Elliott Heder was born and raised in Iowa to a family of Bosnian heritage. His family immigrated to the United States as refugees following the Bosnian War. Elliott's father, Budo, started from zero and became a respected and successful business owner. Growing up in a household shaped by resilience, entrepreneurship, and community, Elliott developed an early passion for business combined with his love of the gaming and entertainment worlds. 

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Today, Heder is a brand owner, marketing communications leader, media personality, and award-winning creator with more than 15 years of experience across entertainment and video game industries.

 

He is the Founder of CrewDino, a personal brand he launched at the age of 18. Through CrewDino, Heder has built an audience of more than a quarter million fans and millions of global views across major social platforms. He produces branded video content and livestreams that reach millions worldwide. Through this brand, he offers various services such as consulting and advisory work, as well as brand ambassador roles with leading gaming and entertainment companies. As a longtime Twitch Partner, he has spent many years entertaining audiences with his chill-chats, retro gaming, and community-driven events. In addition to this, he owns and operates a part-time family-owned digital store selling collectibles of all sorts.

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Due to his successes with his own endeavors, Elliott worked for some of the most iconic brands such as SEGA, Nintendo, Sony, Crunchyroll, VIZ Media and Nexon. His notable works include managing global brand marketing and community strategy for beloved franchises like Pokémon and Naruto, guiding innovative efforts to connect and expand fan bases that resulted in increases in engagement as high as 1300%, and leading some of the world’s best teams across various disciplines such as social media, community, brand marketing, customer experience, and creative.

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From fostering communities for popular MMO games like MapleStory and Phantasy Star Online 2 to directing long-term marketing strategies for globally recognized franchises like Super Mario, Persona, Street Fighter, My Hero Academia, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball, Elliott’s career is defined by a passion for connecting audiences with the brands they love.

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Beyond owning his own personal brand and corporate leadership roles, he was a professional broadcaster & player for the Pittsburgh Knights and graduated from Mount Mercy University with a Bachelors in Communications.​

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