CEO & Co-Founder

Chris has a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Michigan, but found his true passion in tabletop games. Chris oversees internal game design, development and publication at Brotherwise. He lives with his (very tolerant) wife and daughter just a few minutes away from younger brother Johnny.

President & Co-Founder

Johnny studied film at Northwestern and business at UCLA before spending 12 years working in the toy industry at Mattel, Spin Master, and Moose Toys. Johnny leads marketing and art direction at Brotherwise. He co-designed Boss Monster, Call to Adventure, and The Dragon Prince with Chris. He's currently leading the Stormlight RPG and other projects based on novels by Brandon Sanderson.

Product Development Lead

Hayden began working for Brotherwise part time during college, and after graduating with a degree in Game Design from the University of Texas at Dallas, he became their full time Project Development Lead. He works on making the games playable and fun through balancing, designing, and balancing again, and directs the playtesting group that works on all Brotherwise's games. Hayden has the Lead Development credit for all Brotherwise board games that have come out since 2022.

Plotweaver RPG Director

With a degree in Professional Writing from MacEwan University, Meric spent 13 years working in digital marketing, content development, and publishing. But in 2017, he poked his nose into the TTRPG industry, moving from actual plays to reviews to interviews to freelance writing. He’s written for the Expanse RPG, Achtung! Cthulhu, Star Trek Adventures, and more. At Brotherwise Games, Meric worked on the Cosmere RPG and is now focusing on the Plotweaver RPG. When he isn’t writing, Meric is probably reading, playing TTRPGs and board games with his kids, partner, and friends, or cooking something new.

Marketing Manager

Jillian started in the board gaming industry in 2020 at Capstone Games after graduating from DAAP at the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Fashion Design. She handles all Marketing at Brotherwise and dabbles in graphic design from time to time. Outside of Brotherwise, she loves to read, sew, and play TTRPGs with her friends. She currently resides in Columbus, Ohio, with her partner and two needy cats.

From opening Player 1 Video Game Bar to designing escape rooms at Dare 2 Escape, Matt has always loved creating experiences that bring people together. For the past four years, he has worked in the board game industry with several companies, but found his home at Brotherwise Games. Here he focuses on logistics, customer support, and product development — all with the goal of helping great games reach tables around the world.

Operations Manager

Beverly works with Brotherwise's distribution partners, tracks inventory levels, resolves shipping hiccups, and generally makes sure things end up where they need to go. Beverly earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern University. Aside from her Brotherwise work, Beverly also teaches barre workouts at a local fitness studio. She lives in Southern California with her husband (Johnny of Brotherwise Games), their three sons, and their energetic puppy. She enjoys reading, crocheting, cooking, tending to her plants, working out, and watching true crime documentaries