GEMS Masterminds: Our Founding Members

thegemsgg
5 min readJan 11, 2022

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👉 Last month, we covered our Founding Partners: LABS Group, Arena Esports Hotel, and Game One Inc. in the article The OGs- GEMS’ Founding Partners. You can have a read here to get up to speed about each partner and what they do!

Now, we are going to have a look at the geniuses behind these companies and GEMS.

Yuen Wong, LABS Group

Yuen Wong, is the CEO of LABS Group and Co-Founder of GEMS. As a tech-savvy blockchain enthusiast, Yuen currently oversees several successful blockchain projects. He is specialized in business strategy and development, go-to-market strategic planning, and knows the ins and outs of the industry.

Yuen is also involved in multiple startups, including e-commerce and professional services. His experience and continued passion for blockchain and Esports will redefine the industry.

“GEMS is basically STEAM but in a blockchain version plus a guild in an O2O (Online to offline) economy/ a sharing economy. We want to make crypto/ blockchain/ GameFi/ NFT available to everyone by setting a low entry fee and rental fee. GEMS will fly to the moon once it is launched. It is poised to revolutionize the blockchain world.” — Yuen Wong

Have a read about the relation between GEMS and LABS Group.

Tracy Sheriden Tan, Arena Esports Hotel

Tracy Sheriden Tan is the Executive Director and Chairwoman of Arena Esports Hotel group. With over 13 years of hospitality and startup experience, she is a core officer on the GEMS management team and leads business development and daily operations.

Tracy is also the co-founder of one of the largest lifestyle F&B groups in Singapore. The Arena @ Clarke Quay, Dom Lounge @ Marina Bay Sands, Titanium @ The Esplanade, Arashi Yakiniku @ Boat Quay, Pasarbella @ Suntec City. She is Co-founder and Director of the largest capsule hostel chain in Singapore, Atlantis Pods and Circular House.

“If blockchain is the future, then GEMS is a collage of what the future holds — GameFi, Esports, Metaverse, and SocialFi. I am new to the crypto and blockchain industry, but I believe blockchain can be used in the hospitality industry. GEMS has the vision to create the next Esports ecosystem from offline to online, jointly supported by LABS Group, Arena Esports Hotel, and GameOne. We believe that we could create Esports 3.0 under our seamless workforce solutions”. -Tracy Sheridan Tan

Andy Koh, Game One

Andy Koh is the Founder of GAME ONE PTE LTD. and Co-Founder and CEO of GEMS. With 20 years of experience in the IT and Esports industry. He was also the youngest director at HP. As an experienced project leader. He has managed over $4B USD across South East Asia and Australia.

Andy has collected multiple project awards for his leadership while managing over five government agencies’ IT teams. Andy is the advisor on providing turn-key solutions.

“Through our unique advantage of having Esports offline touchpoints expansion plan all over Southeast Asia in the next couple of years, GEMS leverages our online and offline presences and creates new portals for Esports, blockchain/crypto-lovers to fully immerse themselves in the Esports/GameFi metaverse supported by the GEMS Ecosystem” -Andy Koh

Tra My Angel

Angel graduated from Hanoi College of Arts and Ho Chi Minh University of Law, majoring in vocal music and business law. She is a celebrity, singer, model, DJ, and Director of a Talent Event Management Company in Vietnam. Her clients include Vespa, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Yamaha.

Angel has released three solo albums and has over 18 years of experience in the entertainment industry. In fact, she was selected as Cross-Fire’s brand ceremony singer through a competition. MINI FLEX: Cross-Fire is the world’s most-played video game by player count, with a lifetime total of 1 billion users in 80 countries worldwide!

“I am so honored to be part of the GEMS project. I particularly like the idea that GEMS provides a 360-degree, fully immersive, GameFi experience to all streamers and gamers. As a Gaming/ Esports KOL, I am always fond of exploring the future of gaming and Esports. I believe — through GEMS — we can empower the Esports/ gaming industry, nurture Esports talent and make Esports part of mainstream culture.” — Tra My Angel

So, as you can see, involved are some pretty legendary characters who have taken their years of experience in their respected fields, and passion for the industry to form GEMS: An Esports NFT social sharing portal and O2O ecosystem. This is a dynamic group ready to bring Esports 3.0 to the world!

About Us

GEMS stands for GameFi, Esports, Metaverse and SocialFi.

Proudly presenting Esports 3.0, GEMS is an Esports 3.0 Aggregator Platform within a unique O2O (online-to-offline) Ecosystem. Our one-of-a-kind ecosystem is designed to be the ultimate, one-stop GameFi destination, allowing crypto and Esports gamers to learn, connect, and immerse themselves in different metaverses and GameFi worlds via online and offline touchpoints.

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thegemsgg

GameFi, E-Sports, Metaverse and SocialFi. GEMS is an Esports NFT social sharing portal and O2O ecosystem.