Our Story
As all great stories, the origin of ours is in modest beginnings, irresistible passion for gaming in general, and boundless work. We have been involved with tabletop gaming for decades, as gamers, game designers and local gaming event organizers. Taking lessons and opportunities that arose from our continuous dedication to self-improvement, we developed knowledge and networks, gained priceless experience, and combined all of those into the genesis of our Licensing & Tabletop Gaming Consulting Agency M.O.B. Vanguard. We have proudly collaborated with and served industry titans and promising nascent publishers alike, providing our entire range of services with great outcomes and kept them coming back to us for their latest and most prized endeavors.
Our Team
At M.O.B. Vanguard we are extremely happy that we get to work every day in a field we love, swearing by two statements that we shall hold as our dearest principles in perpetuity:
Great deeds and aspirations will be actualized only by a team you are proud and happy to work alongside each and every day.
Any project benefits immensely from the wealth of perspectives offered by a diverse, inclusive, accomplished yet insatiably driven team.
Founders and co-owners Michael Raftopoulos (he/him) and Marilena Doukakis (she/her) are at the helm of all M.O.B. Vanguard endeavors providing leadership, experience, hard work and inspiration to the rest of permanent or freelancing members of our team.
Michael has negotiated hundreds of licensing agreements, advised elite tabletop gaming crowdfunding campaigns, built from scratch an astounding network of industry professionals (publishers, retailers, manufacturers, etc.) ranging from colossal to up-and-coming firms, thus gaining insight into every factor determining success for your gaming project.
Marilena has been the stalwart force in turning Meeple On Board (M.O.B. Vanguard’s sister-company) from an unknown newcomer into one of Greece’s leading tabletop gaming retailers, the lead communicator for both companies sealing important deals for each of them. An industry insider like very few others, she will be your ever-present ally in your introduction into the professional side of this wonderful hobby of ours, whether it be via crowdfunding or retail channels.