Michael Festa Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

​Clique Games is a VR ​video game ​publisher that aims to make publishing easy & accessible​ for all developers​. I informally advised on their pivot from VR arcade to VR publisher, and joined officially to help launch Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu & to set up operational infrastructure for IP-based game development.

A New Way to Buy, Manage, and Sell Your Possesions

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Driving the future forward with corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities.

Santa Monica, CA, US

Foundersboost is a global tech startup pre-accelerator that educates and drives early-stage startups to the next stage of funding and development. I advise founders in the Los Angeles program on best practices from storytelling & pitching to cap table management to product go-to-market.

Austin, Texas, US

​Andromeda is a VR publisher that specializes in helping ​video game developers reach domestic & international audiences​.​ I advise on title sourcing, marketing services, platform partnerships, and distribution strategy.

Spun SoundSelf out of Andromeda Entertainment​ as a new company to ​c​reate B2B products for mental health practitioners, and ​t​o keep Andromeda focused on being a transformative video games publisher. Appointed COO to define & execute the product & distribution roadmap. Led the early sales program that generated the company’s first $100k in revenue.​ I.

The Colony, Texas, US

LAI Games is a leader in physical arcade attractions & location-based virtual reality. After supporting the build out of the consumer games team as a consultant, I was brought on as President & COO to lead global ​Operations​, Marketing, and HR across the US, England, Singapore, and Australia teams. My primary goals were to write the playbook for consumer.

The Colony, Texas, US

Created & oversaw execution of the GTM strategy for Arcade Legend, the studio’s first consumer VR game, and supported the build out of LAI Games's first consumer games team. Advised the team on best practices for working with platform partners, IP holders, and press

​SpringboardVR provides arcade management software & a commercial marketplace for licensing games from developers. As product and P&L owner, I oversaw 500+ venues, 400+ developers, $2+MM in ARR, and a team of 21 across Product, Engineering, Sales, Support & Success, Marketing & PR, HR, and Legal. ​When COVID shut the industry down, I secured PPP & EIDL.

Marina Del Rey, CA, US

​Survios is a startup Virtual Reality studio focusing on IP-based consumer & LBE VR games. I ​founded & led a "Special Forces" team across BizDev, Marketing, Support & Product to drive new business initiatives. We 1.) distributed our first party games to over 2,500 worldwide VR venues, 2.) secured & grew brand partnerships with AT&T, National Amusements, &.

Marina Del Rey, CA, US

Started a new B2B unit for 1.) licensing & distributing our games to location-based VR venues and 2.) publishing games from indie VR developers. Spun-up a new SaaS product team to support brand activations & increase distribution capabilities. Partnered with Marketing on go-to-market for Sprint Vector and Creed: Rise to Glory. Published our first 3rd party.

Marina Del Rey, CA, US

Wore all of the hats. Recruited across all disciplines, more than doubling headcount in nine months with no attrition. Introduced the first company handbook, onboarding guides, & interview processes. Lead VR demos for new hires, partners, and investors. Helped launch our first VR title Raw Data. Produced all external events and conferences such as E3 &.

Hanover, Maryland, US

Led new-hire onboarding & training programs for technical recruiters & account managers, focused primarily in the West and Northwest regions of the US. Helped grow Embedded Systems into the highest revenue-per-hire division of the company.

Hanover, Maryland, US

Recruited engineering disciplines for the Strategic Recruiting Center, which focused on growing new markets. Focused on niche engineering roles in consumer electronics, aerospace, and medical device industries. Won performance & culture awards in 2013 & 2014.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Developed a noninvasive, inexpensive medical device to wirelessly monitor blood perfusion and blood pressure in diabetic patients. Responsible for signal processing code (MATLAB), creation of blood pressure/pulse waveform correlation algorithm, GUI, and designing/assembling circuit boards.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Designed and implemented the L.U.C.A.S medical imaging system for viewing shadow images of cells via a very inexpensive and easy to use lens-free camera integrated in cell phones and webcams. Responsible for research and development of hardware, integrating the camera with the phone/webcam, and fabrication of the device.

Chicago, IL, US

Total Health Counselor/Personal Trainer; offered physical training and mental conditioning. Responsible for membership sales and integrating the Fitlinxx computerized tracking system into members' training regimens

Salesman in Computers, Video Cards, and Accessories. RIP Fry's Electronics February, 2021