21. Man Who Built Webtoon in U.S. + Rocketship Ent CEO | Chat With Tom Akel

Today’s guest is Tom Akel, one of the most connected and influential leaders in the comic industry. The projects he’s touched over his career have come to delight fans over every medium imaginable, from producing Jersey Shore at MTV, to leading Webtoon’s  stunning expansion as its former editor-in-chief, and now helping digitally native comics physically get into the hands of fans all over the world as the CEO of Rocketship Entertainment. We talk through his decorated experience in the media space and how it has shaped how he thinks about content and helping creators today, learn about what it was like in the earliest days of Webtoon when it was forming its identity and he was shaping its portfolio of content, and talk through Rocketship’s mission and what to expect from it this year and beyond. We learned a ton from our conversation with Tom, and hope you enjoy it too.   Check Rocketship Entertainment: https://rocketshipent.com/