Zeros2Heroes

The following people were gracious enough to offer their thoughts, ideas, advice and — most importantly — their criticism. And all would be quite happy to follow up with any participants who might have further questions.

Matt Toner, President
Matt began work in the new media industry (when it actually was new) as a co-founder of CanApple New Media, a founding executive of We Media, and Managing Director of Oven Digital’s Canadian office. After a stint in the game industry working with Electronic Arts, Matt created convergent television projects for Making the Cut 2 and the award-winning Bodog TV. As President of Zeros 2 Heroes, Matt has driven the company’s business vision and assembled a team whose skills range from the arcana of database architecture to the intricacies of six-panel layout for mobile comics.

Jessica Clark, Creative Director
Since the inception of Zeros 2 Heroes Media, Jessica has held the position of Creative Director and Brand Strategist, allowing her to leverage her love of both design principles and “fanboy” culture. She has built a department that has swelled to more than 40 artists, writers, editors and designers: this team has deployed numerous campaigns such as Comix 101, In the Vault, ReBoot: Relaunched and Canada: Comic Creation Nation.

Sebastien Barre, Technical Director
Sebastien is an accomplished application developer with over 12 years of experience designing award-winning database-driven web applications. With stints at Alias Wavefront, Pomegranate Media, Organic Online and Oven Digital, Seb demonstrated a knack for turning complex systems into intuitive and easy to use applications. Before joining Zeros 2 Heroes, Seb’s work has also included client solutions for fledgling start-ups like Paruba.com, GeckoGo.com and corporate giants like Honda, Bank of Montreal, Bell Canada and Mazda Canada.

Paul Gertz, Chairman
Throughout his 25 year career, Paul has distinguished himself in a myriad of executive and creative positions across the entertainment industry. He has held executive positions with Ruby-Spears, Hanna-Barbera, Rainmaker Entertainment and LucasFilm in addition to acting as Executive Producer on multi-million dollar productions for Turner Broadcasting, 20th Century Fox and Alliance Atlantis.