the power of snacktoons - and how we can bring stories to life like never before. "
Matthew Anderson
CEO & CO-CHAIRMAN
AWA Studios
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our team
Creative minds without borders.
A team as global as the audience we serve.
snackshop’s award winning creative team uses new technologies to offer the best combination of industry experience and value — for clients and creators alike.
CRAIG ALLEN
Accomplished media and technology executive with over 30 years of leadership at the intersection of gaming, entertainment, and artificial intelligence. He has delivered award-winning products & services that have generated revenues in excess of $1 billion & have been recognized by prestigious publications & events such as TIME, CES, and E3. As a founding team member and Senior Vice President at Disney Interactive, he oversaw iconic 1990s multimedia properties like Toy Story and Mickey Mania, before managing digital puppetry franchises for The Jim Henson Company. In 2002, Allen co-founded and served as CEO of Spark Unlimited, where he led the development of Call of Duty: Finest Hour, the landmark title that successfully brought the blockbuster franchise to home video game consoles. He later transitioned into advanced technology as Chief Creative Officer at Embodied, Inc., driving the character and conversational design for Moxie, an AI-powered social robot named one of Time magazine's Best Inventions. Today, he continues to shape the future of immersive entertainment as the CEO of interactive webcomics platform snackshop and as an Explorer in Residence at the Texas Immersive Institute. His mission as an industry leader has always been to create a more playful future for us all.
CABOT McMULLEN
Acclaimed American production designer with a career spanning over 40 years across television, feature films, commercials, tech and theater. Best known for his extensive collaboration with producers Bill Lawrence and Steven Spielberg, McMullen has shaped the visual identity of iconic Feature Film & Television franchises across all platforms. His decades long career spans thousands of television episodes and seventeen feature films while building high-profile creative relationships with some of Hollywood's most influential directors including Eva Longoria on her feature directorial debut Flamin Hot for Searchlight Films. His diverse career has garnered him three Primetime Emmy nominations and four Art Directors Guild Award nominations. He is a 2x founder of media tech start start-ups at the convergence of entertainment and generative technologies and an entrepreneur & Creative Director for all the major Entertainment Industry Studios.
MITCHELL KRIEGMAN
Award-winning television creator, director, and author best known for shaping 1990s youth culture by creating the groundbreaking Nickelodeon live-action sitcom Clarissa Explains It All. After starting his career in New York performance art and writing for Saturday Night Live, he served as an executive story editor for iconic animated hits like Rugrats and Doug. He later transitioned into puppetry and preschool television, winning multiple Daytime Emmy Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award for creating Disney's Bear in the Big Blue House and inventing the patented "Shadowmation" digital puppetry technique for The Book of Pooh. Beyond television, Kriegman co-wrote the feature film The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, published contemporary novels with Macmillan, and has taught filmmaking and screenwriting at major universities globally. Over his multi-decade career, Kriegman has won three Daytime Emmy Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award, and an American Film Institute Fellowship.
SUSAN BOLLES
Accomplished, award-nominated Art Director and member of the Art Directors Guild leadership with decades of experience creating immersive visual worlds for television and film. Her extensive credits include serving as the Art Director for major network and streaming hits like The Cleaning Lady (Fox), The Unicorn (CBS), American Crime (ABC), and Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu), alongside films such as Red Right Hand (2024). Her design excellence has earned her prestigious Art Directors Guild Award Nominations for her work on Undateable and the Kids Choice Awards. In addition to her commercial production career, Bolles is a highly regarded fine artist and photographer whose multidisciplinary work, including her Arctic-inspired FROST series, has been exhibited through the Los Angeles Arts Association. She is highly active in entertainment labor leadership and industry advocacy. She serves as the Vice-Chair of the Art Directors Council for The Art Directors Guild. Her leadership extends to technological modernization within the guild, having served as the Chair of the ADG Website Redesign Committee.
