Press Start: Nerdy Fandom Meets Gaming Business

Press Start: Nerdy Fandom Meets Business introduces the nerdy creator-to-founder mindset, breaks down industry opportunities ( storytelling, cosplay, development). Learn startup basics and get connected with fellow creative entrepreneurs to start shaping your ideas. No business experience needed, just curiosity and fandom energy.Join Crews Center for Entrepreneurship and program partner, Otaku Asylum at the intersection of creativity, gaming, nerdiness, and entrepreneurship. The series is where fandom meets entrepreneurship. Each workshop provides resources and networking for ventures in the entertainment and gaming industries including gamers, cosplayers, game designers, and more. 

aylor Herndon is the founder of Board to Beers, Memphis’s first board game bar, launched in August 2020 after a successful Kickstarter campaign. A University of Memphis graduate with a degree in Biology and minors in Sociology and Photography, Taylor spent 11 years in education and events at the Memphis Botanic Garden before turning a passion for games into a thriving business. Today, she combines creativity, community, and entrepreneurship to create inclusive spaces through tabletop gaming.