Who is FreshCut?

The FreshCut team has deep experience in the creator economy, video games, esports, and social industries with over 20+ years of cumulative experience from companies including Twitch, Xbox, Sony, and Reddit.

James Kuk - CEO, co-founder 15+ years of leadership experience in gaming, creator economy, esports, product development and investing. Previously Head of Global Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Twitch leading commercial relationships with major gaming companies, esports leagues, social platforms and other creator ecosystem service providers. Prior roles at Xbox Studios supporting publishing and development for Halo, Gears and others and spearheading Xbox’s esports and streaming programs.

• Experience: Twitch, Microsoft - Xbox Studios, Apax Partners, Greenhill

Ben Stueck - Chief Product Officer, co-founder 10+ years of tech and gaming product, engineering and strategy experience with specialty in creator economy, mobile, video, gaming, and search/discovery. Led all product integrations for core creator software and services that enabled streaming and monetization for millions of creators at Twitch.

• Experience: Twitch, Microsoft, MIT

Ernie Le - Chief Content Officer, co-founder 14+ year creator industry veteran and early Twitch leader who played an essential role in building and scaling Twitch’s creator program to over 30,000 Partners, driving Twitch to initial landmark 100MM MAU milestone. He also led Twitch’s Publisher & Developer team and is a Forbes 30 Under 30 alumni, lifelong gamer. Spends most of his free time collecting Pokemon cards.

• Experience: Twitch, Manticore Games, Early YouTube COD Creator

Frank Shotwell - VP of Engineering 25+ year engineering leader with a focus on software infrastructure, audio & video platforms, and growing high performance engineering organizations.

• Experience: PlutoTV/Paramount, Verizon, Sony, Sonic Foundry, Toyota