FABIAN LACEY
Acclaimed concept illustrator and designer whose career began with a visual development role at Lucasfilm for the Star Wars franchise, shifting his path from a planned position at BMW's Advanced Concept studio. As a prominent member of the Art Directors Guild, he has shaped the visual landscapes of major blockbusters, contributing high-concept designs to massive franchises including the Marvel Cinematic Universe (The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther), Star Trek, Jurassic World, and The Fast Saga. Beyond Hollywood, Lacey spent over a decade teaching at the ArtCenter College of Design and later bridged the worlds of entertainment and automotive engineering as the Chief Creative Officer for Delta V, where he spearheaded the design of an ultra-futuristic, 2,400-horsepower aerospace-engineered hypercar.
BILL WARE
Technology professional and Head of IT for media production companies in Los Angeles. He builds custom software, servers, and networks to support ambitious creative visions and corporate infrastructure. With degrees in Biology and Computer Science he expanded his dual passions for technology and media into a career creating and managing transatlantic media networks to engineering a system of custom apps, servers, and websites for filmmakers.
VIJAY D. GUPTA
Tech entrepreneur, software executive, and offshore engineering specialist. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of Manage Captive Systems, an enterprise technology and recruiting firm headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. His leadership approach centers on a hybrid technical-business methodology. A transparent counterpoint to traditional outsourcing, giving international enterprises maximum administrative and architectural control over their distributed, remote tech teams.
DR. DIMITRI DE JONGHE
Prominent Belgian technologist, researcher, and entrepreneur operating at the intersection of applied machine learning, blockchain infrastructure, and digital art. Widely recognized as a pioneering data-centric Creative technologist, AI researcher, and entrepreneur he is best known for bridging decentralized data sovereignty, Web3 infrastructure, and generative AI. With a Ph.D. in micro-electronics and machine learning from KU Leuven, he co-founded pioneering decentralized networks like Ocean Protocol and currently leads 204.ai, a creative laboratory blending artificial intelligence with digital art.
RENE BONOMI
Distinguished cross-border financial executive and advisor pioneering fractional CFO strategies, structuring high-value mergers and acquisitions, and driving venture capital initiatives across the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Armed with an MBA from Cornell University and an engineering foundation from UFSCar, he has successfully accelerated deep tech, life sciences, and clean technology startups through strategic collaborations with US-based accelerators like Idea Lunchbox. Furthermore, his partnership with The Capitalism & Social Good Group highlights his leadership in designing complex, sustainable eco-finance and corporate social impact models worldwide.
TIM KRING
Acclaimed American screenwriter and television showrunner best known for creating the cultural phenomenon Heroes and the long-running crime drama Crossing Jordan. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Kring has established himself as a prominent storyteller specialized in ensemble dramas, supernatural mysteries, and high-concept science fiction. Long before the mainstream AI boom, Kring was a pioneer in using digital media, augmented reality (ARG), and gamified experiences to extend TV shows. He received the International Digital Emmy Awards Pioneer Prize for his transmedia world-building in Heroes Evolutions.
our advisors
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Visionary leaders in media & technology.
Guiding a next-generation studio creating at the speed of culture.
PATRICK MORAN
Patrick Moran is a prominent American television producer and media executive who served as the President of ABC Studios from 2016 to 2019. Known for his extensive track record in drama development, Moran has shepherded several culturally impactful, hit television franchises across major network, cable, and streaming platforms. Following his tenure at Disney, he transitioned into independent production via an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Amazon Studios.
KARIM ZREIK
Karim Zreik is a prominent television producer and media executive who currently serves as the Founder and President of Cedar Tree Productions under an exclusive overall development deal with Amazon MGM Studios, where he is executive producing the highly anticipated live-action Mass Effect series. Over his three-decade career, Zreik has held major studio leadership roles, including Executive Vice President and Head of Television at Lord Miller Productions under Sony Pictures Television, and a 25-year tenure within the Walt Disney Company umbrella. Most notably, as Senior Vice President of Original Programming and Production at Marvel Television, he orchestrated the landmark 161-episode gritty, street-level Marvel universe on Netflix—including hits like Daredevil and Jessica Jones—and previously co-headed Junction Entertainment, where he developed network dramas like Jericho and collaborated on Disney’s National Treasure film franchise.
