Meet the Team
Branden McCully
Director of Operations
Branden is a public relations coordinator based in San Francisco. For the last two years, he has focused on helping indie games and visual novels from around the world express their vision. He believes that gaming has a unique ability to bring people together and make pleasant memories for years to come!
When not working, Branden can be found playing with his three golden retrievers, collecting Spider-Man 2099 comics or finishing The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the 75th time.
James Bartholomeou
Graduating with honours in journalism and PR from the University of West of England in 2015, James has worked in video games his entire career. With a background in podcast production and journalism, and a lifelong passion for video games, James has turned to community and public relations as a way to spread the news about games and what they can do in a positive way.
Shane Carley
Shane Carley is a content development specialist with nearly ten years of marketing and public relations experience. He has also authored a number of gift books, including a successful series of cocktail books.
Shane is currently based just outside of Boston, where he lives with his wife, Alex, and dog, Flere-Imsaho.
Cameron Woolsey
Cameron Woolsey is a writer and editor who has spent more than 15 years in the games industry. After earning a degree for Mass Communication & Journalism, he freelanced for places like GameSpot before eventually managing the gaming website PC Invasion.
His passion for games began when he first saw Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in action. He still carries some love for the little blue blur. Cam enjoys collecting video game soundtracks and synth music on vinyl -- when he can afford it. Otherwise, you'll catch him playing games or checking out the latest season of anime.
Ryan Meitzler
Ryan is a video editor and writer based in New York City with over 7 years of experience working in games media. Previously a writer and editor at DualShockers, he has covered numerous events such as E3, PAX, NYCC, and more while fostering a lifelong passion for the games industry.
In his spare time he enjoys catching up on movies and TV, hiking, reading, and of course, playing video games. He's also pretty good at Smash Bros.
Quin Hoffman
Quin Hoffman is an editor at IrrationalPassions.com and is an avid fan of the MLB.
When he is not working for Irrational Passions or watching baseball games, he is working in his community garden teaching people about agriculture.
You can find him on Twitter here.
Dana Domènech
Dana Domènech is a Communications Manager from Barcelona and based in Dublin, Ireland. Since 2014, she has worked in different sectors, such as sports, tourism, culture and tech companies.
During her free time, she enjoys watching Power Rangers, listening to covers of the Undertale soundtrack or simulating her life in Animal Crossing.
Ben Smith
Ben is the Editor-In-Chief of HandsomePhantom.com, a freelance video game publicist and podcast editor, and the owner of several brick and mortar business.
You can follow him on Twitter here.
Gary Clarke
Gary Clarke is a Marketer and Editor working from Dublin, Ireland with a specialist dental practice and various surgeons.
Outside of work he releases videos on gaming news, watches sports anime with Tom, the chocolate cat, and practices circus tricks just in case he has to run away to the circus any day now.
Jesse Vitelli
Jesse is a stagehand for the Broadway show To Kill A Mockingbird. When he is not at the theater you can find him working for charities such as Extra Life or the Cookie Brigade.
Additionally, you'll find him trying to play through his ever-increasing backlog of games.
Bob Fekete
Bob Fekete is the managing editor of Player.One, and has previously served as a writer at Newsweek and an Assistant Editor at IGN. He also currently serves as the managing editor of Medical Daily.
He is always ready to discuss which Zelda game is best, or why mint chocolate chip ice cream is low key the best flavor.
Jon Block
Jon Block works in games and public affairs PR and is based in Arlington, Virginia. He has a background in journalism and also a degree in economics, for some reason.
Jon enjoys playing music, watching soccer, and trying not to mash too many buttons in fighting games.
Diego Freire
Diego is currently the marketing and communication manager in Fictiorama Studios. Previously, he was the Brand Marketing Manager in Chibig, as well as writer for Summer in Mara, Ankora Lost Days and Elementallis.
He worked for videogame magazines for over five years, but now he only reads. Like a lot. And also sees lots of anime about mechas and sad teenagers.
Ryan Pearson
Switching sides from journalist and editor to PR, Ryan Pearson's goal is still the same: making sure people know about great games.
While typically delving into RPGs, he's come to appreciate a wider pallet of genres with age. That age has also brought him experiences with good travel, good food, and a few bad joints.
Jasmine Lopez
Jasmine is a public relations professional based in Long Island, New York. For over three years, she's been entranced with making her way into the industry through her various positions. From healthcare, to fin/ad tech, tourism, and more, she's worn many hats in communications. Now, she hopes to dive into video game PR through her passions and abilities to enhance the gaming world's media relations.
In her free time, Jasmine constantly updates her expensive Hatsune Miku collection, baking, or attempting to up her Master rankings on Cookie Run: Kingdom.