„Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are.“

Mustafa Cabuk

Co-Founder & CTO

Hi! My name is Mustafa and I am the CTO of Hot Knife Studios. With over 10 years of game development experience, I am excited to make this dream come true. As a family man, I am especially proud to share this journey with all of you. Welcome to HKS!

Ben Redgate

Co-Founder & CEO

Over 5 years experience in the crypto space as an investor, community manager and team member on multi-million dollar projects. A lifetime avid gamer of both PC and console games. Masters degree in Biological Imaging and currently managing the testing and practical aspects of a world leading Research and Development department.

Tiwa Babayemi

Co-Founder & COO

17+ years of marketing experience. 8+ years of blockchain experience. $10MM revenue generated. Spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in ad spend. Engineer turned marketer with extensive experience leading profitable marketing campaigns. Lifelong gamer and PvP enthusiast.

Nick Smith

Marketing and Strategy Advisor

Nick, the Owner and Founder of Esports and web3 agency, GosuRabbit, is an expert at digital marketing strategy, and brings over 20 years of experience in the gaming and Esports industry.

Prior to GosuRabbit, Nick owned and ran his own Esports organization, worked as a director at gaming agencies and has over a decade of experience in business intelligence and marketing with brands such as Xiaomi, Hasbro, Bandai Namco, Timetric, ADT, Civitas, Neom, Wizards of the Coast, Yoox, Imangi Studios and more.

Nick’s gaming origin story begins with Mario, Zelda, and Tetris on the NES. He eventually graduated to CSGO where he founded his own competitive teams, fulfilling player, coach and managerial Roles.

Peter J. Wacks

Game design & Creative advisor

Peter J. Wacks, is a compelling builder of imagined worlds such as Cyberpunk CCG, Predator: Storm Blood, and many others.  He has produced scores of popular and award-nominated games, novels, scripts, short fiction, graphic novels— and has enjoyed extensive successful collaborations as a publisher, editor, producer, and has even taken turns as an actor and magician. He has been an invited speaker at over 250 conventions and comic cons and is thrilled to have shared his knowledge and industry insights at currently just shy of 100 workshops. His focus on real-world teams has and creating innovative sales approaches for niche creative products and markets has produced a top 50 sci-fi publishing house, the #1 convention travelling author signing booth, multiple game companies, and ton of other projects. His current studio, Yoton Yo Studios, is building the world’s first theft-proof collectable card game.

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