CHRIS RENAUD
Academy Award-nominated American filmmaker and illustrator, best known for directing some of the highest-grossing animated films of all time at Illumination Entertainment. He is the creative force behind major box-office hits like Despicable Me, The Lorax, and The Secret Life of Pets. As a cornerstone filmmaker for Illumination, he co-created the iconic Minions alongside Pierre Coffin and helped shape the visual language of modern studio animation.
ANJALI KUMAR
Accomplished attorney, executive, and advisor who serves as the founder of the boutique firm Slightly Reserved and co-founder of the women-led legal strategy firm The Justice Dept. Her prominent corporate track record includes roles as Senior Counsel at Google and YouTube, Founding General Counsel and Head of Social Innovation at Warby Parker, and Founding General Counsel and Chief People Officer at Cheddar. Beyond her corporate legal work, she served as the Founding General Counsel for the non-profit venture fund Acumen and co-founded COVID Tech Connect, a pandemic-relief initiative that distributed nearly 20,000 communication devices to isolated hospital patients. Today, she channels her diverse experience into authoring books like Stalking God, delivering globally recognized TED Talks, hosting podcasts, and advising major organizations, including serving on the Guggenheim Museum’s Global Innovation Group and the board of the Malala Fund.
LINDA SIMENSKY
Pioneering television executive and animation producer whose three-decade career has shaped the childhoods of generations through her leadership at Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, PBS KIDS, and Duolingo. Beginning at Nickelodeon, she helped launch the network’s original "Nicktoons" lineup by supervising foundational classics like Rugrats and Rocko's Modern Life. She then moved to Cartoon Network as Senior Vice President of Original Animation, where she championed auteur-driven hits including The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, and Samurai Jack. Later, as Head of Content for PBS KIDS, she successfully merged entertainment with education by developing beloved series like Curious George and Wild Kratts. Currently, she serves as the Head of Animation and Scripted Content for Duolingo, where she translates her decades of storytelling expertise into global educational tech.
ANDY SCHUON
Prominent media executive and entrepreneur whose four-decade career spans major leadership roles across radio, television, music, and digital platforms. Currently serving as the President of Entertainment Networks and Digital at Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Schuon first rose to prominence defining the 1990s alternative rock wave as the head of programming for Los Angeles station KROQ-FM. He then transitioned to television as the Executive Vice President of Programming for MTV and VH1, where he created the MTV Beach House and oversaw the MTV Video Music Awards, before serving as Executive Vice President and General Manager at Warner Bros. Records. A prolific digital pioneer, Schuon co-founded the music subscription service Pressplay (which became Napster), co-founded REVOLT Media & TV, and founded Spkr, later acquired by Loop Media.
DR. STEFAN SCHERER
AI research manager and computer scientist specializing in machine learning, multimodal behavioral analytics, and affective computing. He earned his Ph.D. summa cum laude from Ulm University before joining the University of Southern California (USC), where he served as an Adjunct Research Assistant Professor and Associate Director at the Institute for Creative Technologies, leading pioneering research into using AI to detect psychological conditions like depression and PTSD. Scherer later transitioned to the private sector as Chief Technology Officer for the robotics company Embodied, Inc., and he currently serves as a Manager for AI Research Science at Meta (Reality Labs Research), where he leads teams developing machine learning models for next-generation virtual reality and consumer technologies.
ROD ROBERTSON
Accomplished investment banker and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience specializing in lower-to-middle-market transactions across 11 countries. As the Founder and Managing Partner of Briggs Capital, he has successfully guided hundreds of buyers and sellers through complex corporate transitions, recapitalizations, and cross-border M&A deals. Beyond dealmaking, Robertson is a recognized author and thought leader who has lectured at elite institutions like Harvard Business School and Babson College.