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Stephanie Scheller
Stephanie Scheller is head of communications at Appiness1 Articles
Jonathan Flesher
Jonathan previously spent over 10 years in the gaming business at Skillz (CRO), Betable (EVP), Zynga (VP) and Electronic Arts (Sr Dir). Prior to playing games for a living, he worked in private equity and financial services at KKR, MC Ventures and JPMorgan. Jonathan also serves on the board of directors and advisory boards for a number of technology and gaming startups. Baobab Studios is a world-leading VR animation studio. Founded by Eric Darnell (Director of all 4 Madagascar films), Baobab's Emmy-award winning VR animation, Invasion!, starring Ethan Hawke, launched to substantial critical acclaim and has become the top downloaded VR app. Baobab’s 2nd VR animation, Asteroids! starring Elizabeth Banks was an official 2017 Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival selection. Baobab has raised a total of $31M in funding, making them one of the largest in independent VR studios today.1 Articles