"Customers want faster access to a wider variety of products than ever before and our local gaming store partners want technologies and tools that simplify operations and delight their customers," said Chedy Hampson, Founder and CEO of TCGplayer. "This is why I am excited to announce that TCGplayer has expanded its workforce to more than 400 employees with an intense focus on recruiting key executives with small business expertise. I’m confident that the additions we’ve made across the business will ensure that the retailer product experience continues to improve at an incredible pace."
The Company has already launched a POS plug-in solution into beta for Shopify & Square that will enable local retailers to seamlessly connect their Kiosks with POS solutions of choice. The beta includes UI and speed improvements of existing popular products like MassPrice and Kiosk. The retailer growth team overseeing these efforts include:
- Chief Product Officer, Christian Keane – a seasoned technology industry veteran and former Director of North America B2B at Alibaba Group, who has more than 20 years of experience growing startups and tech companies, including helping more than 100,000 small businesses achieve billions of dollars in sales.
- Chief Marketing Officer, Aman Devgan – former Chief Marketing Officer of Upserve POS, now Lightspeed, who brings to TCGplayer more than two decades of experience leading product and marketing teams in high growth tech companies serving small businesses.
- Senior Director of Products, Greg Batte - an experienced technology leader who previously was the Chief Product Officer for fintech and SaaS company LASO that used A.I. and automation to facilitate loans to small businesses.
- Product Manager for Retailers, Vince Scalabrino – former owner of retail shop, Tokens & Tankards: An Arcade and Tabletop Game Pub, who brings to TCGplayer his firsthand experience with the limited technology options available to local gaming stores and the skills to solve them.
Ranked Syracuse’s #1 Place to Work, TCGplayer remains focused on developing innovative services that empower local gaming stores and enhance the Company’s ability to serve them. This includes ramping POS integration efforts, improving the UI experience on core existing products, expanding fulfillment capabilities, and optimizing the marketplace as the Company enters into new verticals like sports cards and comic books. With the expansion of its workforce and the addition of seasoned leaders that have built technologies for small businesses, the Company will accelerate exciting growth opportunities and continue to build on the momentum ahead.